DT29.00
Revision I
Published on: 15/09/2022

Flaconnage - General application torques

Scope of application

This data sheet specifies general application torque values for plastic closures used with glass containers for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and toiletry products.

Note
Specific values should be sought from closure and liner manufacturers for particular uses. Child Resistant Closures (Press & Turn) should be applied between MEAN and MAX values to ensure the Child Resistant ‘Click Torque” is achieved.

Table of contents

1. Scope
2. General application torques
3. Related documents
4. Data sheet history
History
First edition: 03/2007
Revision I: 15/09/2022 Add disclaimer, §1 clarification of the note (Mean = average), §2 corrections in the formulas.

Contributors

AGI GLASPAC, ANFEVI, APTAR FRANCE, ARDAGH GLASS PACKAGING  SOUTH AFRICA, AROL, BERLIN PACKAGING, BORMIOLI LUIGI, BUNDESVERBAND GLASINDUSTRIE, CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTÉ, COSTER GROUP, COTY FRANCE S.A. (PARIS), ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES, GERRESHEIMER BELGIUM, GERRESHEIMER GERMANY, HEINZ GLAS, L'OREAL, PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR, POCHET DU COURVAL, SAVERGLASS, SGD PHARMA, SHISEIDO INTERNATIONAL, SILGAN DISPENSING SYSTEMS, STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE DEL VETRO, STAZIONE SPERIMENTALE DEL VETRO, STOELZLE MASNIERES PARFUMERIE, STOELZLE-OBERGLAS, VERESCENCE FRANCE 

Document under responsibility of working group:

Flaconnage geometry
WG chair: Lorenzo PASQUALI - BORMIOLI LUIGI S.p.A.
This joint group aims to produce dedicated documentation on glass flacons for the cosmetics, perfume, and pharmacy sectors:
  • Cetie 'GME'* neck finishes data sheets concerning glass crimping neck finishes (FEA), screw neck finishes, neck finishes for pumps and snap-on neck finishes, etc.
  • All data sheets of the DT15 series, identifying tolerances and standard test methods applicable to molded glass flacons;
  • Data sheets concerning critical visual defects of flacons, neck finishes nomenclature, etc.
  • Guide of crimping recommendations.
*Initiated by the glass industry in the 1960s, the acronym 'GME' stands for 'Glass Manufacturing Experimental'. The idea was that Cetie, as an unofficial standards body, would only publish 'experimental' data sheets, before submitting these to the official standards bodies. At the same time, in the USA, the acronym 'GME' was also used. As the original meaning was lost over time, this nomenclature for Cetie's glass finishes documents has been, later on, applied to the PET finish data sheets.
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