Digitale Unterlagen erstmals ausdrücklich geregelt Mit dem Inkrafttreten der Maschinenverordnung (EU) 2023/1230 im Jahr 2024 wurden erstmals die digitale Bereitstellung von Betriebsanleitungen und Konformitätserklärungen sowie eine digitale Kontaktmöglichkeit ausdrücklich im Gesetzestext genannt. Bis dahin war die gängige Auslegung, dass diese Unterlagen in gedruckter Form mitzuliefern seien – auch wenn dies nie explizit vorgeschrieben war. [...]
Warum Übersetzer und Redakteure überraschend viel gemeinsam haben Übersetzer und Redakteure machen technische Informationen zugänglich. Aber es gibt noch mehr Parallelen zwischen beiden Berufsfeldern, wie ich auf meinem Weg von der Fachübersetzerin zur Technischen Redakteurin feststellen konnte. Acht Monate Theorie lernen und dann drei Monate als Praktikantin wieder „erste“ Berufserfahrungen sammeln – lohnen sich die [...]
Liebe Kunden und Anwender von SCHEMA ST4, Sie arbeiten regelmäßig mit SCHEMA ST4 und möchten sich mit anderen Anwendern in einer entspannten und ungezwungenen Umgebung austauschen? Dann sind Sie bei unserer Veranstaltung genau richtig! Unter dem Motto „Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“ schaffen wir für Sie eine Plattform, auf der Sie Ihre Herausforderungen aus dem täglichen [...]
Dear COSIMA customers and users, Do you work with COSIMA on a regular basis and would like to exchange ideas with other users in a relaxed and informal setting? Then our COSIMA networking event is just right for you! Under the motto "Help for self-help," we are creating a platform for you where you can discuss the challenges you face in your daily work with COSIMA [...]
Technical documentation (TD) must be understandable. Requirements for this can be found in German and European liability law, in the German Product Safety Act and the associated regulations, and in relevant EU directives. And since most technical documents are translated into several languages due to the internationalization of markets, comprehensibility is also important for this reason. Comprehensible texts Easier comprehensibility of [...]
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 [...]
The risk assessment, often incorrectly referred to as a risk analysis, is one of the most important documents for manufacturers to prove that a product is safe in accordance with European legislation. In practice, however, it has been shown that in many companies it is either not implemented at all or only in a very rudimentary way. Typical misconceptions in [...]
In future, industry and retailers will be obliged to provide a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for products placed on the market. The basis for this is the new Ecodesign Regulation 2024/1781, which obliges manufacturers to record and publish extensive data on every product. The introduction will begin as early as February 2027: the first products, such as textiles, must then be provided with a digital [...]
For medical devices, it is possible to provide instructions for use in electronic form. However, this was previously limited to certain products by Regulation (EU) 207/2012. New regulations under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 With the current Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745, this option has been retained in Annex I, Chapter III. More precise regulation was provided by the Implementing Regulation (EU) [...]
Technical communication is in a state of upheaval. This was also demonstrated by Quanos Connect on June 4 and 5 in Nuremberg, which attracted a record 800 visitors. Focus on solutions Quanos Solutions GmbH and its partners - one of which was tecteam GmbH - presented solutions relating to the editorial system [...].
