Reduced flap top, snap lock base Box Template Generator

Reduced flap top, snap lock base. A hand-locked base with a light glued top. No glue at all underneath, and the top closes with one deep flap over three short ones.

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 Reduced flap top, snap lock base?

Reduced flap top, snap lock base is a folding carton with a glued side seam, closing at each end with a tuck, a lock or a glued flap. A hand-locked base with a light glued top. No glue at all underneath, and the top closes with one deep flap over three short ones.

Uses

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	`REDUCED-SNAP`
Family	Folding carton (ECMA)
Also known as	A55.11.01.03, reduced flap skillet, snap lock base
Blank size at this size	294 × 261 mm
Panels	13
Creases	12

ECMA 2022 code newly claimed. The p.27 plate closes the top with the reduced "11" band — one full-depth flap over the third panel from the glue seam, three at half — which is what this template draws. The base is now drawn as p.27 draws it — see snapLockBottom — and the whole blank scores 0.956 against this plate, up from 0.760 when the base was a hooked crash lock.

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