Digital Operating Manual

The Digital
Operating Manual.

Compliant with the EU Machinery Regulation.

Legally compliant, EU-conform and serial-number precise. Your users scan the QR code – and instantly have the right manual. No paper, no app, no IT project.

Legally compliant & standard-conformEU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230
EU cloud & GDPRServers & data in Germany
Ready to use todayAlso under Directive 2006/42/EC
No IT projectReady to go without system integration
Compliant with the EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
Trusted by industry
Humbaur Jungheinrich Sennebogen TechnoAlpin UNTHA Power-Pulls and many more
The status quo

Too much money for
too much paper.

One printed page costs around €0.06. With 2,000 machines per year at 300 pages of manual each, that adds up to 600,000 sheets – just for printing. And the paper obligation is ending: the EU Machinery Regulation makes the digital operating manual the new standard.

€36,000
Printing costs per year – year after year.
Example: 600,000 sheets × €0.06 = €36,000 annually.
2,000
300
Legal certainty

Compliant with the
EU Machinery Regulation.

Many requirements for digital manuals.
We fulfil them – so you don't have to.

ECHO PRM makes you
digital.

We take on the complexity – technically, regulatory and operationally.

Legally compliant & standard-conformAlways up to date
Servers in GermanyGDPR-compliant, vetted data processors

What the regulation demands – and how we solve it

State access at the product (Art. 10(7a))QR code + "for manual scan here" note directly on the product
Print, save, download (Art. 10(7b))Manual available as PDF for offline use
Also available during machine failure (Art. 10(7b))In addition to the internal display – access even during machine downtime
Available online for 10 years (Art. 10(7c))Secured via your own white-label domain
Easy-to-understand local language (Art. 10(7))Automatic language detection of the device
Paper version on request (Recital 40)Integrated request form – serial-number precise
Possible today alreadyAlso under Directive 2006/42/EC
… and we keep your manual permanently compliant.
Referencing

One document. Every level.

Assign resources flexibly – to product category, customer-specific, serial number or project level. Add once, reference everywhere. Without any redundancy.

Backend uploadUpload documents manually in the backend
API integrationAutomatically from ERP, PIM & other systems
ECHO File UploaderWindows app syncs local folders automatically
Documents & resourcesCentral pool
Operating manualHTMLPDF Data sheetExcelCSV CertificatePDF CE conformityWordPDF
Any file formats PDFWordHTML+
Managed multilingually DEENFR+
Product categoryApplies automatically to all products in a category
Customer-specificIndividual documents per customer
Serial numberExactly to a single component
ProjectBundled across an entire project
Feed inBackend · API · Uploader
Manage centrallyOne pool for all documents
ReferenceAt every level
No duplicates Maintain centrally, current everywhere Reference any number of times
Legal status

The future is now.

You don't have to wait until 2027. Thanks to the guidance update, the digital operating manual can be implemented in a legally compliant way today.

2006

Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

The basis for technical documentation, valid to this day.

06/2023

New EU Machinery Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is published in the Official Journal.

04/2024

Guidance update

Clarification: digital operating manuals are permitted from now on.

20.01.2027

Regulation becomes mandatory

From this date, the EU Machinery Regulation applies bindingly.

Meaning: you can start now – legally compliant, already under the current directive.
Components

Get to know the ECHO PRM components.

Manage documents, assign resources, deploy the app, evaluate feedback – all in one modular platform.

BackendConfigure & manage
Platform
Content Data Identity Services
echo
echo AppDigital product experience
Electric motor CNC machine Excavator QR · NFC
ProductQR / NFC scan
More than a manual – real value at the product
Digital nameplateProduct data via QR / NFC
Quality & commissioningTest reports & setup
Regulation & conformityEU-conform & legally compliant
Service & feedbackCaptured directly at the product
White-label & designFully adaptable to your brand
Secure & reliable

Data protection first.

Your data is stored securely in Germany – processed with data minimisation and GDPR compliance.

Servers in Germany

Hosting in German data centres.

GDPR-compliant

Data protection under German and European law.

No ad tracking

Only technically necessary processing. No selling of your data.

Available for 10 years

Long-term access across the lifecycle.

White-label domain

Under your own domain & brand.

Whitepaper Digital Operating Manual – what the EU Machinery Regulation now enables
Whitepaper

Digital operating manual. Explained concisely.

Requirements, deadlines and the concrete implementation of the EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 – to the point for manufacturers, without immediately starting a software project.

  • What the regulation governs and from when it applies
  • Legally compliant digital provision step by step
  • Cost, security and service as a competitive advantage

Free · PDF · Available instantly

Featured in
Handelsblatt VDMA Deutscher Maschinenbau-Gipfel LECTURA Press Bauhof-online
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Book a demo. In 3 steps.

A few key facts about your operating manuals – we'll prepare a suitable demo and get back to you shortly.

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2Features
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Your project

A few key facts – we'll clarify the rest together.

Desired functionality

What should your digital solution be able to do? Multiple selection possible.

Included in every package
Custom CI & design PDF download of the manual Paper request form Customer support & project guidance Automatic multilingual support

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Let's make your operating manual digital.

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