The purpose of packaging is the containment, protection, distribution and promotion of products. A major role is the prevention of product damage and/or product waste. Plastic container packaging allows you to protect, preserve, store and transport products in a variety of ways.
BS EN 13972 stipulates technicalities such as terms and definitions related to the capacity of plastic containers, principle, sampling, apparatus, and determination of the capacity by using the equation.
BS EN 13972 specifies a gravimetric method for determining the brimful and total capacities of plastic bottles and jars up to 5 l of plastic canisters/jerricans with a nominal volume up to 20 l and of plastic pails with a nominal volume up to 60 l.
BS EN 13972 on the calculation of the capacities of plastic containers is useful for:
Plastic packaging can keep food fresh longer, prevent food waste, and provide consumers with a greater variety of food. In addition, Plastic packaging can survive extreme environments and doesn't easily degrade in hot and cold temperatures, thus preserving the integrity of the food or beverage inside it. It also protects your products from moisture, oxygen, dust, light and odours.
BS EN 13972 provides you with the procedure for the measurement of brimful capacity, the procedure for the measurement of total capacity, and the calculation of the capacities of a plastic container from the mass of the water filling the container.
BS EN 13972 guidelines help you to test the design of a container and to provide requirements and test procedures to meet recommendations on capacities.
EN 13972:2002