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Envision evCreator
Canvas GFX
Envision evCreator is a powerful graphics application* combining 2D drawing and image editing with 3D model handling for creating technical illustrations, product visualizations, animations, charts, text and more. The evCreator handles the preparation of every visual asset you need to add to your instructional content - as well as the creation of end-to-end documents. Envision evCreator gives technical creatives the autonomy to work with 2D graphics, images and 3D CAD models in a single, intuitive application. No more switching between different apps for different uses, and no more delays caused by reliance on engineering teams for 3D model screenshots. 2D drawing, 3D CAD, and vector graphics in a single, easy to use application: - Image editing - 3D CAD visualization - Flow charts and process diagrams - Animation with text to speech - Smart annotation & dimension tools - Charts, tables, symbols - Export to JPG, PNG, PDF, MP4, and more -
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ROO.AI
ROO.AI
Replace paper with the next-generation visual inspection platform that shows workers exactly what to do, when they need to do it, keeping equipment operating and production quality high. Paper checklists are slowing down production, quality control, and equipment maintenance. ROO.AI replaces paper by combining a breakthrough visual interface with guided work instruction and Bots on standard mobile devices to increase frontline productivity and accuracy while helping companies onboard faster and upskill their workforce. Improve inspection processes, simplify process audits, speed up production lines, and ensure preventive maintenance. ROO.AI bridges the skills gap and drives continuous improvement in industries like manufacturing, energy, transportation, and more. Cut inspection times by up to 70% and automate data collection providing instant visibility to defects for quality checks and process audits.Starting Price: $29 per month -
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Procify Workflow
GE Vernova
Proficy Workflow provides operators with interactive, step-by-step instructions, guiding the right actions at the right time. Operators can easily move from a paper-based method of managing procedures to an electronic format for consistency and predictability. Digitize manual and automated processes with one tool across a plant or entire enterprise-from plant operators and maintenance teams to field crews and leadership. Filter HMI/SCADA and MES alarms, take automatic actions and push required actions to the right person. With clear guidance, teams respond faster to events, and operations run more efficiently. Decrease operator errors, costs, and risk with dynamic, interactive work instructions and eSOPs. Guide operators through the right steps to take, at the right time, with effective electronic work instructions. Enforce and track processes to achieve higher quality, decrease waste/scrap, comply with regulations, and improve safety. -
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Ansomat
Ansomat
Ansomat is a manufacturing platform designed to guide operators through complex assembly and production processes using digital work instructions, smart workstation technology, and integrated shop floor tools. It helps manufacturers eliminate errors in manual production by guiding and controlling operator actions in real time, ensuring that each step of an assembly process is executed correctly and consistently. It replaces paper-based instructions and fragmented documentation with dynamic digital instructions that provide step-by-step guidance through visual media such as images, videos, augmented reality overlays, and interactive confirmations. These instructions can be centrally created, edited, versioned, and deployed across multiple production stations using the Ansomat Management System, allowing engineers to manage and update procedures remotely while maintaining consistent execution across factories and production sites. -
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tomehost
Cactusoft
Most CMSs base their structure around pages. tomehost is structured around sections, which is much better suited to user guides and complex technical documentation. You can nest headings 7+ levels deep, accommodating even the most extensive technical manuals. Just add headings where you want them, and tomehost takes care of numbering. If you move a section, everything automatically renumbers. Each heading has a unique URL that does not change if you edit the heading, move it, or add sections in front of it. The visible number might change, but the URL won't. The editor interface has menu triggers next to each header, at section breaks at the end of each section and on-right clicking headings in the treeview menu. Headings, text, warnings, notices, code (with syntax-highlighting), images (with optional legend), file download blocks and embedded videos.Starting Price: $29 per month -
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ScreenSteps
Blue Mango Learning Systems
Knowledge base software that reduces employee mistakes, questions, and onboarding time. Interactive, “dummy proof” guides any employee can follow without getting stuck in the middle of a process. Increase QA scores, reduce questions, and decrease training time by building a robust online searchable knowledge base to keep everyone in your call center on the same page. Increase productivity, reduce mistakes, and decrease training time by helping your employees adopt new procedures and handle complex situations without needing additional help. Capture your company’s unique procedures with customizable, step-by-step guides that enhance employee performance. Teams leverage a ScreenSteps knowledge base in three ways to improve employee performance while reducing the amount of training and post-training support. Centralize all of your job aids in one location. Employees can easily find answers to their questions within seconds with a ScreenSteps knowledge base.Starting Price: $57.00/month -
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Scribe
Scribe
Scribe is an AI-powered workflow documentation platform that automatically captures and creates step-by-step guides as you work. It eliminates the need for manual screenshots and written instructions by generating clear, visual SOPs in seconds. Teams can easily share or embed guides across tools like chats, wikis, and knowledge bases. Scribe helps ensure work is done correctly with on-screen walkthroughs that are simple to follow. The platform also provides insights into how workflows operate across teams and tools. AI-powered recommendations help optimize processes and reduce inefficiencies. Trusted by millions of users and most Fortune 500 companies, Scribe dramatically reduces documentation and training time. -
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Proplanner
Advantive
Most clients have Assembly Planner import the eBOM from their PDM/PLM system along with a corresponding Engineering Change Order which contains important details about this change. Assembly Planner then allows the manufacturing engineer to reconcile the eBOM against any existing mBOM (if one exists) to determine what subsequent changes need to be performed against the Process and subsequent shop floor instructions, tooling, and logistics. Often these changes happen under the context of one or multiple corresponding Manufacturing Change Orders (MCO) which define Effective Date, Series, or Serial numbers for which the change is to apply. Once the mBOM and BOP data are complete and reconciled within Assembly Planner this information is Published to ERP, Logistics, and Shop Floor MES/Andon. In the diagram above, Proplanner solutions are shown in Blue with ERP and PDM integrations shown in yellow. -
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Dozuki
Dozuki
Dozuki is standard work instruction software that empowers manufacturers to implement standardized procedures in support of continuous improvement and training efforts. Approved standards are instantly distributed across teams, shifts, and locations. Track the competency of employees trained to current standards and automate retraining when procedures are updated. View data to resolve issues, reduce rework, and identify improvements—all in real-time. Gather feedback from within procedures to capture valuable tribal knowledge. Centralized document control and automatic tracking of revision history helps reinforce quality standards and reduce waste. Dozuki Co-Founder, Brian Sallee, talks with manufacturing leaders in this new podcast. There is lots to learn from all levels of operations, give it a listen. Our training modules turn documented procedures into a training program for standardizing employee instruction across teams, shifts, and locations.Starting Price: $349 per month -
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Librestream
Librestream Technologies
Librestream offers innovative industrial digital assistant solutions that leverage AI to improve workforce productivity and operational efficiency. Their platform, including the Onsight NOW and Remote Expert tools, enables businesses to provide real-time remote assistance, work instructions, and visual support to field service teams. This reduces downtime and improves first-time fix rates by connecting workers with experts instantly via secure video calls. With a focus on preserving organizational knowledge and enabling seamless collaboration, Librestream helps industries like manufacturing, oil and gas, and aerospace optimize maintenance, training, and troubleshooting processes in real-time. -
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Vuforia
PTC
Vuforia is a comprehensive, scalable enterprise AR platform. Our wide-ranging solution suite ensures that we can provide the right AR technology to every customer based on their business needs. Vuforia provides the fastest, easiest and most advanced AR content development solutions to help industrial enterprise customers address workforce challenges and meet business goals. Vuforia’s Augmented Reality solutions have numerous practical applications—where to start depends on understanding where you'll get the fastest, most meaningful ROI. These use cases stand out as offering easy adoption, clear returns, tangible benefits, and a roadmap to scale up. Use industrial AR to improve workforce productivity, efficiency and customer satisfaction with real-time, step-by-step work instructions. Analytics and automation have changed manufacturing operations. AR is now transforming human processes by accelerating skills development and empowering guidance. -
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Bring consistency to manual operations with Standard Operations Procedures (SOP), guiding the operator through each step with the required production and safety instructions and checks. The ECS Electronic Work Instructions module provides manufacturing information and instructions, which are automatically displayed to the right user through an easy-to-use and intuitive interface. The module supports certification, procedures, drawings, safety instructions, shift notes and any other type of electronic documents and helps eliminating paper driven production process and time of redundant data entries. Thanks to instant messaging support the module enables delivery of the most important information to the shopfloor in the shortest time. Integration with common document repositories (SAP DVS, ZVS, SharePoint, Enovia, SmartTeam). Enables instant messaging and logging of shift notes.
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Finish Genius
AWFI
Work Instructions are ISO compliant interactive multi-media, providing your company with step by step directions. All customized work instructions are documented to precise process specifications by the Finish Genius team. Advanced process education will eliminate tribal knowledge. On demand internalized training programs decreases turn-over and cost of training. Experience the features of Finish Genius. Choose from one of three different company accounts to see how FG will work for your company: Manual Wood Shop, automated wood shop. Create and View Digital Work Instructions by clicking on ‘work instructions. Choose any of the listed formulas and click ‘view’, ‘edit’ or ‘print’. ‘View’ allows you to view the Work Instruction including detailed process steps. ‘Edit’ allows you to modify a current Work Instruction or add information. ‘Print’ allows you to download a PDF version as a hardcopy. -
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Graphical Documentation (GDOC)
Optel Software
Optel’s Graphical Documentation (GDOC) provides paperless graphical work instructions for box-build, circuit assembly, rework and for QA inspection. GDOC allows assembly instructions and multimedia content to be assigned to assemblies either at the component level or at the assembly level. Multimedia content including text, pictures, video, documents and links GDOC includes a graphical editor for engineers and a viewer for operations with work instructions centrally stored in the Optel database. Hierarchical supports hierarchical BOM and creating work instructions for product assemblies that may contain multiple circuit assemblies or subassemblies. Comprehensive – GDOC covers the complete process of manual assembly from scheduling and line balancing, to creating specific documents for each operator on the line. Modular – Customers can chose to implement GDOC for single manual station, or to manage and control multiple manual assembly lines. -
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how.fm
how.fm
Write interactive voice how-tos in plain text – and add photos, GIFs or video clips by drag and drop. Write step by step voice how-tos without any coding skills. Add rich-media with 1 click. Document, update and share your how-tos in real-time. Accessible by you and your employees, 24/7. Voice control keeps your workers’ hands free. AI translates your how-tos into almost any language. how.fm is a smart assistant for digital training and performance support in manual work procedures, handicrafts and technical skills or how-to knowledge in general. Providing self-help to new employees, trainees, and temp workers, step-by-step, off- or on the job. We automatically turn your standard operating procedure or any kind of step-by-step documentation into something both exciting and effective. Specifically build to help new or temp workers integrate quickly. With multi-language instructions and hands-free voice control. -
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j5 Work Instructions
Hexagon PPM
Work instructions are issued at all levels and areas of industrial operations. Traditional work management tools – including paper and spreadsheets – are not interfaced to other software, such as Data Historians and the CMMS. This results in dual capture and information silos, and increases organizational risk and inefficiencies. j5 Work Instructions allows operations teams to plan, record, manage, view and complete any task consistently and efficiently with a web browser and mobile devices. Implement an intuitive digital platform to plan and manage operational tasks. Ensure consistent formatting, structure and content entry. Eliminate paper, spreadsheets, scattered databases and disconnected applications. Reduce employee workload and simplify the scheduling, monitoring and completion of tasks. Interface j5 Work Instructions to other industrial software, such as the CMMS and data historians. Manage tasks related to data across all j5 applications. -
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Picomto
Picomto
The digital work instructions solution to reconnect your workers with the information system. The solution to create, exploit and analyze your Digital Work Instructions in a visual, connected and smart way. Your work instructions, standard operating procedures: Interactive, visual, connected. Evolve easily your work instructions and process through time. Make your work instructions more understandable by adding pictures, videos. Ensure that operators and technician only access the latest version. Access to all the work instructions from a smartphone or tablet in online and offline mode. Build digital field-data collection forms directly into your work instructions. Analyze the use of your work instructions and make continuous improvement. Submit your work instructions for review and approval. Share only to people or group of people concerned. Translate and share your contents in more than 100 languages. -
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Scope AR Worklink
Scope AR
Work instructions and remote assistance on a single AR knowledge platform. Imagine if everyone in your organization could, at any moment, access the expert guidance they need to perform any task with ease. Imagine if that expertise—live or in an AR tutorial—was highly intuitive and accessible on any device. And, imagine if each individual’s performance could be observed, measured, and improved. The Worklink platform is that reality. Worklink remote assistance provides live expert guidance and work instructions at any given moment, on any device. Start with work instructions and scale to a remote expert consultation in the same session—both in an AR rich environment. Alternatively, an expert can add AR work instructions or training content to a support call whenever it’s needed. Create step-by-step work instructions with animated AR overlays using an intuitive interface—no development experience, scripting, or coding needed. -
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Andonix Smart Work Station
andonix
Productivity now for your company and immediate savings to grow your profit. We deliver tangible value to grow your bottom line in days. Discover how industry leaders are using Andonix to enhance training, capture savings, and improve productivity. Discover how industry leaders are using Andonix to improve quality and reduce the risk of disruptions. Discover how industry leaders are using Andonix to transform safety standards in their organizations. Utilize digital checklists, digital work instructions, and digital Andon Cord to build a safer environment, through: Digitized safety audits and review of industrial vehicles, verification of personal protective equipment, safety analysis by operation. quick dissemination of accidents or incidents of all business units, safety performance per job prediction based on data analytics. Dissemination of accidents or incidents of all business units using Digital Andon Cord functionality, for all positions. -
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WebSequence
Sequence
WebSequence is not just paper on glass, but a dynamic electronic work instruction interface between engineering and the paperless manufacturing floor. Sequence makes available only one version of the work instructions, the right one. By deploying up-to-date, visually-rich work instructions, a Sequence deployment gives production personnel the best opportunity to build it right the first time. When integrated with your ERP system for work order specific deployment, WebSequence also becomes a powerful data capture, tracking, and tracing portal. WebSequence can capture 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signatures from operators, line-leads, or supervisory personnel. Additionally, operators can either manually enter shop-floor data (numeric with limits, text, and pass/fail) or use USB-connected tooling for fast, reliable data entry without the opportunity for transcription errors. -
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Sequence Breeze
Sequence
Breeze is an on-demand, scrollable, read-only shop floor access portal for paperless work instruction deployment. Not all manufacturing environments need the suite of functions found in WebSequence. The Breeze license was designed for highly repetitive processes where the work instruction must be visible to the user but it is more of a reference tool. Because the web presence of instruction is built in real-time when requested from the database, Breeze prevents accidental use of out-of-date information and does away with the current human process required to keep documents on the server current. Just as with all of our direct-access deployment methods, Breeze makes only the RIGHT version available to the shop floor. Fully manage the deployment of electronic work instructions. Deploying work instructions electronically allows real-time updates to the shop floor when they are approved. -
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Atheer
Atheer
Despite being 80% of the workforce, your front line teams have been largely overlooked by technology providers. We aim to fix this. Atheer is a fully integrated Front Line Worker Platform that intelligently connects front line teams to the assistance they need to perform their best work, safely and effectively. Atheer enables the world’s industrial leaders to reimagine the way they provide assistance to all their front line teams, wherever they might be. Help your users help themselves with contextual knowledge, documentation, resources and training. Build, deploy & optimize visual work assistance. Work instructions, inspections, checklists, guides, SOPs, and jobs. Powerful AR enabled video sessions provide remote assistance to where it is needed. Secure. Global. All devices. -
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Plutomen Workflow
Plutomen
Are you facing internal management and productivity issues with printed work instructions? Worry not! Empower your front-line workers with Plutomen Workflow’s paperless and digital work instructions. Our Work Instructions can make your workflow seamless with digitized guides, manuals, and step-by-step SOPs. By using our solution, your frontline workers can be productive, safe, and accurate with a digitized version control to decrease your TAT and improve your resolution time. Printed work instructions are a thing of past as they become outdated faster! With AR powered Digitized Work Instructions, you can let your frontline workers utilize the updated information. Augment, transform, and digitize your MRO guidelines to offer instant assistance to all your frontline workers with AR-based visual work instructions. -
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Apprentice Augmented Work Instructions
Apprentice.io
With an exclusive focus on life science manufacturing, our platform and services were built for pharma. Don’t waste time and effort trying to adapt a system built for the factory to the needs of your facility. Captures technique media instructions - photo, video, and augmented reality overlays - to clarify complex workflows. It offers a full suite of manufacturing execution systems (MES), laboratory execution systems (LES), and remote collaboration capabilities for your team to grow into and scale your expanding operations. Developed for life science teams, AWI’s intuitive, no-code configuration enables procedure creation with formula calculations and advanced capabilities like linked procedures, parallel execution, branching, and enforcement logic — without reliance on a third party. -
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Manual.to
Manual.to
From training to manuals, it's easy to create and share knowledge in minutes so your teams get the help and support they need to do their jobs right. Start by making photo and video snippets of the different steps of the instruction. Add the accompanying texts, explaining precisely what to do. Share with your colleagues or third parties through easy-to-read URLs or QR codes. Track searches, discover the most popular documents, and improve where needed. From training to manuals, it's easy to create and share knowledge in minutes so your teams get the help and support they need to do their jobs right. -
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Manufacturo
Manufacturo
MANUFACTURO is a dynamic, cloud-based software solution designed for the modern high-change manufacturing industry. By consolidating disparate systems into one cohesive platform, your organization is effortlessly streamlining operations, improving data accuracy, and enhancing operational efficiencies. Our key differentiators are your new competitive advantage. Traceability and nonconformance management are just two examples of industry-leading capabilities that showcase Manufacturo’s unique value. Cutting-edge traceability, powered by advanced monitoring technology, provides you with a holistic view of your manufacturing operations. From inspection of materials arriving at your facility to customer shipment, you’ll realize enhanced safety, compliance, and operational efficiency, driven by real-time situational awareness that’s available at your fingertips. Our built-in nonconformance management solution seamlessly integrates with your organization’s production, inventory -
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LightGuide
LightGuide
LightGuide’s augmented reality (AR) software transforms manual processes by projecting digital step-by-step AR work instructions onto an employee’s work surface, standardizing and error-proofing the work. Coupled with 3D sensors and vision cameras, the system prevents and detects errors in real time while capturing data and insights on your operator’s performance and quality. Eliminate defects and improve efficiency by transforming manual processes into visual AR work instructions for real-time operator guidance. LightGuide Projected AR creates a high-impact, high-resolution, hands-free user experience. Our digital work instruction platform uses 3D sensors and vision cameras to detect errors in real time, preventing defects and ensuring no-fault-forward quality control. Capture real-time operational metrics for full digital traceability in complex manufacturing processes and uncover powerful insights with the data hub. -
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Taqtile
Taqtile
Taqtile is a Seattle-based company specializing in augmented reality (AR) solutions designed to empower deskless workers across various industries. Their flagship platform, Manifest®, leverages spatial computing and AR to provide comprehensive work instruction solutions, enabling frontline employees to perform complex tasks with greater accuracy and efficiency. By offering step-by-step guidance, real-time collaboration tools, and seamless integration with existing systems, Manifest® enhances operational workflows in sectors such as aerospace, defense, manufacturing, transportation, and utilities. Taqtile's mission is to equip the 2.8 billion deskless workers worldwide with the tools they need to complete their jobs flawlessly, accurately, and consistently. -
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Squint
Squint
Squint is a Manufacturing Intelligence platform that uses AI and augmented reality to instantly capture tribal knowledge and transform videos, spreadsheets, and PDFs into immersive, spatial work instructions that employees love. It enables businesses to digitize procedures into step-by-step AR guides, overlaying text, video, and spatial cues directly onto the physical work environment, delivering on-the-job help with conversational troubleshooting and adaptive learning for improved retention and quality. Through seamless content creation, intuitive management tools, and performance measurement dashboards, Squint offers full visibility into operator behavior, identifying knowledge gaps, standardizing work, and empowering every operator to reach expert-level performance. It connects the digital and physical worlds using cameras, sensors, and real-time data, turning expert know-how into accessible guidance, boosting accuracy, and reducing waste. -
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3DEXPERIENCE
Dassault Systèmes
Connect the virtual and real worlds with the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE® platform to Collaborate, Model, Optimize and Perform operations. Define the plant layout, flow, assets and resources needed to produce products efficiently and in a safe environment. Enrich the product and resource definition; define and validate a process plan and create work instructions to meet production goals. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization across all planning horizons; gain visibility with planning and scheduling to minimize disruptions. Transform global production operations to achieve and sustain operational excellence with Manufacturing Operations Management. Create, manage, and govern operational processes on a global scale.
