Why do we need IETM’s in the present-day scenario?

Answer 1

1. Gigantic Print Manuals Are Impractical

Older workflows often used massive paper manuals that consumed significant space and time—“300–350 sq feet of prime real estate” for warship manuals alone.

2. Rapid Navigation—Instant Search

IETMs convert content into searchable databases (XML/HTML). Unlike PDFs or hardcopies, you can find the right procedure instantly—searching thousands of pages in seconds.

3. Interactivity & Multimedia for Better Clarity

Beyond text, IETMs often include hyperlinks, embedded 3D models, videos, and interactive diagrams—dramatically simplifying comprehension of complex procedures.

4. Cloud‑Based Updates Keep Manuals Current

Modern IETMs provide real-time cloud updates and analytics—ensuring that technicians always work with the latest procedures and error logs.

5. Real‑World Performance Gains

• Studies report major efficiency boosts:
• Reduced maintenance time
• More accurate fault isolation (even for inexperienced technicians)
• Fewer unnecessary part replacements
• Strong user preference: 90% prefer IETMs over paper versions

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Answer 2

In the current day scenario, it’s getting more and more difficult to access physical manuals due to the amount of space and time they take up. Thus, here is where interactive electronic technical manual services step in.

Technical manuals for maintenance, user, training, operations, etc. are becoming more and more popular than paper based manuals for their interactivity, convenience and ease of use.

For example, the maintenance and operation manuals of a warship, which used to occupy 300-350 sq. feet of prime area with thousands of pages of technical literature.

It would get very troublesome for users to read through thousands of pages of manuals to troubleshoot a problem in a limited amount of time.

To address the issues of space and time, IETM’s were initially introduced in ships. It is the alternative to paperwork and hardcopies.

These are now replaced with their electronic versions occupying minimal space on tablets from any part of the ship. These technical manuals are termed as interactive electronic technical manuals or interactive electronic technical publications.

These manuals are usually authored in XML or HTML-5.

They also contain thousands of pages of documentation and images and allows users to trace technical documentation in a more efficient manner.

At Code & Pixels, we have successfully associated with Indian Defence, Army and other government projects to make IETM services for them.

Code & pixels has delivered a number of level 2/3 and level 4 IETMS for many defence labs.

To safeguard intellectual property rights and confidentiality of documents, we deliver IETMS in encrypted and copy protected DVD’s.

We are the only company uses AES 256 bit encryption for contents/documents of IETM.

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