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Digitalization & New Technologies

Customer Focus in Technical Documentation:  Effective Technical Documentation with Customer Feedback

In the world of technical documentation, customer focus is crucial. When documentation meets the needs of the end user, it not only leads to a better user experience but also increases customer satisfaction and reduces errors. In this insight, we will discuss how to collect and integrate feedback from end users to make your technical documentation more relevant and effective.

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Digitalization & New Technologies

3 Benefits of Digital Technical Documentation for Manufacturing Companies

In today’s digital world, the shift from traditional paper documents and PDFs to fully digital formats has become increasingly important, especially for manufacturing companies. This transition is driven not only by technological advancements but also by changing regulations, such as the Machinery Directive, which encourages companies to embrace digital solutions. Digital technical documentation provides manufacturing companies with the opportunity to optimize their processes, reduce costs, and improve information accessibility. In this insight, we will explore the benefits of digital documentation and compare it to traditional methods.

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Digitalization & New Technologies

3 regulatory changes impacting EU manufacturing industries

A series of new regulatory measures require significant transformations in European manufacturing industries. Companies must navigate these new requirements to remain compliant and competitive. What changes are most relevant, what sectors do they affect and how?

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Digitalization & New Technologies

Combining Asset and Energy Management: The key to achieving sustainability targets in European industries

With tightening regulations and a global push towards greener operations, industrial companies urgently need to look for new strategies and tools. What is the winning formula that improves efficiency and drives sustainability simultaneously? We discussed this with Etteplan’s Andreas Ring, who has a front-row seat to observe the shift in German and Central European industry.

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Digitalization & New Technologies

Seven ways to reach efficient asset operations

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, excelling in industrial asset operations is necessary. However, managing a complex set of production assets, improving efficiency, and minimizing downtime is a tough challenge. What ensures efficient asset operations?

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Optimizing industrial performance and sustainability with digital innovation

Asset management is the art and science of orchestrating every vital resource and operations to ensure peak performance, reduce costs, and minimize risks. Discover how strategic planning and cutting-edge digital tools such as AI/ML pave the way to success and what an exciting journey Roslagsvatten in Sweden has embarked on.

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Compliance & Regulations

Understanding End Users’ Needs and Tailoring Technical Communication

Technical documentation is essential for product success, as it connects the product to all stakeholders. However, creating effective documentation that meets user needs is challenging. It requires following regulations, avoiding too much or irrelevant information, and understanding the purpose of the documentation. The key is striking the right balance to provide clear, useful information to users.

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Digitalization & New Technologies

SDA and hardware agnostics disrupt the world of industrial automation

In industrial automation, equipment has always been tightly coupled with closed and proprietary software. A new era of software-driven automation (SDA) and hardware agnostics is about to begin, decoupling applications and hardware from each other. This means a significant transformation that benefits both developers and owners of automation systems.

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Accelerate development with model-based design

In manufacturing industries, model-based design is gaining more and more popularity in R&D. It makes development faster, more robust, and iterative by automated code generation and almost zero need for physical devices. The testing cycle can be shortened significantly.

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