Rewinding The Downtime: How to unpack Capri-Sun’s Solstice pouch, co-ops and automated packaging

In this episode of The Downtime, our weekly manufacturing podcast, Sheri Kasprzak and Sarah Wynn talk about Capri-Sun’s new viral 15-inch Solstice pouch, which was released to celebrate summer.

Even though summertime is upon us, it’s never too early to talk about university co-op programs. Sheri introduces an interview she conducted with Jody Poirier with Hargrove Controls & Automation about the company’s co-op program and how it has improved recruitment.

Sarah discusses Ranpak‘s automated packaging solutions.

Watch below on YouTube, and check out our SoundCloud archive below!

Timestamps for The Downtime Episode 10

00:40: Sheri provides a preview of the episode.

04:00: Sheri introduces an interview on university co-op programs with Jody Poirier with Hargrove Controls & Automation and provides background on a Control Engineering article Jody and Megan McIntosh wrote for the May/June issue.

06:23: Interview with Jody Poirier begins.

19:00: Sarah and Sheri chat about the viral 15-inch Capri-Sun Solstice Pouch.

22:03: Sarah talks about Ranpak’s automated packaging solutions.

23:40: Sarah introduces data about the cartoning machine market.

24:20: Sheri sets up Episode 11 by chatting about a 150-year-old manufacturer that is streamlining processes with automation.

Check out our archive

Episode 1: Packaging + Robots + Tariffs, Oh, My!

Episode 2: It’s Gonna Be May

Episode 3: Doin’ the Robot

Episode 4: Miss Worldwide

Episode 5: Thinking Inside the Box

Episode 6: Conveyance, Copilots & College Grads

Episode 7: Running on AI and Coffee

Episode 8: The Safety Dance

Episode 9: Getting Flexible