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Processing PDFs in the Real World
How Data Challenges Are Solved in Production
Excerpt: PDFs are at the heart of digital workflows across industries from healthcare and finance to government and legal services. Yet in real-world production environments, working with PDF data often reveals unexpected complexities. From inconsistent document structures and malformed PDFs to rendering failures and accessibility issues, the gap between theoretical solutions and actual production needs can be significant. In this session, as a Technical Support Engineer, I’ll bring frontline experience … Read moreAbout the presenter(s)
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PDFs are at the heart of digital workflows across industries from healthcare and finance to government and legal services. Yet in real-world production environments, working with PDF data often reveals unexpected complexities.
From inconsistent document structures and malformed PDFs to rendering failures and accessibility issues, the gap between theoretical solutions and actual production needs can be significant.
In this session, as a Technical Support Engineer, I’ll bring frontline experience to the forefront sharing actionable insights and best practices for handling PDFs in demanding environments.
Drawing from a wide range of real-world cases, the presentation highlights common and edge-case challenges engineers face when processing PDFs at scale, including:
- Interpreting and correcting malformed structure trees and metadata using PDF debugging tools
- Extracting and transforming structured data from inconsistent or complex PDFs
- Handling accessibility (PDF/UA) compliance in legacy and externally generated files
- Implementing best practices for annotation flattening and digital signature workflows
Blending technical walkthroughs, debugging strategies, and real-world lessons, this presentation will deepen your understanding of how to troubleshoot complex PDF issues, leverage the right tools effectively, and build resilient, production-ready PDF pipelines.