Adobe FrameMaker

FrameMaker solutions for automotive and transportation

The information lifecycle in automotive and transportation usually begins with engineering data — notes, requirement documents, specifications, test results, and drawings. From this comes supporting information such as operation and maintenance information, manufacturing support information, and training materials. The industry must easily collect, reorganize, and maintain the information from these sources for many other purposes. In addition, consistency across documents and across product lines must be enforced.

Publishing groups in this industry must manage information for reuse, create appropriate information products for a wide range of audiences, maintain information for long periods of time, meet customer expectations for readily available information, and meet and surpass the expectations of the "elite" buyer.

Adobe® FrameMaker® 8 software and Adobe FrameMaker Server 8 software can play a key role in an automotive and transportation information publishing solution. FrameMaker software enables editing, formatting, and structure of long documents and template-driven workflows. Authors can create XML content in a WYSIWYG environment and publish it to print or PDF with the rich FrameMaker rendering engine. Because FrameMaker 8 can roundtrip XML documents, authors can read XML documents, write and edit XML content, and save content for XML processing by other tools or applications. A FrameMaker based publishing solution enables automotive and transportation organizations to manage and print large amounts of information, maintain and reuse it effectively, and tailor it for individual audience needs.

FrameMaker 8 key benefits

Create rich XML documents in a familiar word-processing environment and distribute them in nonmodifiable formats.
Lock in document accuracy and consistency through preset styles and automatic formatting.
Ease the cultural transition from paper to electronic files with a consistent authoring interface.
Convert files to Adobe PDF for timesaving electronic commenting and reduced storage and bandwidth requirements, while preserving document structure and organization.
Integrate 3D models and rich media contained in Adobe Flash SWF files directly into their Adobe PDF documents.
Enable anyone with Adobe Reader to experience dynamic and interactive assets such as 3D, video and animation directly within the context of their document.
Integrate screen recordings, simulations, tutorials, and quizzes created with Adobe Captivate 3.
Quickly deploy new and updated safety and regulatory legislation and information from NHTSA, EPA, STAR, AAR, and other government and trade organizations.
Customize or personalize new and updated operations manuals and repair procedures for individual models and distribute them worldwide.
Create partial catalogs for selected target audiences.
Create and distribute crucial product-recall documentation.
Easily include and reuse thousands of detailed schematic illustrations and massive amounts of technical information..
Segment manuals by system or specialty, and then rebuild the full manual and tailor it to each customer's requirements.

Featured customers

Bombardier Transportation

Helping people around the world get where they want to go, railcar manufacturer Bombardier increases its documentation output with FrameMaker+SGML and Adobe Acrobat® software.

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Druckhaus Waiblingen (Germany)

FrameMaker is at the heart of database-driven publishing and digital media production at this multifaceted publishing house, whose clients include Mercedes-Benz.

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Note: These case studies discuss the Adobe FrameMaker+SGML product. FrameMaker 8 includes all features of FrameMaker+SGML.

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