EN 13626:2003

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Embalaža - Boks palete
– Splošne zahteve in preskusne metodeVerpackung - Boxpaletten - Allgemeine Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenEmballage - Caisses palettes - Exigences générales et méthodes d'essaiPackaging - Box pallets - General requirements and test methods55.180.20General purpose palletsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13626:2003SIST EN 13626:2003en01-september-2003SIST EN 13626:2003SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 13626April 2003ICS 55.180.20English versionPackaging - Box pallets - General requirements and testmethodsEmballage - Caisses palettes - Exigences générales etméthodes d'essaiVerpackung - Boxpaletten - Allgemeine Anforderungen undPrüfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 January 2003.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UnitedKingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2003 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 13626:2003 ESIST EN 13626:2003

Boxpallets should be tested in accordance with the claimed performances. The standard evaluates performances inrelation to the load capacity of a box pallet carrying a uniformly distributed load used as test load and called thenominal load.
However, it is recognised that the actual safe working load for a box pallet could vary with the type ofload carried and that, for a specific type of load, the maximum working load may be smaller or larger than thenominal load of a box pallet. Therefore, the allowable maximum load for a given design of box pallet vary accordingto the characteristics of the type of load carried.SIST EN 13626:2003

They can be fixed, collapsible or demountable.
This European Standard only applies tothe above mentioned products which are handled with fork lift trucks or pallet trucks and no other lifting devices. Tests for storage in racks and specific transportation conditions are not addressed by this European Standard.NOTEFor the purposes of this standard, the term box pallet covers box pallets, post pallets and cage pallets, as defined in3.1.1.2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
Thesenormative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter.
Fordated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this EuropeanStandard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision.
For undated references the latest edition of thepublication referred to applies (including amendments). EN 13183-1. Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber - Part 1: Determination by oven dry method EN 13183-2 Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber - Part 2: Estimation by electrical resistance methodEN 13382, Flat pallets for materials handling — Principal dimension.EN 22206, Packaging - Complete, filled transport packages - Identification of parts when testing (ISO 2206:1987). EN 22248, Packaging - Complete, filled transport packages - Vertical impact test by dropping(ISO 2248:1985).EN ISO 445, Pallets for materials handling – Vocabulary (ISO 445:1996).EN ISO 2233, Packaging - Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads - Conditioning for testing (ISO2233:2000) EN ISO 2234, Packaging - Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads - Stacking tests using a static load(ISO 2234:2000) EN ISO 2244, Packaging - Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads - Horizontal impact tests (ISO2244:2000) EN ISO 2247, Packaging - Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads - Vibration tests at fixed lowfrequency (ISO 2247:2000) 3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations3.1 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply:SIST EN 13626:2003

It is expressed in kilograms and assumes auniformly distributed load (when the box pallet is not tested with the actual product or family of products but with thedummy ballast set in 5.2)3.1.3nominal stacking load maximum permitted load which may be placed on the box pallet resting on the ground (of a storage area forinstance).
It is expressed in kilograms and, if appropriate, in the number of box pallets which may be stacked onthe one resting on the ground.
In the latter case, the following abbreviation is used: 1/1 (stack of two box pallets),2/1 (stack of three box pallets), etc.
It assumes a uniformly distributed load (when the box pallet is not tested withthe actual product or family of products but with the dummy ballast set in 5.2)3.1.4dynamic loadtest load used in the vibration test in order to simulate an average transportation situation3.1.5test loadload applied during test in or on the box pallet in order to simulate storage and transport conditions3.2 Symbols and abbreviationsFlForce applied parallel to the length of the box pallet in the lift truck stacking test, in newtonsFwForce applied parallel to the width of the box pallet in the lift truck stacking test, in newtonsg9,81 ms-2HHeight of the box pallet in metreslLength of the box pallet in metresnNumber of box pallets to be stacked on top of a box pallet submitted to testswWidth of the box pallets in metresmCoefficient of static friction 4 Requirements4.1 Stacking devices Box pallets shall be designed or equipped in order to allow stacking.4.2 Dimensions The structure shall allow handling from the bottom using fork lift trucks and/or pallet trucks with entries conformingto EN 13382. In addition, the height of the box pallet shall not exceed twice the smallest base dimension to ensurestability of the product.SIST EN 13626:2003

Unless otherwise specified, the tests shall be carried out at thetemperature given in Table 1.SIST EN 13626:2003

2 50 ±
5c -- 48a In the event that end use is not known then the moisture content should be 20 ± 2 %.
If the moisture contentis outside this value, the tests may proceed provided that the moisture content of critical components isrecorded at the beginning and end by non-destructive means (by portable electrical resistance-type moisturemeter which enables corrections to be made when reporting according with EN 13183-2) prior to the use of EN13183-1 (oven drying method) which shall be used shortly after the test programme.b For plastics, if the variation of the raw material performances at the temperature of use are greater than 20 %from the ones at temperature determined in Table 1, the test shall be conducted at that temperature (forinstance drop test at (- 20 ± 2) °C or stacking test at (40 ± 2) °C).
In this event, conditioning for the test shalllast at least 24 hours in order to have homogeneous temperature through the material.c For wood based panels, it is acknowledged that humidity may change widely the performances of the pallet.High relative humidity conditions of use imply tests with relevant parameters (higher temperature and/or higherrelative humidity).5.4 Stacking test using a static load5.4.1 General The test shall be performed in accordance with EN ISO 2234, using an unguided load (see Figure 6).5.4.2 Standard calculation — Equation 1 The test load shall be calculated in accordance with equation 1: Test Load = 1,5 ´ n ´ (Tare weight + Nominal load)(1) where: n : number of box pallets to be stacked on top of a box pallet submitted to tests 5.4.3 Folded box pallets — Equation 2 The test load for foldable box pallets shall be calculated in accordance with equation 2 :NOTEEmpty foldable box pallets are usually stored in a folded position in high stacks.
This situation may lead to damageof the foldable parts which make the product unable to fulfil its original use. Test Load = 1,5 ´ n ´ Tare weight(2) where: n : number of box pallets to be stacked on top of a box pallet submitted to tests SIST EN 13626:2003

Key1Test load2Empty box pallet3Height of the stackFigure 6 — Stacking test using a static unguided load5.4.4 Test procedure The test parameters to be used are given in Table 2.1) place the first empty box pallet on a flat rigid surface; stack the second empty box pallet on the top of thefirst one;2) apply 10 % of the test
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