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Portrait of Georgios Papanagnostou, Herrmann Ultrasonics, at the trade fair booth.

For Georgios Papanagnostou, packaging is a promise: Georgios Papanagnostou of Herrmann Ultrasonics./Images: Messe Düsseldorf

“…because every package is a promise”

Reading Time: 1 Minute / Published: 20.05.2026

What makes packaging indispensable today – and in the future? At interpack, industry experts share their perspectives: from technological innovations and its central role in everyday life to its strategic importance for sustainable value chains. Their answers show why packaging is far more than just a shell – and respond to the question: “Packaging will always remain indispensable because …”

Christian Baumann, Breitner Filling Systems, at the trade fair booth.


“… everyone needs it in everyday life – whether in the food sector, the chemical industry (for example, cleaning products), cosmetics, and beyond. Most products in life depend on packaging.”
- Christian Baumann, Breitner Abfüllanlagen

Frank Spelter of MULTIVAC at the trade fair booth.


“… it is a central component of modern value chains – it protects products, ensures quality, and reduces losses throughout the entire supply chain. At the same time, packaging will become even more important in the future, as sustainability, regulation, and digitalization are turning packaging into a strategic enabler for efficiency, transparency, and resource conservation.”
- Frank Spelter, MULTIVAC

Portrait of Georgios Papanagnostou, Herrmann Ultrasonics, at the trade fair booth.


“… every package is a promise – and ultrasonic technology ensures that this promise is kept.”
- Georgios Papanagnostou, Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik

Niklas Kapici, Poly-clip System

"... as the demands for safe, efficient, and sustainable packaging processes continue to grow worldwide."
- Niklas Kapici, Poly-clip System

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