EN 16285:2021
(Main)Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)
Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)
This document specifies a method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body.
It is applicable to cylindrical aluminium tubes used for packing pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene, food and other domestic and industrial products.
Packmittel - Aluminiumtuben - Prüfverfahren zur Messung der Verformung des Mantels von Aluminiumtuben (Guillotine-Prüfung)
Dieses Dokument legt ein Verfahren zur Messung der Verformung des Mantels von Aluminiumtuben fest.
Es gilt für zylindrische Aluminiumtuben zum Verpacken von Produkten der Pharmazie, der Kosmetik, der Hygiene sowie von Lebensmitteln und anderen Haushalts- und Industrieprodukten.
Emballage - Tubes souples en aluminium - Méthode d'essai pour mesurer la déformation du corps du tube en aluminium (essai Guillotine)
Le présent document spécifie une méthode pour mesurer la déformation du corps d'un tube en aluminium.
Il s'applique aux tubes en aluminium utilisés pour l'emballage des produits pharmaceutiques, cosmétiques, hygiéniques, alimentaires et autres produits domestiques et industriels.
Embalaža - Prožne aluminijaste tube - Preskusne metode za merjenje deformacije telesa aluminijaste tube (preskus z giljotino)
Ta dokument določa metodo za merjenje deformacije telesa aluminijaste tube.
Uporablja se za cilindrične aluminijaste tube, namenjene pakiranju farmacevtskih, kozmetičnih, higienskih, prehrambenih ter drugih gospodinjskih in industrijskih izdelkov.
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Overview
EN 16285:2021 - Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test) is a CEN standard that specifies a reproducible laboratory method to quantify body deformation of cylindrical aluminium tubes. Applicable to tubes used for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene, food and other domestic and industrial products, this standard (adopted as SIST EN 16285:2022 in Slovenia) replaces EN 16285:2013 and was approved in November 2021.
Keywords: EN 16285:2021, guillotine test, flexible aluminium tubes, aluminium tube deformation, packaging standard, CEN.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope: Defines a single test method (Guillotine test) to measure tube-body deformation for cylindrical aluminium tubes (empty, room temperature).
- Testing equipment: Detailed apparatus with a prism-shaped support, limit stop, guide groove, scale (0–120 mm) and a lockable drop weight mechanism. Key parameters specified in the standard:
- Drop height: (115 ± 1) mm
- Guide groove width: 53 mm
- Drop weight total mass options: (25 ± 0.1) g or (75 ± 0.1) g
- Distance between drop weight and limit stop: 32 mm for tube diameters > 13.5 mm; 20 mm for diameters 9.8 mm, 11 mm and 13.5 mm
- Deformation criteria: Table of nominal diameters with associated minimum/maximum deformation values (see Table 1 in the standard). Values cover a wide range of tube diameters and account for tubes with and without internal lacquer; tighter tolerances require supplier/user agreement.
- Procedure: Place empty tube in prism support against limit stop, raise and lock the drop weight, release to compress the tube; read deformation directly from the scale.
- Test report requirements: Must include reference to EN 16285:2021, batch and tube identification, production date, sample size and defects, test results, influencing factors or deviations, and tester/date/place.
Applications and who uses it
- Quality control laboratories performing routine acceptance testing of aluminium tubes.
- Tube manufacturers and converters verifying compliance with deformation tolerances during production or prior to shipment.
- Packaging engineers and R&D teams evaluating design changes (wall thickness, lacquer) that affect crush resistance and appearance.
- Procurement and supplier QA for supplier audits, incoming inspection, and contractual specifications in pharma, cosmetics, food and hygiene sectors.
- Regulatory and compliance teams ensuring packaging integrity and consistency across batches.
Related standards
- Supersedes: EN 16285:2013.
- Prepared by CEN/TC 261 (Packaging). Users should consult national implementations (e.g., SIST EN 16285:2022) and consider complementary packaging and materials standards from CEN and ISO when specifying full tube performance and acceptance criteria.
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 16285:2013
Embalaža - Prožne aluminijaste tube - Preskusne metode za merjenje deformacije
telesa aluminijaste tube (preskus z giljotino)
Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the deformation of the
aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)
Packmittel - Aluminiumtuben - Prüfverfahren zur Messung der Verformung des Mantels
von Aluminiumtuben (Guillotine-Prüfung)
Emballage - Tubes souples en aluminium - Méthode d'essai pour mesurer la déformation
du corps du tube en aluminium (test Guillotine)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16285:2021
ICS:
55.120 Pločevinke. Tube Cans. Tins. Tubes
77.150.10 Aluminijski izdelki Aluminium products
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 16285
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.120 Supersedes EN 16285:2013
English Version
Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to
measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body
(Guillotine test)
Emballage - Tubes souples en aluminium - Méthode Packmittel - Aluminiumtuben - Prüfverfahren zur
d'essai pour mesurer la déformation du corps du tube Messung der Verformung des Mantels von
en aluminium (essai Guillotine) Aluminiumtuben (Guillotine-Prüfung)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Testing equipment . 4
5 Requirements . 6
6 Procedure . 6
7 Test report . 6
European foreword
This document (EN 16285:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging”,
the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2022, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the e
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 16285:2021 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Packaging - Flexible aluminium tubes - Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)". This standard covers: This document specifies a method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body. It is applicable to cylindrical aluminium tubes used for packing pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene, food and other domestic and industrial products.
This document specifies a method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body. It is applicable to cylindrical aluminium tubes used for packing pharmaceutical, cosmetic, hygiene, food and other domestic and industrial products.
EN 16285:2021 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 55.120 - Cans. Tins. Tubes. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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