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Contents In this issue


News and comment 8.


Industrial laser cutting that grows with your requirements


9. Why the EU PPWR is driving the future of connected packaging


10. Beyond the upfront cost: Choosing the right process


12. The hidden production cost of thinner casings


Flexible Packaging 14.


Anilox selection for a changing flexible packaging market


16. Why the future of flexible packaging is water- based


18.


How to scale sustainable flexible packaging under PPWR


20. Why joined up supply chains matter for food brands and packers


21. Converting for the baby & toddler aisle


Machine Vision and Web Inspection 24.


25.


Machine vision in print: Why quality control is becoming smarter


Latest AVT innovations underline how print inspection has moved beyond quality control


Slitting and rewinding 26. Why your slitter’s productivity figures are probably wrong


Web Tension & Guiding 28. Tension control and web guidance


30. Web tension for measurement and control 16 convertermag.com September 2026


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