Authoring, Editing & Illustration

Our technical authoring, editing, and technical illustration services deliver precise operation, maintenance, and service manuals enhanced with high-quality visuals. We create XML-based structured content compliant with S1000D and DITA standards, ensuring consistency and scalability. Our experts produce accurate 2D, isometric, and schematic technical illustrations with detailed IPC/IPL and BOM integration. Each deliverable reflects engineering accuracy through continuous updates, standardization, and high-resolution renderings.

Content Management & Quality Control

Through our Content Management & Quality Control capabilities, we manage technical documentation lifecycles with meticulous attention to detail. Our processes include structured content organization, version control, validation, and comprehensive quality assurance checks. By establishing and enforcing style guides, we maintain uniformity across all deliverables while ensuring every document meets regulatory and client-specific standards.

Publishing & Delivery

Our Publishing & Delivery solutions ensure that your technical documentation reaches users in the right format and platform. We specialize in multi-channel publishing, delivering responsive and interactive documentation in formats such as PDF, XML, HTML5, and image-based outputs. Whether it’s a digital spare parts catalog or a web-based manual, we ensure seamless access across devices for improved user experience.

Legacy Conversion & Modernization

With our legacy data conversion and modernization services, we help organizations transition from outdated documentation to modern, structured formats. We digitize legacy manuals and illustrations, convert them into XML or SGML, and rewrite them in Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE) to enhance readability and compliance. Our team also redraws technical illustrations and migrates content from obsolete systems, preserving valuable technical data while upgrading its usability.

Translation & Localization

We also offer Translation & Localization services to support global product communication. We translate and localize technical documentation into multiple languages, ensuring regional compliance and cultural relevance for diverse markets.

Animation & eLearning

To further enhance engagement and understanding, our Animation & eLearning services bring complex engineering processes to life through interactive 2D and 3D animations, component visualizations, and 3D PDFs that simplify learning and maintenance procedures.

Customized Solutions

Through Customized Solutions, we tailor our technical publication services and documentation strategies to the specific needs of each project. Every engineering product has unique challenges, and our approach blends accuracy, scalability, and cost-efficiency to help you achieve your technical communication goals effectively.

Our Process

Operation & Maintenance

  • Our Operation & Maintenance technical documentation delivers clear, standardized manuals that enhance equipment operation, servicing, and lifecycle management. We create operation, maintenance, and installation guides, along with SOPs, to ensure safe and efficient task execution. Each document is tailored to industry standards and client requirements, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance at every stage.

Service & Support

  • We specialize in creating Service & Support technical documentation that simplifies post-delivery maintenance and troubleshooting. Our deliverables, service bulletins, manuals, IPC/IPL, and safety data sheets enhance equipment reliability, streamline workflows, and enable quick part identification. Each document is crafted for accuracy and accessibility, helping clients minimize downtime and maintenance errors.

Product & Engineering

  • Under Product & Engineering Documentation, Katalyst provides comprehensive technical support throughout the product development and project execution phases. From detailed product handbooks and engineering reports to project documentation, our experts ensure that every technical detail is captured precisely. This enables smooth communication between design, production, and service teams while maintaining complete traceability.

User & Training

  • We enhance product understanding through User & Training Documentation that supports onboarding, operations, and knowledge transfer. Our user guides and training materials simplify complex engineering concepts, combining clarity and instructional value to help organizations reduce learning curves and boost operational performance.

Values Delivered

  • 20-30%

    Reduction in documentation development costs

  • 25%

    Savings in translation expenses

  • 100%

    Compliance with industry and publication standards

  • ~45%

    Faster time-to-market

  • Up to 95%

    Documentation accuracy

Software and Tools

Katalyst Engineering's electrical engineering experts work with top-tier engineering tools to ensure precision, compatibility, and collaboration across disciplines:

Authoring & Publishing:

  • MS Word
  • Adobe FrameMaker
  • InDesign

Illustration

  • Arbortext Isodraw
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Kisters 3DViewStations
  • CAD-based illustration tools

Content & Version Management

  • Windchill
  • Teamcenter
  • Jira

ERP

  • SAP
  • BaaN

Why Choose Katalyst Engineering

  • Effortless & Accurate Documentation

    Our streamlined workflows and expert teams ensure every manual and guide is precise, clear, and ready for use.

  • Smart, Interactive Publications

    From illustrated parts catalogs to digital IETMs, we create intuitive, intelligent documents that enhance usability and maintenance.

  • Standards-Driven Compliance

    Every delivery aligns with global standards, ensuring reliability, safety, and audit readiness.

  • Future-Ready Scalability

    Modular workflows and advanced tools keep your documentation flexible, scalable, and ready for growth.

  • Trusted Engineering Expertise

    With decades of experience supporting global OEMs, Katalyst delivers precision, agility, and unmatched quality every time through its expert technical publication services and technical illustration services.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

We develop a wide range of technical documentation, including Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC), Operation & Maintenance Manuals (OMM), Service and Repair Manuals, Installation & Commissioning Guides, Training Manuals, and Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM/IETP), among others.

Katalyst Engineering serves diverse sectors such as Industrial Equipment, Heavy Machinery, Defense, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Energy, Medical Devices, Agriculture, and Engine Manufacturing.

Yes, we specialize in legacy data conversion, upgrading outdated or unstructured content into standardized, structured, and easily maintainable digital formats.

Absolutely. We provide multilingual translation and localization services, adapting content to regional standards, units, and cultural nuances for global readiness.

Every project undergoes technical validation by domain experts, multi-stage quality checks, editorial reviews, and compliance verification to ensure precision and consistency.

We deliver content across print, PDF, web, and mobile platforms, and develop interactive formats like IETM/IETP and AR/VR-based documentation for enhanced visualization.

We maintain version control and detailed change logs, ensuring quick and consistent updates across all documentation through our structured content management system.

We follow strict confidentiality protocols, including NDAs, restricted data access, and secure storage, ensuring full IP rights remain with the client.

Turnaround times depend on project scope and complexity, but our streamlined processes and automation tools enable faster delivery without compromising quality.

Yes, we offer flexible engagement models,on-site, offshore, or hybrid, tailored to your project scale, timeline, and cost requirements, supporting full technical documentation outsourcing solutions.

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