# 264 - Bryan Boatner breaks down how paper and automation bring sustainability!

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2024-05-29
- Length: 34m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how

## Summary

Bryan Boatner, Global Managing Director for Automation at Ranpak, discusses how the company leverages machine vision and AI to optimize paper-based packaging solutions. He details specific products like AutoFill, Cut-It, FormIt, and PadIt, which automate void fill, box right-sizing, and tray erection to improve labor efficiency, shipping costs, and the unboxing experience. Boatner also shares Ranpak's history, including its origin as a garage startup and its acquisition of EcoPac, a company founded by John Ratzenberger, highlighting the brand's long-standing commitment to sustainability and paper-based innovation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability#t=0) Introduction: Bryan Boatner and Ranpak Automation
- [4:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability#t=279) Boatner's Career: GE, Cognex, and Machine Vision
- [13:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability#t=837) Ranpak's AutoFill and Void Fill Automation
- [16:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability#t=1017) Ranpak History: Random Packaging and EcoPac
- [23:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability#t=1424) Ranpak's Automation Portfolio: Cut-It, FormIt, PadIt
- [31:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2024-05-29-264-bryan-boatner-breaks-down-how-paper-and-automation-bring-sustainability#t=1905) Sustainability, Circularity, and Customer Engagement

## Topics

- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Ranpak (company)
- GE Aircraft Engines (company)
- Cognex (company)
- AutoFill (product)
- Cut-It (product)
- FormIt (product)
- PadIt (product)
- EcoPac (company)
- John Ratzenberger (other)

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