Cway checks each new revision against your rules, spelling and barcodes, ties every approval to the exact revision, and marks artwork Delivered only when the printer has downloaded it. Compliance becomes part of the work, not an extra step.
Know what was approved, and prove it reached print.
Packaging compliance gets harder with every SKU, market and language: mandatory text, allergen statements, barcodes, translations and print specs, all moving through several teams and suppliers at once.
Cway doesn't replace your regulatory experts. It gives them a complete record. Nothing happens in Cway without leaving a trace: every upload, comment, revision, approval, rejection, download and login is recorded as a permanent event, tied to the exact revision and the person who acted. When an audit, a recall or a customer query comes, you can export the history you need and show exactly what happened, when and by whom. Need reporting shaped around your own data and processes? We're happy to discuss custom reports for your organisation. And if you want to go further, you can add your own rules for Cway's built-in AI to check on each new revision.
“ Cway distinguishes itself as our preferred solution for artwork management… It effortlessly manages the entire spectrum, from project planning and data collection to project management, artwork reviews, and storage. The comparison feature, in particular, stands out, greatly expediting the artwork approval process. Notably, the capability for our entire team to collaborate simultaneously within Cway is truly impressive”
Tilda Eriksson Project manager, Collabra
CORE COMPLIANCE-ENABLING FEATURES
Driving Consistency at Scale
Cway is built for brands that need scalability and simplicity — and compliance when it matters most.
KEEP EVERY CHANGE TRACKED
Audit Trails & Version Control
Every change to projects, artworks, files, the library and products is kept as a permanent event that is never overwritten. Every approval records exactly which revision was approved, by whom and when, giving you clear evidence for audits and recalls. Need it in a specific format? We set up audit reports for your organisation, such as an approval log as PDF, as part of your plan. Retired artwork is marked obsolete instead of deleted, so its history is never lost.
AUTOMATE YOUR REVIEWS
Structured, smarter artwork reviews
Cway structures the review process, not the decisions themselves. Approvers review in parallel, the orderer has the final word, and after a change only the approvers it affects need to look again, so legal doesn't re-approve a colour tweak. Every rejection comes with a reason, and every decision is documented.
SPOT EVERY DIFFERENCE
Artwork Comparison Tool
Spot every difference in your artwork. Compare revisions within a project, against files in Brand Studio 360, or across projects. View them side by side, overlay them with adjustable transparency, or blink between them to make moved, missing or changed elements stand out. Black-and-white and red modes make even small differences easy to see.
COLLABORATE IN CONTEXT
Real-Time Collaboration & Annotations
Reviewers comment on the exact element that needs changing, with pins, shapes and measurements that stay on target when a proof is re-rendered. Wrong comments can be invalidated without being deleted, so the record stays complete.
VERIFY PRINT QUALITY
Print Coverage and Colour Separations
Measure ink coverage against a target and approve it as a tracked step before production. Inspect each process and spot ink separately, and check the real physical size and resolution of every page, with low-resolution files flagged.
CHECK EVERY DETAIL
Artwork Measurement Tool
Measure packaging dielines, label elements, and layouts with pixel-perfect accuracy directly in the Viewer. This ensures that critical information, logos, and design elements are placed consistently and align with technical requirements before moving to print.
PROVE DELIVERY
Proof of Delivery to the Printer
Sending a file isn't proof it arrived. Cway marks artwork Delivered only when the printer has actually downloaded it. Printers fill in the full print specification themselves from an emailed link, with no account, and a Repro role lets them see and download delivery files only.
CATCH ISSUES EARLY
AI-Assisted Checks on Every Revision
Cway's built-in AI extracts the text of each new revision into tagged blocks, runs a spell-check built for packaging that flags a word only if it is wrong in every language on the pack. You can also write your own rules in plain words, such as "the allergen statement must be in bold", and the AI checks the artwork against them, showing each rule as passed or failed. The results show reviewers where to look; your team makes every decision.
VERIFY BARCODES
Barcode Detection and GTIN Search
Every barcode on a proof is found and decoded automatically, so you can see what it carries without scanning a print. Decoded GTINs are searchable across the whole library, linking each pack back to the product it belongs to.
Key benefits of Cway for brand and packaging compliance
Issues flagged before review
Each new revision is checked against your rules and spelling automatically, so reviewers start from a cleaner proof.
Evidence for every decision
Every approval is tied to the exact revision, with who approved it and when.
Collaboration made easy
Suppliers, designers, and brand managers work together in one environment.
Cway® gives your team the tools to move faster, manage growing assortments, and collaborate seamlessly with suppliers — all while keeping compliance and brand consistency built in. From artwork comparison and measurement to audit trails and secure asset management, everything works together to reduce errors and speed up approvals.
If your challenge is speed-to-market, brand consistency, or scaling across SKUs, Cway® is built to make the process simple, efficient, and reliable.
Cway® provides tools such as audit trails and version control that help teams document reviews and approvals in a structured way. By creating clear traceability across artwork versions and decisions, Cway supports regulatory and quality teams in preparing for audits — without adding complexity to daily workflows.
Yes. With Cway’s audit trail and version control, every change, comment, and approval is automatically logged. You can always see who approved each step and maintain a full project history.
Cway acts as a single source of truth for packaging artwork. Version control, comparison tools, and controlled access help teams identify inconsistencies between versions and maintain brand consistency across products and markets.
Cway speeds up packaging launches by streamlining reviews, reducing manual coordination, and centralizing approvals, files, and feedback in one platform.
No. Cway does not automatically validate artwork against regulatory rulebooks or checklists. It supports regulatory reviews by providing traceability, version history, and documented approvals.
Cway automates the process around artwork reviews — including workflows, version tracking, approvals, and documentation. Review decisions and regulatory assessments are always made by users, supported by clear structure and traceability.
Cway is built with enterprise security in mind. Access is controlled by roles and permissions, and all changes and approvals are logged to ensure transparency and accountability.
Protect your brand. Stay compliant.
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