Etteplan INFO
Etteplan INFO is an outsourcing model for technical documentation, built for manufacturers of industrial machinery and semiconductors, and for product companies in automotive, aerospace and defence, and MedTech. We support you with product documentation that is clear, high-quality, and cost-efficient, and always compliant and audit-ready.
Why incomplete technical documentation is becoming a business risk
Regulation, AI and the market are raising the stakes for product information. For many companies, this creates rising costs, operational strain and compliance risks, making a scalable and future‑proof approach to technical information more critical than ever.
New EU rules raise the bar for compliance
New EU regulations are transforming the requirements for technical information faster than most organizations can adapt.
The Machine Directive, new obligations from the EU Data Act, and sustainability frameworks like CSRD and Digital Product Passport / ESPR set higher requirements for the quality of product information, for data governance and for lifecycle transparency.
AI fails on immature product data
AI applications in service, sales and engineering need structured, consistent data. In many companies, however, content sits in PDFs and legacy systems, taxonomies are inconsistent, and some organizations carry 40 to 60% duplicated content. On that basis, AI delivers unreliable results. Teams that today handle this as technical documentation often find that the real bottleneck is upstream, in the product data itself.
Data maturity decides market position
Customers, regulators and AI-driven procurement increasingly access product information directly. Companies that provide this information in a structured, verifiable and machine-readable form secure their position in the market. Those that don't risk delayed launches, warranty claims and a loss of customer trust.
How Etteplan INFO solves your key challenges
From unmanageable documentation costs to control over your costs
Etteplan INFO replaces disconnected tools and an unclear taxonomy with one information structure. All content gets the same layout and supplementary data. Fixed workflows and automated quality checks prevent duplicate work and corrections after the fact. This shows you where costs arise and lets you control them.
From compliance pressure to demonstrable compliance
Etteplan INFO embeds governance and audit-proof workflows in your documentation process. With compliance-aligned templates and technical regulatory expertise, product information is always audit-ready and rework stays limited.
From operational inefficiency to a scalable organization
Etteplan INFO delivers an information architecture for your product's entire lifecycle. Clear data agreements and fixed processes provide oversight. AI helps create content, and all content lives in one central place. This lowers operational costs, speeds up releases, reduces unplanned downtime, and limits the risk of safety issues.
The 4 principles of Etteplan INFO
Etteplan INFO offers a structured, scalable, and governed approach to technical information. Documentation should be a strategic business asset, not a cost driver. That is why we follow these four principles.
Efficiency and cost control
Standard workflows, less duplicate content, and less manual work deliver predictable costs and higher productivity. Reusable content scales with you, even when demand fluctuates or capacity is limited.
One data model across the lifecycle
Technical information is only efficient, compliant, and future-proof when it is built on a unified data model. Etteplan INFO harmonizes your taxonomy, structures your content, and connects information across all phases, from engineering and production to service and training.
Compliance built into the process
Etteplan INFO embeds governance, audit-proof workflows, and regulations in your processes. Your information stays accurate, current, and compliant, even as products and standards change.
AI that works in practice
Etteplan INFO builds on AI solutions Etteplan already uses in real customer projects:
- AI extracts information from drawings, schematics, and documents,
- analyzes large documentation sets for consistency, and
- suggests rewrites in line with your writing standards.
This helps you work faster and more accurately, and reuse information more effectively.
How Etteplan INFO works
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Assessment & Maturity Scan
We analyze your documentation landscape, tools, processes and data structures to identify risks, inefficiencies and improvement potential.
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INFO Model Design
Together we define the future operating model, including workflows, governance, taxonomy, roles and deliverables, creating a scalable and compliant structure for all documentation.
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Transition & Migration
We set up the service, run pilot projects, migrate content into the new structures and align teams through training and communication.
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Continuous Delivery & Improvement
Etteplan takes responsibility for ongoing delivery, quality control, governance and optimization, ensuring long‑term efficiency, compliance and cost predictability.
Stay in control of your technical information
Etteplan combines expertise in engineering, data quality and regulation with the product knowledge of your teams. Responsibilities are clearly shared: Etteplan brings the operating model, structure and operational capacity, while you keep full visibility and make the product decisions. The result is a scalable foundation for future-ready products and plants.
Get started with a Maturity Scan
Don't let inefficient processes, high costs, and risks hold your organization back. Etteplan's Maturity Scan shows where you stand and where improvements pay off most. After one workshop, you have a concrete roadmap to efficient operations and future-proof documentation.
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