Snap-lock bottom, tuck to front Box Template Generator

Snap-lock bottom, tuck to front. Hand-locked base with the top tuck folding from the front panel. No glue anywhere and it ships completely flat.

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 Snap-lock bottom, tuck to front?

Snap-lock bottom, tuck to front is a folding carton with a glued side seam, closing at each end with a tuck, a lock or a glued flap. Hand-locked base with the top tuck folding from the front panel. No glue anywhere and it ships completely flat.

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	`SNAP-F`
Family	Folding carton (ECMA)
Also known as	A55.20.01.03, tuck to front snap lock base
Blank size at this size	294 × 277 mm
Panels	13
Creases	12

ECMA 2022 code moved here from SNAP, on the same reading of the p.27 plate: the tongue fold sits over panel 3 and the lid hinge starts at panel 2. The base was previously NOT claimed to match, because this file drew the snap lock as the crash-lock base with a hook cut into it and the code scored 0.751. The base is now drawn as p.26 and p.27 draw it — see snapLockBottom for the four flaps and their measurements — and the whole blank scores 0.950 against this plate.

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