Our Services

dcs is able to provide technical documentation and graphics, whilst at the same time providing our customers with the personal service expected from a professional service company. Click on any of the links opposite to view the services offered.

Technical Writing
dcs offers a proven ability in preparation of a full range of technical publications, from complete systems manuals to individual handbooks, for large and small projects alike.

All phases of production life-cycle, from source data analysis through preparation to delivery are expertly handled. Project management and quality assurance procedures are integral parts of all our production processes.

Products include:

• System manuals
• Operator manuals
• Workshop manuals
• Maintenance manuals
• User guides
• Illustrated parts catalogues
• Software manuals
• Specifications
• Process procedures

Commonly used specifications
ASD S1000D™	Specification for Air, Land and Sea Publications
ASD S2000M™	Standard for Aircraft IPCs
ASD-STE1000™	Simplified Technical English
AESP 0100 Series	Authoring and Parts Lists, Specification
ATA100	Air Transport Association Specification
ATA2100	Digital Data Standards for Aircraft Support
AVP70	Aircraft/Airborne/MoD Specification
JSP 182, JSP 183, JSP 184, JSP 185, JSP 186, JSP 187	Presentation and Layout Specification Illustration Specification
NES40 Parts 1 to 4	Naval Engineering Standard - Publications
Panavia	Aircraft Technical Publications, Specification

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Technical Illustrating
Our studio specialises in the preparation of all types of illustrating material. These range from perspective, isometric, exploded and cut-away line illustrations supporting technical manuals, to colour rendered illustrations for colour manuals, multimedia and marketing material.

This service is backed up by professional software including, Isodraw, Autotrol, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, and Adobe Photoshop.

Examples can be found in our Portfolio.

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Graphic Design
Our Graphic Design Studio can provide everything from the initial concept to the finished product. These products can be supplied as fully interactive electronic files and/or on traditional print material. Our Studio operates as a bureau service to enable us to offer a complete design solution. Services include:

• Brochure and Leaflet Design
• Display and Exhibition work
• Web Design
• Catalogues
• Interactive Electronic Manuals (pdf, HTML & SGML)
• Illustrating - Rendered, Cut-away and Exploded
• Artist Impressions

Examples can be found in our Portfolio.

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Desk Top Publishing
We offer a comprehensive typesetting and wordprocessing service, including OCR and data conversion. We operate both PC based and dedicated systems which run an extensive range of software that enables us to meet any requirement.

This service integrates with our on-line documentation services, which encompasses Template and Style Sheet production to Structural Templates (Element Definition Documents - EDDs) for SGML, producing anything from a simple page of text to a brochure to a full suite of interactive manuals.

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On-line Documentation
dcs can deliver your documentation in various formats to enable information to be viewed by a wider audience, this includes SGML, HTML and PDF formats.

SGML/XML
We keep abreast of SGML/XML developments to ensure we can help support future projects, which increasingly have an SGML requirement.

HTML
We offer a complete HTML service enabling us to deliver web sites including e-commerce solutions and HTML documents.

Portable Document Format (PDF)
We can deliver this format to either upload to the Internet or supply CDROMs with AutoRun facilities giving a cost effective solution for supplying catalogues and manuals for high volume distribution.

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Multimedia
Multimedia is having a major impact on the Technical Publications business. dcs is in an excellent position to help our clients with their migration from traditional production methods to the multimedia field. This technology opens up many opportunities for producing all forms of publication requirements from simple slide presentations through to 'easy to use' user maintenance manuals and cataloguing systems. However, it is important to ensure that any new multimedia project is extremely well considered and planned to achieve the best results. With the opportunity to include video, animation and sound etc., there are many decisions to be made as to the overall concept prior to any in-depth planning or production being considered.

With our skills and experience, we achieve a professional product that will fit the purpose, within an available budget.

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Support Services
Because we are dedicated to supplying a complete service, we have ensured that all the relevant and necessary support services are available to enable us to manage individual projects in the most efficient and cost effective manner.

Our support services include:

Translation
We have the resources to handle most languages, the most common being the European Community Language for CE marking.

Managed document support
One of the ways we add value to our clients' projects is to develop an effective Information Control System. This does not only deliver a more cost effective publication but also enables the information to be in a format that can be used by current technology whilst still being available for use in different environments.

Printing & Photography
With our additional services of print management and photography, we are able to supply a complete turnkey service.

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