New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, applicable as of January 2027, changes some of the requirements for instructions to be provided by manufacturers of machinery and related products. Above all, it allows provision of instructions for use in digital format if these can also be downloaded during the machinery’s entire lifetime and can be saved and printed. However, some details regarding these key requirements remain to be settled.

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Technical Communication on the Road to Digitization

Inside views of digitization in technical communication

In the world of technology, it is now completely normal for devices and machines to communicate with each other almost as if by themselves. In Germany, the term Industrie 4.0 (I4.0) has become established for this digitization, while worldwide these activities are referred to as the "Industrial Internet of Things" (IIoT). In order to show where technical communication stands and where the journey is headed, user surveys were used to create a representative picture of current digitization initiatives and objectives as well as their concrete implementation. In addition, conclusions were drawn for digital development in technical communication. Here you will find a short excerpt as a whitepaper on our comprehensive study of the same name.

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From Manuals to “Information on Demand” with iiRDS

Digitization in technology and society is advancing inexorably. Bluetooth, WLAN or web interfaces are not only used to control the refrigerator and heating at home, but industry has also long been digitized on a large scale. Keyword: Industry 4.0. What are the framework conditions, the approach and the benefits of iiRDS? What are the implications for technical writing? Who are the members of the iiRDS consortium? Find out how you can help shape iiRDS yourself in this whitepaper. 

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From Risk Assessment to Information for Use

Why are risk assessments so important? Who is responsible for them? What does a good risk assessment look like? How can the content be translated practically into the required safety and warning information? Learn how to move from risk assessment to usage  information in this whitepaper. 

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