April 2025

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BARRY-WEHMILLER & PLATFORM NEWS

BW OUTREACH

BW Outreach university partner honors BW CEO Bob Chapman

Gonzaga University recently established “Chapman Leadership Week,” a week of activities to develop leaders through Truly Human Leadership principles, to proceed annually each fall. Leadership Week's anchor event, previously called the Aram Lecture, is a public lecture that has also been retitled to honor Bob Chapman, who delivered the lecture in 2022. Bob and the BW Outreach team will return to Gonzaga in October for a commemorative ceremony. Click below to read more about how the BW Outreach team is collaborating with additional universities and like-minded networks.

ALLIANCE

Alliance adopts two companies for conveying and material handling 

Alliance Machine Systems International (Alliance), a global manufacturing leader of automated paperboard packaging equipment for the production of corrugated boxes, has acquired Systec Corporation, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN (US), and Automatan, LLC, headquartered in Plover, WI (US). This strategic alignment will enhance production efficiency and quality of paperboard packaging automation and material handling solutions for the corrugated and folding carton industries.

BW PAPERSYSTEMS

BW Papersystems hosts global customers to showcase innovations

BW Papersystems (BWP) recently hosted two customer events to showcase their latest innovations and live machine demos. The Baltimore, MD (US) event featured the FlexPro Flexo Folder Gluer, BWP's newest offering in the finishing space that now allows them to compete in a $300M market. The Baltimore event welcomed over 60 guests from 18 companies. The Hamburg, Germany event featured the ServoPro Rotary Die Cutter as a part of a complete line solution. The Hamburg event hosted 30 guests from nine countries.

CARR BIOSYSTEMS

CARR team supports local Florida community outreach efforts

During CARR Biosystems' annual meeting celebration in Clearwater, FL (US), the team organized charitable donations for Pinellas Hope, a program providing services and shelter for homeless in the area, to support those impacted by the hurricanes this past fall. Joel Williams, CARR President shared, "Caring for people in ways that truly matter is the culture we aspire to. But when a crisis gives us the chance to turn that care into action, it becomes something even more powerful. This hurricane tested us, but in the end, it made us stronger, together."

BW AROUND THE WORLD

BW University hosts its first-ever Italian Culture of Service training course

BW University celebrated a major milestone with the launch of its first Culture of Service course conducted entirely in Italian—taught and organized by Daniela Molluso, BW

People Leader, and Eleanora Fintschi, BW People Project Leader. One participant said, “I’d say the debut of the course in Italian went brilliantly, and the class was very active and participatory. Grazie to all who made this debut memorable!"

BW REEL ROUNDUP

THURSDAY WEBINARS FOR BW LEADERS

To sign up, please click on your preferred date and time.

BRING SOLUTIONS WITH PROBLEMS (supports Manages Complexity):

Accountable leaders identify risks, challenges and roadblocks. When they alert the organization to these problems, they need to also bring solutions, mitigations and/or possible responses. In this webinar, learn how to prepare for challenges and bringing appropriate updates to leadership teams or individuals that inspire confidence and drive performance.

DELIVERING EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS (supports Drives Engagement):

Learn how to deliver impactful and engaging presentations through essential communication skills and techniques for planning, design and delivery. The first session will be co-hosted by BW Chief Financial Officer, Mike Monarchi.

COACHING WITH CARE (supports Develops Talent):

Coaching is a key skill that allows others to reach their full potential and achieve great value to our business. This webinar will describe good coaching principles and provide practical tips on how to be a good coach.

THE EVERYBODY MATTERS APPROACH TO INCLUSION (supports Values Differences):

Fostering a culture where "Everybody Matters" isn’t just a belief—it’s something BW actively demonstrates every day, all around the world. This webinar explores the philosophy behind our Everybody Matters culture and provides actionable steps to practice inclusion every day.

SUPPORTING TEAM MEMBERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE (supports Develops Talent):

This webinar focuses on how leaders can provide targeted support to team members, when to document performance misses and how to involve the People Team in considering options.

LEADING EFFECTIVE MEETINGS (supports Drives Engagement):

Learn techniques for agenda setting, effective decision-making and ensuring follow-through on action items, to make your meetings a cornerstone of team innovation and synergy.

FROM THE AIRWAVES

IndustryWeek: "Rebooting Operational Excellence at Barry-Wehmiller"

An IndustryWeek article recently featured Doug Neal, BW Vice President of Continuous Improvement, and Stan Blakney, BW Converting Group President, highlighting how BW is reinvigorating its continuous improvement efforts through OpEx2.0. “We’re not here to change the tools. We’re here to change how we employ them and how we use them to bring our teams together and create more effective cross-functional team leadership and team effectivity,” said Neal.

TEAM MEMBER RECOGNITION

Shine the Light Award: Jelena Radovanović, BW Converting-Čačak

Congratulations to Jelena for receiving an award for Drives Results. Her nominator Nemanja Pavićević said, "Jelena has been successfully supporting sales executives for Europe and Latin America with her commercial knowledge and responsibilities for contract negotiations. She is also fluent in English, Spanish and Japanese which has helped our sales executives more effectively connect with clients, resulting in tremendous trust in our company."

Shine the Light Award: Ryan Flack, BWP-Hunt Valley

Congratulations to Ryan for receiving an award for Drives Results. "Ryan is a great friend to me and our work family," said his nominator Stewart Arrington. "He is honest and a great problem solver. Ryan connects with the team to optimize warehouse organization, such as labeling for part layout and visual boards for assembly, and coordinates transfers of inventory between different sites. This helps the team understand where things belong and the reasoning behind their placement."

Shine the Light Award: Yiannis Vasilonikolos, BW Converting-Arlöv

Congratulations to Yiannis for receiving an award for Customer Focus. His nominator Luciano Bortolin said, "Yiannis is a sales executive who is an incredible engineer that always prioritizes and focuses on our customer satisfaction. He consistently finds a way to improve, which has helped us build strong customer relationships and continue to deliver customer-centric solutions."

Shine the Light Award: Sophie Gerard, BWFC-Puiseux

Congratulations to Sophie for receiving an award for Communicates Effectively. Her nominator Fabiano Da Silva said, "Sophie consistently exceeds her role in driving the PDR service. Sophie's direct communication and honest inspires deep trust, making her an invaluable asset. Her brilliance uplifts the company, office and suppliers, including the clients, and her efficient solutions and strong communication leads to satisfied customers."

FROM OUR TRULY HUMAN LEADERSHIP BLOG

Better Work, Better World: Jeff Bossaller of Barry-Wehmiller

"Better Work, Better World” is our video series that shines a light on team members throughout the BW organization. The latest installment features BW Corporate IT team member, Jeff Bossaller, talking about his unique career journey to become part of the BW family and the IT Service Desk Team Leader at BW.

MISSED WATCHING BW'S NEW STATE OF THE BUSINESS VIDEOS?

Here’s an excerpt about Innovation Excellence. For a link to the rest of the videos, go HERE.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS IN SCOPE

The NEW Barry-Wehmiller University has something for YOU!

BWU continues to add in-person, live-virtual and self-guided courses—login to the new BWU Learning Center in Workday at bw.care/learn and click Discover > Browse Learning to explore! The videos from our BWU boosters offer some extra inspiration to get growing, as does our quiz game. Login at bw.care/learn and click My Learning > How well do YOU know BWU? to test your knowledge. It’s just for fun—and BWU glory!

BW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TIP

You can now snooze KACE software reboot notifications up to four times

When a security patch is deployed, you may receive a pop-up notification from KACE prompting you to reboot your computer. Previously, you were only allowed to snooze KACE’s reboot command two times, for up to two hours each time. The snooze option will now be available up to four times, for up to two hours each time, which makes it possible for you to defer the reboot for up to eight hours. Click here for full instructions.

BW PEOPLE TECHNOLOGIES TIP

Workday: How to create new email contact list

The "Create Email List" command in Workday allows users to select a group of people they wish to contact and import the list into Outlook. Instructions on how to do this are accessible by typing the short link bw.care/email or clicking this link.

FOR US- & CANADA BASED TEAM MEMBERS AND SPOUSES

The Spring Vitality Workout Points Challenge is in full swing!

Put a spring in your step! It’s time to hip-hop into better health and BONUS Vitality Points by joining the Spring Vitality Workout Points Challenge, which runs from April 14 to 28! Earn up to 500 BONUS Vitality Points by dancing, if you prefer, but also by walking, running, stretching, weight-lifting and more!

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