In May of this year, a new Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) was passed, which will come into force on January 1, 2022. The aim of the new version is to further reduce electronic waste and improve sortability. Manufacturers are obliged to make certain parts of electrical items easier to separate (easily and non-destructively). This primarily concerns batteries [...]
Current challenges in technical documentation and solutions with DOCUFY products On Friday, October 8, 2021, interested parties met for the second tecteam System Day this year. Due to the ongoing difficult coronavirus situation, the event was once again held online. This time, the focus was on the current challenges facing technical documentation and how DOCUFY [...]
Date of issue: September 2021 DIN EN IEC/IEEE 82079-1: Preparation of instructions for use - Structure, content and presentation - Part 1: General principles and detailed requirements The German translation of EN IEC/IEEE 82079-1 will be published in September. The standard deals with the principles and general requirements for product usage information. The translation is currently available [...]
With the increasing spread and growing functionality of editorial systems, at some point the meaningfulness of their names is no longer sufficient. New names are needed to differentiate the systems in terms of their growing complexity and the more advanced technologies. First beginnings When I first came into contact with database-supported software for managing text modules in 1999, I [...]
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 [...].
For many companies, the introduction of a component content management system (CCMS) is the ideal solution to meet the increased requirements in the editorial process. However, the associated changes are often met with resistance from the employees concerned. They have to give up old habits, acquire new skills or familiarize themselves with new roles and tasks. This [...]
Did you know what an important role technical writers play when it comes to topics such as automation and artificial intelligence? Do you happen to know what pre-editing means? If not (yet), why not give yourself a little break and read this article? What does "pre-editing" actually mean? The entire process of machine translation (MT for short) includes [...]
gds GmbH presented two products to an interested audience at the tecteam System Day on April 30, 2021. The easybrowse easybrowse content delivery portal Jan Grüter first presented easybrowse in the "Customer" role and user view. He showed how a machine technician uses easybrowse in the browser or with the easybrowse app to rectify a fault on a spray lubrication machine. This was followed [...]
Since 1998, Emil Kubica has seen many changes in the training of technical editors. Now what is probably the last change for him professionally has taken place; he has been in well-deserved retirement since the beginning of February. For him privately, it will certainly be more of a restless retirement: "Now it's time to tinker and do DIY. It will be boring [...]
A fundamental issue when creating instructions for use is defining the target groups. Only when it is clear who is supposed to do what with a product can target-oriented instructions be created. Instructions for everyday products such as a coffee machine or a cell phone must inform users about everything they need to know to use, maintain and [...].
