Poly-clip system

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Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 40.4 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 42.7 ″  E

Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG

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legal form GmbH & Co. KG
founding 1922
Seat Hattersheim , GermanyGermanyGermany 
management Joachim Meyrahn
managing director
Number of employees 430
sales 133 million euros
Branch mechanical engineering
Website www.polyclip.com
As of December 31, 2017

Poly-clip System is a German family company with headquarters in Hattersheim near Frankfurt am Main . Poly-clip System is the world's largest provider of clip closure solutions and is known as the global market leader and hidden champion in this segment in the food and packaging industries .

Company history

Oswald Niedecker Metallwarenfabrik oHG was founded on March 1, 1922 in Frankfurt / Main . Tools are made initially for editing and deformation of sheet metal . Since 1932 the company Niedecker has been a successful seal manufacturer in Germany and has already gained experience with locking systems; Basics of today's clip closure. Elisabeth Niedecker takes over the management of the company after the death of her husband in 1948. From 1950 stamped and bent parts, especially parts for brakes for the automotive industry, are produced. In 1952 Herbert Niedecker, the founder's son, took over the management of the company with 50 employees.

During a trade fair contact in 1957, the idea arose to close sausages with metal clips. The poly-clip trademark was registered in 1958. The mother company of today's Poly-clip System, Niedecker Verschußtechnik GmbH (NVT) was founded in 1959. For the first time, it took part in the leading trade fair IFFA in Frankfurt in 1962. For capacity reasons, clip production was relocated to Gedern in 1970 . In 1972 the poly-clip trademark was registered worldwide. 1990 lic. oec. HSG Frank Niedecker takes over the management and strengthens the internationalization of the company. From 1991 the company operates under the brand name Poly-clip System. In 2003 Joachim Meyrahn was appointed managing director. In 2011 the move to the new company headquarters in Hattersheim am Main takes place.

Developments and patents

R-ID clip for automatic double clippers

In 1933 Oswald Niedecker received the patent for his security seal. ( Patent DE573896 : From two interlocking existing to be flanged halves Blechkapselplombe. Published on March 16, 1933 , inventor. Oswald Niedecker ) This closure can be used without the use of tools and are tamper-proof, since the seal is broken on opening. In 1957, the rope clip (roller clip / R-clip) was developed for closing sausages and similar products. ( Patent DE1078495 : bag closure in the form of a U-shaped bracket. Published on March 24, 1960 , inventor Herbert Niedecker. ) This was followed by the development of a machine that the clean stripping of the sausage ends by voiding ( patent DE2550042 : means for partitioning packages from a filled tube. Published on May 18, 1977 , inventor Herbert Niedecker. ) and the simultaneous closing of sausage beginning and end ( patent DE1099438 : apparatus applied for sealing divided from a filled hose packages by means of two in a single step in short distances to each other closing parenthesis. Published on February 9, 1961 , inventor. Herbert Niedecker ) enabled. Both processes combined in one automatic clipper revolutionized the worldwide production of sausage products up to the automatic production of portion sausages as early as 1967 with the FCA 3401 filling clipper. In 1999 the patent for a safety coating for clips is granted. ( Patent DE19532691 : paint-coated sealing clip. Published on March 6, 1997 Frank Niedecker: inventor. Ensures this safety coating SAFE-COAT that the consumables clip is food-safe product at the customer).

In 2007 the new generation of roller clips, the R-ID clip, followed, which enables bacteria-proof clip closures. ( Patent US7666073 : . Closure clip with round bottom Published on February 23, 2010 , inventor. Heiko Schleucher, Klaus Hein ) Part of Generation R-ID including the clip reel with transponders ( RFID ) ( Patent EP1987721 : clip reel with transponders. Published on November 5, 2008 Klaus Hein, Dr. Joachim Meyrahn: inventor. detect) and the clip machine with RFID technology, which clip and closing tools, for a total guarantee safety in the production process. ( Patent EP1746030 : . System of a clipping machine and a clip supply and procedures for operating such a clip machine Published on January 24, 2007 , inventor: Detlef Ebert, Dr. Joachim Meyrahn. )

The company has a total of more than 800 patents.

Products

Latest generation of FCA

The range of products and services consists of clip machines, packaging machines and their automation , consumables and services. By SGS Institut Fresenius certification takes place of consumables, they are awarded the SGS Institut Fresenius quality seal. The core of the certification is the testing of the products for safety under food law (SAFE-COAT, ISO 22000 , Halal ).

Areas of application

Originally developed for the meat processing industry and the butcher's trade, the clip closure system is used in both other food and non-food sectors . The clip closure system is also widespread in other industries that process or package pasty products. Other important areas of application are dairy products, convenience products, baked goods and confectionery, pet food , sealants and adhesives as well as civilian explosives . In addition to a tubular bag, which is closed with a clip at both ends (sausage shape - clip-pak or clip-tube with resealable dosing attachment), bags are also closed with a clip, e.g. B. for packaging whole poultry.

Locations

The machines and consumables are produced at four locations in Germany, Austria and Brazil . Poly-clip System belongs to a group of companies with over 1000 employees worldwide. The group of companies has 28 sales companies in Argentina , Australia , Belgium , Brazil, China , France , United Kingdom , Italy , Canada , Colombia , Croatia , Mexico , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria, Peru , Poland , Portugal , Romania , the Russian Federation , Serbia , Spain , Czech Republic , Turkey , Ukraine , Hungary and USA . There are also sales partners in almost every country in the world.

literature

  • Florian Langenscheidt (Ed.): From the best family . 1st edition. TEMPUS CORPORATE GmbH - A company of ZEIT Verlag , Hamburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-945627-16-7 , p. 328-331 .
  • Florian Langenscheidt, Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexicon of the German world market leaders . 2nd Edition. Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN GmbH, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-86936-656-2 , p. 479-482 .
  • Florian Langenscheidt, Peter May (ed.): Lexicon of German family businesses . 2nd Edition. Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN GmbH, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-86936-530-5 , p. 796-800 .
  • Florian Langenscheidt, Peter May (Ed.): The Best of German Mittelstand - The Family Businesses . 1st edition. Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN GmbH, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-942597-47-0 , p. 256-259 .
  • Z. Savic, I. Savic: Sausage Casings . 2nd Edition. VICTUS International GmbH, Vienna 2016, ISBN 978-3-200-04539-2 , p. VII .

Web links

Commons : Poly-clip System  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Clipmaschine  - explanations of meanings, word origins , synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Federal Gazette : Consolidated financial statements for the financial year from 01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
  2. ^ Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG. The SuccessStrategy, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Meyrahn, Dr. Joachim (Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, Hattersheim am Main), CEO / GF. DDW Die Deutsche Wirtschaft GmbH, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Unknown, but unique - Germany's medium-sized world market leader. In: ZEIT ONLINE. ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, August 11, 2012, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  5. ↑ International leading trade fair for the meat industry. Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  6. ↑ IMPRINT. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Meyrahn, Dr. Joachim (Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, Hattersheim am Main), CEO / GF. DDW Die Deutsche Wirtschaft GmbH, accessed on July 3, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Moved to new company headquarters. In: fleischerei.de. Online presence of the specialist magazine "Die Fleischerei" published by Holzmann Medien GmbH & Co. KG, February 4, 2012, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Guaranteed food safe! Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 25, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Profile - Poly-clip system. In: Homepage. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on July 2, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Excellence in Clipping. In: Homepage. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  12. ^ SGS Institute Fresenius. In: Homepage. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  13. ↑ POLY-CLIP SYSTEM (POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG). SGS Institut Fresenius , accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  14. ↑ APPLICATIONS. In: Homepage. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Saving greenhouse gas emissions from sausage packaging. Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology , June 18, 2019, accessed on June 19, 2019 .
  16. ↑ PROFILE. In: Homepage. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 18, 2019 .
  17. ↑ POLY-CLIP SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL. In: Homepage. Poly-clip System GmbH & Co. KG, accessed on June 18, 2019 .