FEFCO 0203
Full overlap box: blank size formula and dieline
A slotted box whose outer flaps run the full width of the box and lie over each other completely. Top and bottom become two layers of board, which makes it the slotted box for heavy or pointed contents.
Blank size calculator
The formula
| Blank length | 2L + 2W + 4t + g |
|---|---|
| Blank height | H + 2W + 3t − 2s |
- L, W, H
- internal length, width and height
- t
- board caliper (3 mm for B-flute)
- g
- glue flap width: 35 mm on corrugated, 15 mm on carton by default
- s
- gap between the flaps where they meet: 3 mm on corrugated, 1 mm on carton by default
Around the box it is the same as a 0201: 2(L + t) + 2(W + t) + g.
Each flap is the full width of the box, W + t, minus the gap s. Two flaps and the wall H + t give H + 2W + 3t − 2s.
Because the flaps are as deep as the box is wide, a 0203 blank is much taller than a 0201 of the same size.
Example. 300 × 200 × 150 mm inside on B-flute corrugated (t = 3, g = 35, s = 3): blank 1047 × 553 mm.
Per board
The same 300 × 200 × 150 mm inside on each board. Thicker board means a bigger blank for the same inside size.
| Board | t (mm) | g (mm) | s (mm) | Blank (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-flute | 0.8 | 35 | 3 | 1038.2 × 546.4 |
| E-flute | 1.5 | 35 | 3 | 1041 × 548.5 |
| B-flute | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1047 × 553 |
| C-flute | 4 | 35 | 3 | 1051 × 556 |
| EB double wall | 4.5 | 35 | 3 | 1053 × 557.5 |
| BC double wall | 7 | 35 | 3 | 1063 × 565 |
In the generator
Not to be confused with
- FEFCO 0200
- Half slotted box: flaps on the bottom only, open top.
- FEFCO 0201
- Regular slotted box: the outer flaps meet in the middle.
- FEFCO 0202
- Overlap slotted box: the outer flaps overlap partly.
Questions
- Why is a full overlap box so much more board?
- Each flap is as deep as the whole width instead of half of it, so top and bottom are double. For 300 × 200 × 150 mm on B-flute that is 553 mm of blank height against 353 mm for a 0201.