Abstract: A method for packaging one or more tobacco-filled boxes (13) in a plastic bag (21) comprises the following steps of—placing the box in a vacuum chamber (3, 5) through an input (7),—closing the vacuum chamber, then evacuating the vacuum chamber and thereafter creating an over-pressure nitrogen atmosphere in the vacuum chamber—putting a bag open at one end around a rectangular guide profile (19) open at both ends, where the other, closed, end of the bag shuts off one of the ends of the rectangular guide profile,—positioning the rectangular guide profile with the end not shut off by the bag in front of a shut off output (9) of the vacuum chamber and coupling the rectangular guide profile in a gas-tight manner to the output of the vacuum chamber,—opening the output of the vacuum chamber and guiding the box into the bag via the rectangular guide profile, and—folding the open end of the bag immediately followed by the sealing of the bag.

Abstract: A method for packaging one or more tobacco-filled boxes (13) in a plastic bag (21) comprises the following steps of —placing the box in a vacuum chamber (3, 5) through an input (7), —closing the vacuum chamber, then evacuating the vacuum chamber and thereafter creating an over-pressure nitrogen atmosphere in the vacuum chamber —putting a bag open at one end around a rectangular guide profile (19) open at both ends, where the other, closed, end of the bag shuts off one of the ends of the rectangular guide profile, —positioning the rectangular guide profile with the end not shut off by the bag in front of a shut off output (9) of the vacuum chamber and coupling the rectangular guide profile in a gas-tight manner to the output of the vacuum chamber, —opening the output of the vacuum chamber and guiding the box into the bag via the rectangular guide profile, and —folding the open end of the bag immediately followed by the sealing of the bag.

Abstract: In a method for packaging finished tobacco goods in a master box first a PE liner which is foreseen of an EVOH barrier or an Aluminium liner is folded in the master box. This can be done by an automatic machine or manually. In the manual embodiment the liner, already cut on the right sizes including a seal in the bottom, is pulled over a mall which has the same size as the master box. Then the master box is pulled over the mall including the liner. Then the master box including the liner is pulled of the mall and the master box is ready for storage. Next the master box with liner is filled with finished tobacco goods and sachets with oxygen and/or humidity absorbers are placed in the master box. Then the master box is placed in a vacuum room and the pressure in the vacuum room and in the liner and the master box is reduced. Next Nitrogen is injected in the vacuum room and/or the master box. Then the liner and the master box is sealed and the box is closed.