2025 Poka User Conferences

The Purpose of Poka at Mars: Driving Digital Success through Clear Alignment and Continuous Improvement

A lack of clear vision is often a key factor in the failure of digital initiatives. Mars has successfully avoided this pitfall with the implementation of Poka, ensuring seamless alignment between the platform and the Education & Training pillar of Mars Supply Excellence (TPM). In this session, you’ll hear from one of the regional leads for the Poka Program at Mars, who will share insights on how they’ve achieved high adoption, maximum impact, and ongoing optimization across a diverse network of sites. 

GAF's Journey to a More Skilled Workforce

GAF, North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, is harnessing the power of Poka to drive measurable impact across its operations. Discover how they accelerated plant startups, improved cross-plant troubleshooting, and strengthened frontline knowledge through a Kaizen-driven approach to content creation. The session will highlight real-world data on how new facilities use Poka to train employees, how frontline workers have contributed to digital knowledge sharing, and how Poka has helped change plant culture for the better.

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Scaling Smart: How Mars’ Pilot Plant Uses Poka to Innovate with Purpose

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Mars’ Pilot Plant is using Poka to digitize critical operations and integrate data across systems. From managing equipment visibility for external line trials to automating form sign-offs and daily HRCI tracking, this session showcases real-world use cases and API-driven workflows that enhance quality, traceability, and operational speed—without adding complexity for frontline teams.

Supporting Daily Standard Work Routines at Toppan

Since early 2024, Toppan’s Thermoformed and Flexibles Packaging division has been using Poka to support standard work, streamline training, and digitize frontline processes—starting with the Waco, Texas site. As one of Toppan’s more advanced facilities, Waco was chosen for its process maturity and openness to innovation.
This session shares how plant and IT leaders partnered to overcome challenges like disconnected systems, manual inspections, and inconsistent training. We’ll highlight real-world use cases—from digitized 5 Why troubleshooting to trolley inspections and reduced die cutter changeover times—that show how Poka is helping improve visibility, accountability, and performance.
Now live at multiple sites, Poka is a key part of Toppan’s broader digital transformation strategy.

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Driving Global Operational Improvements with a Connected Workforce at Trivium Packaging

Trivium Packaging is a global leader in sustainable metal packaging solutions, with 50 production sites around the globe. The company is driving impressive cost savings and quality improvements with the help of Poka as an enabler to frontline digital transformation. Hear best practices for a successful global deployment from Trivium's Poka project leaders.

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