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Save engineering records for the long term

Turn finished technical records into PDF/A files with clean details and a lock.

The problem

  • Design records and test reports must remain readable for the full product lifecycle, often many years.
  • Mixed file formats make a controlled, auditable archive hard to maintain.
  • Archived IP needs access controls so it is not freely editable once frozen.

The workflow

One licensed pipeline chains these steps end to end. Each step is a tool you can try free on the public site.

  1. 1

    Convert to archival format

    PDF to PDF/A

    Produce a PDF/A version of each finalised record aimed at stable long-term readability.

  2. 2

    Set document properties

    Edit metadata

    Record project, revision and date so archived records stay searchable and traceable.

  3. 3

    Apply access controls

    Protect PDF

    Set permissions so frozen records cannot be casually altered after sign-off.

Try it free, right now

Every tool in this workflow is free on the public site — no signup, nothing uploaded. Run the steps by hand to see the output, then license the automated pipeline for your team.

Why run it on-premise?

Archival processing of proprietary engineering records runs on your own infrastructure, so confidential designs never transit a third-party service. Consistent metadata and PDF/A output support traceability and long-term retention of controlled records.

The Business suite ships as a self-hosted bundle that runs inside your own network, so the documents in this workflow never leave the building. See how deployment works.

Outcome

Finalised technical records become consistent, access-controlled archival files traceable by project and revision.

Included in the Business license.

See licensing

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