Verpackung 2

Packaging 2
Means of packaging

(Please note: This publication is only available in German.)

Packaging comes in a wide variety of shapes and sizes — it is as diverse as the areas in which it is needed. Standardized packaging offers simple solutions, while customized products enable individualized transport. DIN Media is publishing a three-volume DIN handbook series on the subject of “Packaging” in order to do justice to the very broad range of topics. This second volume in the series is dedicated to packaging in general.

With its content of 68 packaging standards, the book covers a wide range and provides information on practically all types of packaging that are relevant in practice. An index makes it easier to find specific data. In addition to the many revised standards, the 2nd edition also contains five new documents. From terms and classifications to specifications for various packaging types and test methods, “Packaging 2 — Means of packaging” contains a large number of important standards.

“Packaging 2 — Means of packaging” covers the following subject areas:

• Bags, sacks, IBCs, FIBCs
• Boxes
• Bottles, jars, hollow bodies, mouthpieces, closures and threads
• Tubes and tube parts
• Plastic
• Aluminium
• Wood
   

Wide range of technical standards on the subject of “Means of packaging”

Packaging materials are indispensable in both industry and individual consumption. Whether bulk packaging in the construction industry or shopping bags in the supermarket, packaging materials are omnipresent and the standardization landscape relating to them is just as extensive. Due to its clever structure and the index it contains, “Packaging 2 — Means of packaging” is a collection of standards in a compact format which is nevertheless an uncomplicated aid for everyone involved in the manufacture, testing or who are otherwise responsible for packaging.

The 2nd edition of “Packaging 2 — Means of packaging” provides:

• A wide range of standards
  From cardboard laundry detergent packaging to reusable jars, plastic containers, transport bags for food, and metal tubes: The compilation of documents in this compendium of standards covers an enormous range of applications; it contains the right standard for practically every requirement.
   
• Lots of new information
  With five new standards and seventeen revised documents, “Packaging 2 — Means of packaging” provides a wealth of new information and updated requirements. Modern testing methods and amended delivery conditions guarantee professional work in line with the latest technology and standardization.

This book is volume 2 of the three-volume DIN handbook series 490. Further standards on the subject of “packaging” can be found in volumes 490/1 (Packaging materials) and 490/3 (Inspections — Transport).
 

Newly included standards:

DIN EN 17177
DIN EN 17427
DIN EN 17428
DIN EN 17665
DIN EN 17829
 

Revised standards:

DIN 6075-1, -2
DIN 6094-5
DIN 6096
DIN 6129-1, -2
DIN 6198
DIN 55406
DIN 55429-2
DIN 55450
DIN 55455
DIN 55524-1, -2
DIN EN 13045
DIN EN 13047
DIN EN 16292
DIN EN 16293

This book is for:
Packaging material manufacturers, transport departments, freight forwarders, specialized transport companies, experts and inspectors