PROCESS FOR ACTIVATING OXYGEN SCAVENGER COMPONENTS DURING A GABLE-TOP CARTON FILLING PROCESS

摘要

A method for inducing oxygen scavenging within paperboard package structures using ultraviolet light to activate the scavenging material during the filling process (90) or prior to the filling process for gable-type paperboard packages (Fig. 1). An ultraviolet light source is placed in close proximity to a gabletop blank or along the horizontal chain or line following bottom formation and prior to filling a carton with product (Fig. 2).