Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
This podcast explores innovations and information across the packaging and processing landscape, from topics impacting consumer packaged goods and healthcare packaging, to the latest technologies in food processing operations. Join us for the latest insights, trends, and strategies shaping packaging and processing today.
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Content hosted by Packaging World, ProFood World, and Healthcare Packaging.
Episodes
201 episodes
Medline Automates Packaging for Throughput and Sustainability Gains: Healthcare Packaging
How is end-of-line automation reshaping high-volume medical product distribution?Medline Industries partnered with Ranpak Holdings Corp. to deploy the Cut'it! EVO right-sizing system and Form'it! automated case erector at its distributio...
Griffith Foods Demonstrates Robots with a Human Touch: ProFood World
How can food processors balance automation adoption with workforce retention and morale?In its modern plant in the Antioquia area of Colombia, the global food producer integrates collaborative robotics to boost productivity, safety, and ...
Highlights from 2026 Packaging Recycling Summit: Packaging World
What were some of the biggest takeaways from the summit?Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with representatives from Google, Nestlé, Kenvue, and Just Born Quality Confections to discuss paperization, sustainable design, and AI as...
Eye Drop Recall Exposes Gaps in Sterility Assurance: Healthcare Packaging
How do the sterility assurance gaps reflect broader challenges in medical device and pharmaceutical packaging compliance?More than 3.1 million bottles of lubricating eye drops were recalled because products weren't properly tested, meani...
Maintenance as a Strategic Advantage: ProFood World
How does proactive and predictive maintenance practices help food processors do more with less?Maintenance is often viewed as a necessary cost, an unavoidable overhead to keep production moving. But in times of economic uncertainty and c...
Google's AI Vision Rethink of Package Testing for Shock & Vibes: Packaging World
How are new tools, in conjunction with AI, helping engineers at Google?Packaging World Editor-in-Chief Matt Reynolds sits down with Ken Leung, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Google, to discuss high-speed imaging and AI-driven ana...
Inclusive Design Is Reshaping Medical Device Packaging: Healthcare Packaging
How does a transition from a disposable, prefilled autoinjector to a reusable pen change user experience?Editor-in-Chief, Liz Cuneo, sits down with Lucy Baldwin, Head of Research and Design at Ensera Design. They discuss why when it come...
Flexible Equipment and Modular Line Design: ProFood World
What does it really mean to design for change in food and beverage processing?Disciplined process design, sanitation strategy, and modular thinking can enable frequent changeovers without sacrificing stability. But, the pursuit of extrem...
Why Packaging Robotics Is Surging: Packaging World
What's behind the sudden surge in packaging robotics—and is it here to stay?Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan sits down with A3's Alex Shikhany to unpack the latest robotics data, including a notable end-of-2025 spike in packaging, picking,...
An Inside Look at a New UTI Kit's Packaging: Healthcare Packaging
What is the key innovation introduced by Cadence OTC’s UTI Relief Kit?The healthcare company Cadence OTC has developed a comprehensive UTI Emergency Relief Kit designed to provide an immediate, organized response to urinary tract infecti...
Inside the Planning Behind a Future-Ready Food and Beverage Plant Part 2: ProFood World
What does it actually take to build a world-class food manufacturing facility from the ground up?Editor-in-Chief Derrick Teal sits down with Matt Pulskamp, Vice President ofOperations at Custom Flavors, and David Sawicki, Vice Presid...
2026 Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Annual Outlook Report: Packaging World
Why are brands commitments to contract manufacturing and packaging deepening in 2026?Editors Joe Derr and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss the waves of success contract manufacturers and packagers are experiencing in 2026. Brands ...
Amazon’s Automation Push, Healthcare Packaging Recalls, and Mike Rowe on Skilled Labor: Healthcare Packaging
What trends and insights have PMMI Media Group editors seen in the past week?Editors Liz Cuneo, Matt Reynolds, Sean Riley, and Derrick Teal sit down to discuss what’s come across their desks this week. They cover Amazon's flywheel of gro...
Inside the Planning Behind a Future-Ready Food and Beverage Plant Part 1: ProFood World
What does it take to turn an existing facility into a future-ready food and beverage plant?Editor-in-Chief Derrick Teal sits down with Matt Pulskamp, Vice President ofOperations at Custom Flavors, and David Sawicki, Vice President of...
Sustainability Takes Center Stage at interpack: Packaging World
What happens when AI, sustainability mandates, and packaging innovation all collide at the world's biggest trade show?Editors Matt Reynolds, Derrick Teal, and Casey Flanagan report live from day three of interpack. They discuss how susta...
Green Inhalers are Reducing Carbon Footprints: Healthcare Packaging
What does low-GWP propellants mean for inhaler design, manufacturing, and packaging?As sustainability pressures intensify across healthcare, one often-overlooked component is taking center stage: the propellant inside metered dose inhale...
How AI, Smarter Inspection & Humanoid Robots Are Reshaping interpack: ProFood World
Is AI in packaging finally past the hype—and what does it look like when it actually works?Editors Matt Reynolds, Derrick Teal, and Casey Flanagan share one crucial takeaways from interpack: AI has quietly crossed a threshold. It's...
What Day One at Interpack 2026 Revealed: Packaging World
What does the future of packaging look like at Interpack?Editors Matt Reynolds, Derrick Teal, and Casey Flanagan share first impressions from the show floor at Interpack 2026. From the rapid industry-wide shift toward 2D barcodes a...
GLP-1s' Broad Reach Across Industries: Healthcare Packaging
How is the GLP-1 craze impacting the healthcare, food, and packaging industries?PMMI Media Group editors Liz Cuneo, Derrick Teal, and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss how GLP-1s are showing up on their desks. They cover topics ranging f...
Practical Utility Optimization in Food Processing: ProFood World
How can food processors lower their utility costs?Many utilities can be optimized from the plant floor through simple actions, procedural changes, and improved visibility. Listen to this episode to hear strategies for reducing compressed...
2026 Digitization Annual Outlook Report: Packaging World
How are CPGS pushing digitization strategies in 2026?Editors Sean Riley and Matt Reynolds sit down to discuss how brands and CPG s are building digital foundations through data, connectivity, and traceability. Speed and uptime drive adop...
Unpacking Trends and Challenges in Pharma Manufacturing: Healthcare Packaging
What are some of the current trends for end users and manufactures in the pharmaceutical industry?Editors Liz Cuneo and Bri Guntz sit down with Rebecca Marquez, Director of Custom Research at PMMI. They discuss the Business Intelligence ...
A&Z Pharmaceutical Cuts Blending Cycles with Rotary Batch Mixing: ProFood World
What did a nutraceutical company do to keep up with increasing demand for its health and wellness supplements? A&Z Pharmaceutical replaced traditional V-cone blending on the new line with rotary batch mixing—cutting blending tim...
r.World Keeps Single-Use Cups Out from Landfills: Packaging World
How does r.World prove that reuse at scale works?Senior Editor, Anne Marie Mohan, sits down with Michael Martin, founder and CEO of r.World. They discuss how durable, reusable serveware, local wash hubs, and a data-driven system enable r...
Balancing Sustainability and Sterility: Healthcare Packaging
What does a risk-based path forward for healthcare packaging look like?This podcast episode shares insights from the SPMC (Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council) on a risk-based sustainability assessment model grounded in regulat...