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
Convert to archival format
PDF to PDF/A →Produce a PDF/A version of each finalised record aimed at stable long-term readability.
- 2
Set document properties
Edit metadata →Record project, revision and date so archived records stay searchable and traceable.
- 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.
Finalised technical records become consistent, access-controlled archival files traceable by project and revision.
Included in the Business license.