Technical documentation, illustration and translations in over 30 languages for industry and telecommunications
Ingenieurbüro FORMAT Gesellschaft für technische Information mbH
WilhelmshavenNew on Amplifa
About FORMAT
FORMAT GmbH, based in Wilhelmshaven, is an engineering office for technical documentation. The company creates and revises technical documentation, operating manuals and marketing materials, and checks existing documents against legal and normative requirements using in-house checklists. The range of services includes technical illustration and drawings, quality assurance and copy editing, as well as technical translations in over 30 languages, with optional AI-assisted machine translations. In addition, FORMAT supports the introduction of editorial systems such as Quanos Schema ST4, publication in printed or digital form, accessible documents in accordance with the BFSG, and the implementation of guideline VDI 2770. Customers include Deutsche Telekom AG, homa, hama, GoEurope and the Kraft-Group from mechanical engineering, telecommunications and consumer electronics. The team consists of technical writers, engineers and translation managers and has more than 30 years of experience in over 41,500 projects.
- Site
- Wilhelmshaven
- Processes
- Technical writing (revision/creation of technical documentation), Documentation analysis (review of legal/normative requirements), Technical illustration / technical drawing, Quality assurance / copy editing, Technical translations (30+ languages, incl. AI-assisted machine translations), Software introduction / editorial workflow (editorial systems, e.g. Quanos Schema ST4), Publication (compilation of technical documentation in printed or digital form), Accessible documents in accordance with the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG)
- Materials
- Guideline VDI 2770, Accessible documents, Editorial system Quanos Schema ST4
- Certificates
- EcoVadis Silver Medal (sustainability rating), EcoVadis Silver Medal
- Industries
- Mechanical engineering / special-purpose machinery, Telecommunications, Consumer electronics / consumer devices
- 01
Documentation analysis
- 02
Technical writing
- 03
Technical illustration
- 04
Quality assurance / copy editing
- 05
Technical translations
- 06
Publication (print/digital)
Services and Standards
Guideline VDI 2770
Implementation of VDI 2770 requirements and creation of VDI 2770 documentation sets for standardized operating equipment information.
Accessible documents
Creation of accessible documents in accordance with the Accessibility Strengthening Act to ensure unrestricted accessibility.
Editorial system Quanos Schema ST4
Introduction and integration of editorial systems for structured management of language versions and variants.
Location
Wilhelmshaven
DEHead office
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical writing (revision/creation of technical documentation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Documentation analysis (review of legal/normative requirements)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical illustration / technical drawingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality assurance / copy editingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical translations (30+ languages, incl. AI-assisted machine translations)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software introduction / editorial workflow (editorial systems, e.g. Quanos Schema ST4)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Publication (compilation of technical documentation in printed or digital form)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Accessible documents in accordance with the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Implementation of guideline VDI 2770 / creation of VDI 2770 documentation setsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Marketing materials (flyers, brochures, leaflets, logos, corporate identity)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Sustainability
All documents created by FORMAT undergo quality assurance with copy editing, in which technical, linguistic and regulatory quality is checked. Documentation analysis is carried out on the basis of in-house checklists covering legal and normative requirements.
| Evidence | Wilhelmshaven |
|---|---|
| EcoVadis Silver Medal |
History
Over 30 years of experience and more than 41,500 projects in technical documentation
- 2004
Start of cooperation with Deutsche Telekom AG for the creation of technical documentation for end-user devices
- 2022
Awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal for the first time
- 2025
EcoVadis Silver Medal for the fourth consecutive time