Über Volker Granacher

Managing Director

tecteam at the tekom annual conference 2025

Innovative solutions for technical communication and answers to current challenges For over 35 years, tecteam Gesellschaft für technische Kommunikation mbH has been a reliable partner when it comes to services, consulting and training in technical communication. As an experienced companion for companies in a wide range of industries, tecteam stands for practical, future-oriented solutions - from the creation [...]

I'm going to be a technical editor - now more than ever!

The job description of a technical writer seems less attractive to many school leavers, the number of students on degree courses is falling - and at the same time, the shortage of skilled workers is becoming increasingly apparent. This is precisely why there is enormous potential in this career! Silent heroes of digitalization Technical editors are the silent heroes of digitalization. They make complex content understandable, write precise instructions and [...]

2025-05-07T14:48:14+02:0007.05.2025|Kategorien: General, Technical Communication, Training|Tags: , , , , training|0 Comments

Technical documentation in the age of AI and IoT - mandatory becomes optional

It all started with the Product Liability Act, which first stipulated in 1989 that the safe operation of products must be guaranteed in every respect. This was followed in 1993 by the Machinery Directive, which explicitly stipulated this requirement for machinery and plant engineering. After a transitional period of 2 years, the Machinery Directive became a mandatory basis for manufacturers and [...]

tecteam expands its range of seminars

SCHEMA ST4 editing system - 7 days of practice Participants learn about the diverse tasks and possibilities of content management and apply them in practice. They will practice creating structures, modularizing and classifying content, publishing documents and much more in SCHEMA ST4. Introduction | User interface and data organization | Text content [...]

Blended learning on the rise

With an increase in turnover of over 16% compared to 2019, the German e-learning industry continued to grow in 2020. This is one of the findings of the latest edition of the "E-Learning Economy 2021" industry monitor published by MMB Institut GmbH in Essen. When face-to-face teaching is only possible to a limited extent The coronavirus crisis has significantly accelerated sales growth in the e-learning industry, [...]

2024-05-15T15:29:04+02:0029.04.2022|Kategorien: General|Tags: , , Continuing 0 Comments

tecteam system day on 12.05.2022

The tecteam System Days series focuses on the tools that make editors' daily work easier. The automation of tasks and the networking of IT infrastructure systems in companies are also becoming increasingly important for technical editors. At the System Days, we present you with changing combinations of system providers, tool manufacturers [...]

2024-05-15T15:31:33+02:0001.03.2022|Kategorien: Consulting|Tags: , , , , workshop|0 Comments

Solid craftsmanship or information factory?

The digital transformation is fundamentally changing processes in industry. Machines communicate with each other, inform each other about errors in the production process, identify scarce material stocks and reorder. The technological possibilities for linking objects, data and processes may place new demands on everyone involved: optimizing data flows and workflows, networking data and systems with one another, linking tasks and processes [...].

tecteam supports the CE consultant consultation days of the IHK Dortmund

The Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce is supplementing its consulting services for companies with a consultation day on CE marking. The experts from tecteam GmbH and EMC Test NRW GmbH answer questions on the application of directives and standards in the CE process and the importance of risk analysis for conformity assessment. The event kicked off on February 17, 2021, and the next consultation day will take place on [...]

Challenge 2020 - webinars have (temporarily) gone from the exception to the rule

As a result of the coronavirus crisis, most companies sent their employees to work from home. Many of them returned to video conferencing shortly afterwards - they met "face to face" via Zoom Cloud Meetings, Microsoft Teams or GoToWebinar to clarify important matters without having to leave their own four walls. [...]

Review of the digital event "tekom Annual Conference 2020"

How was the tekom annual conference 2020? We'll still be asking ourselves that in a few years' time! The tekom Annual Conference 2020 is over, but the experiences from the digital event will have a lasting impact on technical communication. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the organizers and all the other people who [...]

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