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In a technical editing department, the creation of technical documents is only half the battle.
A large part of it is also the organisation of the content: Variant management, terminology, translation
management and the automation of tasks are just a few keywords.

Technical Documentation

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  • AI technology (8)
  • Automation (8)
  • CCMS (33)
  • Content Delivery (15)
  • Content creation (47)
  • Digital Information Twin (5)
  • Digitalization (12)
  • Documentation (1)
  • E-commerce (1)
  • Layouts and formats (3)
  • Legal (4)
  • Modularization (7)
  • Networking service information (4)
  • Ordering spare parts (1)
  • Quality control (24)
  • Reuse (3)
  • Selling spare parts (1)
  • Smart Information (26)
  • Terminology Management (6)
  • Tools and technology (8)
  • Translation management (10)
  • Trends (13)
  • Variant management (10)

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How to Write “Single Source”

OK, so you obviously know perfectly well how to write “single source”. However, what many people aren't aware of is that …

 

Say Goodbye to 1001 Sources - Single Source in Technical Documentation

Single source is a buzz-phrase that we hear time and time again in technical writing. Its meaning seems pretty obvious at…

Getting Variants Under Control  

Getting Variants Under Control

There are many reasons why technical documentation has different variants. But what is the best way for a technical writi…

The Right Choice  

The Right Choice

Introducing a CMS is about more than just buying software. After all, the provider is just as important as the product. C…

Is a Component Content Management System Worthwhile?  

Is a Component Content Management System Worthwhile?

If you’re thinking about introducing a component content management system (CCMS), you will of course want to know whethe…

Does Your Technical Writing Department Need a Component Content Management System?  

Does Your Technical Writing Department Need a Component Content Management System?

Sometimes the answer to the question “At what point do you need a component content management system?” is quite obvious:…

Filtering master projects in SCHEMA ST4 – many from one!  

Filtering master projects in SCHEMA ST4 – many from one!

“Many from one!” That might sound a bit like witchcraft. But it is common practice in our SCHEMA ST4 Component Content Ma…

Three editors manage 4,000 documents for 100,000 product variants with SCHEMA ST4  

Three editors manage 4,000 documents for 100,000 product variants with SCHEMA ST4

Of the 22 technical writers at SEW-EURODRIVE, three editors deliver 4,000 customer-specific instruction manuals for a par…

 

Five advantages of modular content

What is modularization and what advantages does it bring to technical documentation? In this blog article, we will discus…

Who needs metadata anyway?  

Who needs metadata anyway?

Metadata is a hot topic in technical documentation and is regularly discussed in presentations, articles and blog posts l…