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
222 episodes
Clinical Trials and Smart Packaging Close the Knowledge Gap: Healthcare Packaging
How can pharmaceutical packaging help researchers tell whether a drug failed or a patient just missed a dose?Sensor-embedded blister packs, NFC chips, and RFID tags are giving clinical trial researchers objective, time-stamped data on wh...
Lean Principles in the Machine Learning Era: ProFood World
What happens when decades-old lean manufacturing principles collide with today's machine learning push in food and beverage plants?Industry experts break down why data standardization, not model-building, is the real bottleneck to AI-dri...
Google Makes Paper Packaging Work: Packaging World
How did Google reach its plastic-free packaging goal a year early, and what did the constraint teach them along the way?Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan talks with Joey Giacomini, packaging design engineer lead at Google, about the company...
Top Takeaways From GS1: Healthcare Packaging
What will it take for the pharma industry to survive the National Drug Code (NDC) Rule?Editor-in-Chief Liz Cuneo recaps top takeaways from GS1 Connect, where industry leaders unpacked the FDA's coming shift to a standardized 12-digit Nat...
MSU Students Help Dairy Facility Stabilize Wastewater Treatment: ProFood World
What does it take to fix an unstable wastewater treatment system at a facility processing 2.9 billion lbs of milk a year?Michigan State University's Anaerobic Digestion Research and Extension Center partnered with MWC, a Michigan cheese ...
Inside Just Born's Approach to EPR Reporting and Packaging Data: Packaging World
What happens when a packaging engineer becomes a company's entire EPR function—with no dedicated team, no enterprise software, and just Excel?Senior Editor Anne Marie Mohan sits down with Charlotte Ashcraft of Just Born Quality Confectio...
Takeaways From The PACK Out Event: Healthcare Packaging
What were the top trends and takeaways from the latest PACK OUT event?The fifth anniversary of The PACK Out event highlighted a significant shift toward industry collaboration and sustainable development within medical device manufacturi...
Inside Harvest Station Foods: ProFood World
What does it really mean to design a facility for freshness?At Harvest Station Foods' new Loudon, Tenn. commissary, disciplined data analysis, USDA-ready room design, and a flexible layout let the facility consolidate deliveries and adap...
Why Inclusive Packaging Design Is Becoming a Brand Loyalty Strategy: Packaging World
What does it really mean to design packaging for everyone? Senior editor Anne Marie Mohan sits down with Deb Gokie from the Arthritis Foundation. They discuss how testing for arthritis and chronic pain conditions, disciplined attent...
How Compact Syringes Cut Pharma Packaging and Shipping Costs: Healthcare Packaging
What broader impact could compact syringe designs have on pharmaceutical supply chain efficiency going forward?Compact prefilled syringes developed by Pacto Medical reduce storage footprint by approximately 40% while maintaining the same...
Vision Systems Done Right: ProFood World
How does machine vision reduce waste and create real-time insights?Vision systems aren’t about adding more screens to the control room. They’re about eliminating preventable risk. When implemented thoughtfully, they reduce uncertainty. V...
Alliance to End Plastic Waste Scales Solutions for Flexible Film Recycling: Packaging World
What role can cross-industry collaboration and emerging sorting technologies play in scaling flexible film recycling in the U.S.?Senior editor Anne Marie Mohan talks with Pranav Goenka chief advisor, global program development at the All...
Genexa is Clarifying Medicine Through Design Transformation: Healthcare Packaging
How can packaging ease product navigation in high stress moments? The clean medicine brand Genexa recently underwent a significant packaging redesign to assist parents in making fast, informed decisions during stressful health crise...
Potato Processor Balances High Demand and Quality with Sorting Tech: ProFood World
How can a processor ensure consistent quality when managing high demand?To meet needs for both high output and consistent product quality, Bem Brasil installed a Key Technology processing line capable of running 30 metric tons of frozen ...
AI Lights the Path for a Circular Future: Packaging World
What are the dominant forces shaping packaging over the next decade?Editor-in-Chief Matt Reynolds sits down with Brian Wagner, co-founder of PTIS Global, to discuss how AI is reshaping packaging faster than expected. New PTIS research sh...
As Robots Get Smarter, Integration Becomes the Bottleneck: Healthcare Packaging
As robots grow more capable, what does it take for manufacturers to integrate and optimize them successfully?Industrial robotics are transitioning from rigid, task-oriented machines to intelligent, autonomous systems capable of handling ...
Bar-W Beef Keeps Supply on Track with Traceability Tech: ProFood World
How can protein processors stay on top of traceability?Manual tracking of inventory from animal receiving through regulatory checks and all the way to warehousing and shipping can take diligent record-keeping. Bar-W Beef, a beef producer...
AI Mines Product Reviews for Packaging Insights: Packaging World
How does PackSense, an AI-powered system for product quality insights, address the gap between controlled testing and real-world experience?Editor-in-Chief Matt Reynolds sits down with Michigan State University (MSU) student Jordan D'Ama...
The Evolution of Digital Healthcare Packaging: Healthcare Packaging
Will digital labels transform healthcare packaging?The Sunrise 2027 initiative marks a global shift in the pharmaceutical industry fromtraditional barcodes to advanced 2D digital labels and QR codes. This transition aims to modernize...
Café Spice Transforms Production and Profitability with a RaaS Solution: ProFood World
How does adding flexible automation allow Café Spice to improve production and deal with labor woes?The need to improve precision, throughput, and flexibility leads to an automated RaaS solution that offers greater profitability. The com...
Testing, Sustainability, and the New Supply Chain Reality: Packaging World
What new demands is automation placing on packaging performance and testing?Packaging World Editor-in-Chief, Matt Reynolds, sits down with IBM's Bill Green and ISTA's Eric Hiser to discuss how e-commerce, automation, sustainability...
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...