Technical publications software

Integrated in a PLM solution, a technical publishing solution enables you to author and publish accurate, effective and compliant technical documentation — faster and more efficiently. It allows you to author and publish various product documents, such as spare parts catalogs, work instructions, manuals, training materials and more. Technical publishing software supports a wide range of formats, different languages and new media. It enables you to incorporate an increasing number of product variants, and frequent product changes, all while ensuring that your documentation is comprehensive and user-friendly to address all potential use cases, for all audiences.

Technical documentation is a critical business component, as it is required with any product to help users understand, install, operate, maintain and service products. It must be adapted for diverse audiences with varying levels of technical expertise, such as end-users and expert or novice service technicians. As products are distributed globally, technical documentation must also reflect the local language of the customers. With rising product complexity and shorter product development cycles, technical documentation becomes more intricate to author and publish. An integrated technical publishing solution that enables a holistic approach to documentation can help you successfully navigate all of these complexities.

A technical publishing solution ensures that your data and product visualizations are easily accessible to all stakeholders. This way, your tech pubs teams can work concurrently with product development rather than in sequence, as is usually the case. This approach enables you to streamline your technical publishing process, catch and manage changes early on without compromising timelines and significantly improve the quality of your documents.

When selecting technical publishing software, look for a solution that enables you to leverage the comprehensive digital twin of the product. With this, tech pubs authors can ensure that the documentation is always based on the latest and most accurate information. Additionally, they can create interactive and immersive technical documentation, enhancing end-user comprehension to streamline maintenance and support activities. Our technical publishing solution enables your teams to leverage the most comprehensive digital twin to ensure complete accuracy of your product data and illustrations. With our solution, you can create traditional and highly interactive content to drive effective communication and improve end-user experience.

Investing in an integrated PLM-based solution offers significant advantages over standalone content management or tech pubs tools. Unifying content development, product data and engineering workflows within a single PLM environment enables seamless collaboration between all cross-functional stakeholders. With a PLM-based solution, manufacturers can reduce authoring and illustration development, improve consistency and reduce the risk of incorrect content in their technical documentation.

Additionally, a PLM-based approach provides centralized version and access control as well as robust change management — reducing manual effort, minimizing errors and streamlining the entire content lifecycle. Ultimately, manufacturers can achieve the holistic visibility and traceability required to deliver higher-quality, configuration-specific technical information that keeps pace with their dynamic product portfolios.