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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

  • 3D (1)
  • AI technology (7)
  • Automation (3)
  • CCMS (30)
  • Content Delivery (12)
  • Content creation (45)
  • Digital Information Twin (5)
  • Digitalization (10)
  • Documentation (1)
  • E-commerce (1)
  • Layouts and formats (3)
  • Legal (4)
  • Modularization (5)
  • Networking service information (4)
  • Ordering spare parts (1)
  • Quality control (23)
  • Reuse (3)
  • Selling spare parts (1)
  • Smart Information (20)
  • Terminology Management (6)
  • Tools and technology (8)
  • Translation management (10)
  • Trends (13)
  • Variant management (10)
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Terminology management – a call for clarity and comprehensibility  

Terminology management – a call for clarity and comprehensibility

When it comes to good technical documentation – such as a manual, online help or a knowledge article in a service databas…

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Less is more: controlled language for more efficient documentation

The verb “to sanction” can mean “to approve” as well as “to punish”. The Oxford English Thesaurus apparently lists 380 sy…

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Can Do So – The Introduction to SCHEMA CDS at Caterpillar  

Can Do So – The Introduction to SCHEMA CDS at Caterpillar

Content delivery is a hot topic in the field of technical writing. While most technical writers are quick to recognise th…

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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…

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The major advantages of a component content management system in technical writing  

The major advantages of a component content management system in technical writing

Authoring processes can be optimised with a content management system, because such a tool provides efficient solutions f…

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Achieve optimum text intelligibility in technical writing

Imagine that your company produces fan heaters. Winter is slowly approaching and you know that the coming months will be …

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Simple steps to optimise your documentation for translation

If your company wants to market its products abroad, it goes without saying that you’ll need your documents translated in…

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Modern Talking 4.0 – the Internet of Things and intelligent information  

Modern Talking 4.0 – the Internet of Things and intelligent information

I announced it earlier and now the secret is out. So what was the topic of my presentation at the annual conference and w…

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Better review processes in technical writing

In technical writing, content naturally does not come out of nowhere. Ideally, it emerges in parallel with the product, t…

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Never rush in: Always think the whole process through!  

Never rush in: Always think the whole process through!

For around the last five years, the technical communications sector has been focussing more and more of its efforts on a …

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How-to-videos in technical documentation

There is no doubt about it: how-to videos are becoming increasingly popular. Already in 2016, one third of online video u…

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Content Delivery and Buzzword Bingo  

Content Delivery and Buzzword Bingo

Welcome to the IoT – the Internet of Things. You will certainly also have noticed that everything is linked! From the ink…

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