The aviation industry is extremely fast paced, making access to the latest in technical publications essential. Imagine a bustling aircraft maintenance hangar where engineers, technicians, and other teams work together. They depend on extensive technical documentation to complete their work efficiently, and safely.

Rapid updates to this technical data can make it challenging to keep the manuals current. This is where SYNAXIOM’s NIVOMAX platform steps in, offering a solution that not only publishes Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals / Publications (IETM / IETP) content but also streamlines the entire process of creating, distributing, and utilizing them.

The Challenge of Managing Aviation Documentation

Think about the last time you assembled something complex, perhaps a piece of furniture from your favorite Swedish furniture maker. Now imagine that complexity multiplied by a hundred thousand, having to work with countless parts, strict regulations, and almost no room for error, a daily reality for those who work with aircraft.

A Component Content Management System (CCMS) becomes indispensable in this high-stakes environment. CCMS systems enable technical writers to prepare and write intricate technical documents in manageable and reusable modular parts (called Data Modules in S1000D), which they can easily reference and aggregate, quickly generating new meaningful procedures, task cards, and operating instructions.

The challenge is always how to manage the massive quantum of data and get the correct information into the hands of those who need it quickly and efficiently.

Enter NIVOMAX: Customization and Integration working together.

NIVOMAX is a platform that integrates with your existing PLM systems and interacts with them as if they were part of the original design. That’s the power of NIVOMAX, by transparently integrating upstream with your CCMS, it revolutionizes the handling of technical content from creation to publication.

Let’s look into how NIVOMAX turns technical content lifecycle management into an easy to execute efficient process:

1. Tailored Workflows for Unique Needs

No two companies are the same; with varying requirements and data volumes, every use case is unique. Handling these differences is where NIVOMAX and its extendible framework is designed to do. You can manage complex revision cycles while coordinating multiple global teams and getting granular information to those who need it in real-time.

NIVOMAX also tackles the challenges faced when managing technical data by integrating PLM on one side with user feedback on the other to work in unisons improving the value and quality of your technical content.

2. Reliability and consistency

With NIVOMAX’s upstream integration capabilities and downstream workflow automation tools you can plan and setup content update procedures that deliver real time updates across all Viewer Editions with minimal need for human intervention. By working in harmony with your CCMS, NIVOMAX Builder creates the IETM IETP outputs needed for display in the Viewers. With NIVOMAX’s flexible Library revision capabilities, you can simply schedule library revisions tasks on a pre-determined plan or make on the fly updates.

3. Managing Content From Multiple Sources

Considering the complexity of aircraft, it isn’t surprising that thousands of components, each with its documentation, must work together as a complex system. NIVOMAX allows publishers to build libraries with data originating from various inputs and sources, simplifying the aggregation tasks of content originating from multiple manufacturers into cohesive libraries with internal linking capabilities. This type of library design ensures that all the information is standardized and readily accessible, making it simple for all users from engineers to quality control and compliance teams.

4. Meeting compliance standards with ease

Compliance with industry standards is non-negotiable for aviation OEMs and component suppliers. We built NIVOMAX with these requirements in mind. Designed to work with industry standards like S1000D for handling complex technical data repositories, NIVOMAX provides the tools needed to ensure that your documentation is meaningful and usable.

5. Automation that Saves Time and Effort

Time is crucial in any business, but in aviation, it holds even greater significance. Grounded aircraft must return to service as soon as possible. The Workflow and Revision Manager within NIVOMAX Builder automates publishing tasks. This automation allows organizations to maximize computing resources and schedule the publishing of tech pub libraries without any need for human interactions, 24/7.

6. Engaging with Users through LiveConnect

Finally, with LiveConnect, support teams, and content authors can get real-time feedback from end-users that use these pubs, with user comments and feedback as a critical input for the iterative evolution of the technical content. Imagine communicating directly with your documentation’s users, gathering real-time feedback, and making necessary adjustments quicker than ever. LiveConnect allows for this dynamic interaction, ensuring that your documentation continually evolves to meet the needs of those who rely on it most.

The Future of Aviation Technical Documentation

What truly makes NIVOMAX stand out is its ability to meet the challenges of today’s aviation industry, delivering actionable information to end-users while fitting transparently within your existing PLM ecosystem.

If you want to improve your technical documentation deliverables, try NIVOMAX. Contact us today for a free demo to see how we can tailor this powerful platform to your specific needs, enhancing your workflow and the overall experience for your end users.