Tapered hexagonal carton, panel lid and base Box Template Generator

Tapered hexagonal carton, panel lid and base. A six-sided carton that narrows toward the base, closed at both ends by a full hexagon. The taper lets the cartons nest and gives the shelf a distinctly non-rectangular silhouette.

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 Tapered hexagonal carton, panel lid and base?

Tapered hexagonal carton, panel lid and base is a sleeve, wrap or slide carton. A six-sided carton that narrows toward the base, closed at both ends by a full hexagon. The taper lets the cartons nest and gives the shelf a distinctly non-rectangular silhouette.

Uses

Retail and gift packaging, where the box is seen by the customer

Advantages

Cut from a single blank, so there is one tool and one part to stock

Disadvantages

No standard style suits every product; check the fit against a sample before committing to a tool

Typical industries

Gift and premium retail

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-TAP`
Family	Folding carton (ECMA)
Also known as	C20.40.11.11, tapered hexagonal carton with lid and base panel
Blank size at this size	290 × 238 mm
Panels	19
Creases	18

Measured against the ECMA 2022 p.50 plate with scripts/plate-diff.py. Six trapezoid walls, 24.25 wide at the top and 12.13 at the bottom on a 40.86 slant, set out round an apex the plate itself puts at (52.48, 123.62) — 81.94 and 41.07 from the two ends of a wall, 17.02 degrees apart, against 81.72 / 40.86 / 17.07 solved from the edge lengths. Regular hexagon lid and base on the third wall, 6.28-deep tabs elsewhere. MATCH at 0.988 (cut 1.000/1.000, crease 1.000/1.000), plate-diff, ECMA reader at 6e70006.

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