# Kris Hanchette, President, EngView North America

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Podcast: [The Think Factory Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-think-factory-podcast-6380151)
Published: 2025-12-30T18:30:34+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/thethinkfactory/2420613
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## Resource

This episode takes a deep dive into how AI-powered software is transforming the printing and packaging industries, moving far beyond buzzwords into real-world productivity, creativity, and efficiency gains. The conversation explores how EngView Systems has been building AI-driven, parametric design tools for decades, enabling packaging manufacturers, designers, and printers to reduce errors, shorten turnaround times, and automate complex structural design tasks that once took hours or days. Kris also discusses how AI, automation, and connected workflows are reshaping everything from cost estimation and sustainability to virtual prototyping, augmented reality, and short-run production. From smarter material optimization to safer, more efficient factory floors, this episode offers a forward-looking view of how embracing intelligent software can help companies stay competitive, profitable, and ready for what’s next. Disclaimer

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