Hexagonal carton, pinwheel closure Box Template Generator

Hexagonal carton, pinwheel closure. A six-sided tube whose ends close as a rosette: each flap folds under the next, the last tucking beneath the first, so the end locks itself with no glue and no separate lid.

Checked against the plate. This blank has been compared side by side with the drawing in the FEFCO Code, 12th Edition, and matches. That is a statement about the drawing, not a guarantee — always cut and fold a sample before committing to a die.

What is Hexagonal carton, pinwheel closure?

Hexagonal carton, pinwheel closure is a sleeve, wrap or slide carton. A six-sided tube whose ends close as a rosette: each flap folds under the next, the last tucking beneath the first, so the end locks itself with no glue and no separate lid.

Uses

Retail and gift packaging, where the box is seen by the customer
High-volume packing lines, since a pre-glued blank erects in one movement

Advantages

Cut from a single blank, so there is one tool and one part to stock
Arrives glued and flat, and erects quickly by hand or by machine

Disadvantages

The glued joint sets the minimum order — short runs are rarely economical

Typical industries

General packing and light manufacturing

Recommended board grades

Folding boxboard or solid bleached board, typically 250–450 microns. Heavier board for larger cartons, lighter where the carton is filled by machine.

At a glance

Code	`HEX-PIN`
Family	Folding carton (ECMA)
Also known as	C10.40.90.90, hexagonal carton with pinwheel closures
Blank size at this size	227 × 154 mm
Panels	45
Creases	54

Measured against the ECMA 2022 p.49 plate with scripts/plate-diff.py. Six panels of 21.05 on a body 39.46 deep with a 4.21 glue lap notched through at each body crease; the closure band at each end is 19.73, exactly half the body depth. Each panel's flap is split by a diagonal crease running from the panel corner to the middle of its far edge, with a 5.26 tab beyond the creased half and the other half cut. MATCH at 0.999 (cut 1.000/1.000, crease 1.000/1.000), plate-diff, ECMA reader at 6e70006.

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