Poly-clip System will use Interpack 2026 to position its clip packaging technology as a lower-material, cross-industry packaging option for both food and industrial applications, as the German company broadens its message beyond its long-established base in meat and sausage products.
At the Düsseldorf trade fair, the Hattersheim-based group plans to present itself as a supplier of flexible, efficient and scalable packaging systems for sectors ranging from dairy, pet food and convenience foods to fruit and vegetables, as well as non-food applications including adhesives and sealants.
The presentation reflects a wider strategic push to frame clip packaging not as a niche technology tied to a narrow set of products, but as a packaging format that can be deployed across multiple industries where material savings, logistics efficiency and process integration matter increasingly.
Poly-clip System is placing sustainability at the centre of that message. Under the slogan “The packaging company with less packaging”, the company says its clip solutions can sharply reduce material use compared with more conventional formats such as cans, thermoformed trays or cartridges. According to the company, the packaging component in some applications can be reduced to as little as 1% to 2% of total product weight.
It also says carbon emissions can be cut by up to 90%, depending on the application. The company attributes those findings to an independent sustainability assessment by the Circular Analytics Institute in Vienna, based on production and disposal in Germany.
“For us, sustainability is not an added benefit, but part of the system concept,” said Dr. Alexander Giehl, chief executive of Poly-clip System. “Our solutions intervene in processes: they save material, reduce weight, optimise logistics and thus make a measurable contribution to CO₂ reduction along the entire value chain.”
That emphasis on system-wide impact is important to the company’s commercial argument. Rather than focusing only on the packaging format itself, Poly-clip System is presenting clip technology as part of a broader operational proposition: reducing packaging weight, improving warehouse utilisation, lowering transport costs and supporting higher-speed automated production.
The company argues that these benefits are becoming more relevant as manufacturers face pressure to curb material use and emissions while protecting margins in increasingly competitive international markets.
At Interpack, Poly-clip System will showcase applications spanning meat and sausage products, dairy products such as cream cheese and herb butter, ready meals, fruit and vegetables, pet food, and industrial products including sealants and adhesives. While clip packaging is already well established in some protein categories, the company sees scope for wider adoption in other food and non-food segments.
“We don’t think in terms of product categories, but in terms of applications and efficiency potential,” Giehl said. “interpack is the ideal platform for us to showcase this versatility.”
Alongside the sustainability case, Poly-clip System will also use the show to underline the breadth of its equipment portfolio. The company says it offers more than 60 machine models spanning different price points and automation levels, allowing customers to scale investment according to production needs.
Its Interpack line-up will include the new SCH 600, which is aimed at smaller businesses, the PDC-A 700, positioned as a flexible option, and the FCA 160 XL, a high-automation system designed for larger production volumes in two- and four-clip operation.
That machine range forms part of another key message from the company: that processors can raise automation step by step without having to change packaging concepts or compromise on throughput, product quality or process reliability. For manufacturers navigating labour constraints, cost pressure and evolving sustainability demands, that scalability may prove as commercially relevant as the material-efficiency claims themselves.
Poly-clip System’s Interpack presence therefore appears designed to do more than present individual machines. It is also a statement about how the company wants to be perceived in the market: less as a specialist supplier serving a limited number of traditional end uses, and more as a broader packaging technology partner with applications across industries.
“We want to use our technologies across industries – efficiently, resource-conserving and with a noticeable impact,” said Mesut Akbulut, chief sales officer at Poly-clip System. “That is our understanding of future-oriented packaging.”
Poly-clip System will exhibit at Interpack 2026 from May 7 to 13 in Hall 11, Booth E19.
