{"id":82840,"date":"2023-07-11T12:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=82840"},"modified":"2023-07-11T12:06:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:06:54","slug":"podcast-vdma-packaging-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/podcast-vdma-verpackungsmaschinen\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfa7 Podcast: VDMA - \u201eIt's a people's business\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82840\" class=\"elementor elementor-82840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a4a104 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8a4a104\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6897ce0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6897ce0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e8d14 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e8d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>He is the voice of all companies that manufacture packaging machines. As Managing Director of the VDMA, Richard Clemens has a view of the industry and knows its needs and challenges. Listen to our interview with him during interpack in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f956c1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f956c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interpack is a trade fair for machine manufacturers in the packaging and processing industry in particular. After a break of six years, it was a great pleasure to meet up in person again and exchange ideas. A familiar face in D\u00fcsseldorf was Richard Clemens, Managing Director of VDMA Food Processing and Packaging Machinery. Jan Malte Andresen spoke to him about the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78aa125 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"78aa125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script class=\"podigee-podcast-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.podigee-cdn.net\/podcast-player\/javascripts\/podigee-podcast-player.js\" data-configuration=\"https:\/\/packaging-people.podigee.io\/9-vdma-clemens\/embed?context=external\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ca00e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04ca00e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Episode 9: \u201eIt's a people's business\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46a9c0 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c46a9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the technical possibilities of staying in touch that we have learnt to appreciate during the pandemic, nothing can replace a personal face-to-face conversation. Richard Clemens agrees. He has a clear answer to the question of whether trade fairs like interpack are still needed:<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-1230787967\"><div id=\"packa-1035961306\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ab4ae elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b2ab4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tDuring the pandemic, contact options were often limited to screens. And at the beginning, some people said, \"Oh dear, we have this medium, it replaces everything. After a few months, however, they realised that there is no substitute for personal contact. And we are also talking about products that require a lot of explanation and long consultations.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Podcast guest Richard Clemens<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1bbb4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0f1bbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/824501510?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d373f6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d373f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry has faced a number of difficulties and continues to do so: customer visits, service and on-site installations are possible again, but problems in the supply chain and with availability persist in some cases. All of this has cost energy and turnover. Nevertheless, Richard Clemens speaks of a \u201ehappy industry\u201c. The difficult times have also shown the importance of the industry and of packaging - it protects products and creates hygiene.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2aa164 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2aa164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge of the EU packaging regulation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12cb50 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c12cb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another major topic is, of course, the upcoming legal changes and regulations by the EU. The Packaging Ordinance (PPWR) was much discussed at interpack and is keeping the industry busy. But there may also be opportunities here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba2290 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"eba2290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThat must be the case. We have to reduce CO2 emissions. We have to reduce packaging waste. And of course we would like to see a slightly different elaboration of this regulation in the details, but in principle we think this is the right approach. And we must also clearly recognise that such regulatory issues are always drivers of innovation.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Podcast guest Richard Clemens<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61f825f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"61f825f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>packaging people<\/strong>, the podcast from packaging journal and interpack will be published from August onwards <strong>once a month<\/strong>. It can be accessed via all known podcast portals, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/id1636322486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6thM2dFWaO2mHq9D5cVUOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.de\/podcasts\/670d2c18-edcb-4185-b2eb-80bf904edce9\/packaging-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/show\/3915807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deezer<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/subscribe-by-rss-feed?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9wYWNrYWdpbmctcGVvcGxlLnBvZGlnZWUuaW8vZmVlZC9tcDM%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a> and subscribed to. It is also available on the online pages of <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/podcast\/\">packaging journal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interpack.de\/de\/TIGHTLY_PACKED_Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interpack<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He is the voice of all companies that manufacture packaging machines. As Managing Director of the VDMA, Richard Clemens has a view of the industry and knows its needs and challenges. 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