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Digital machinery documentation — produced, versioned and delivered

NXT Docs

Produce, version-control and deliver machinery documentation digitally — as a service your customers pay for, and in line with the requirements of the EU's new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 from 2027.

Hand scanning a QR code on an industrial machine to open the manual on a phone
The QR code on the machine leads to the correct version of the documentation, in the user's own language.

What it does

Technical files, instructions and safety information are structured by machine family, locked into an approved version and distributed digitally — via a QR code on the machine or a login to the hub. Every recipient gets the right version in the right language.

New

NXT Docs is a new area in NXT. It is purchased per machine family per year, just like other knowledge areas, and shares terminology and source material with the rest of the platform.

The EU's new Machinery Regulation

The EU's new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies from 20 January 2027 and permits digital documentation for the first time, with requirements for accessibility and long-term availability. Decisions about the documentation workflow need to be made now — technical files and translations take 6–12 months per model family.

From cost to revenue

Documentation stops being a cost at the end of a project and becomes an aftermarket service: updated instructions, training and certification for your dealer network, all from the same source.

Connected to Compliance and Studio

Docs does not stand alone. NXT Compliance approves and versions the documents and keeps track of who received which version. NXT Studio builds courses and certification for technicians and dealers from exactly the same documentation — using terminology from NXT Lexicon. When the document changes, the course changes.

Traceability

Versioned, approved and verifiable. You can show who received which version and when — this is about product liability, not IT.

The precise requirements of the articles in 2023/1230 are to be confirmed with your legal adviser. We work to the timetable, not to individual article references.