AEC has been a trusted leader in the creation of technical documents for over 35 years. Our staff of experts create documents for leading organizations covering a wide range of aircraft, vehicles, products, facilities, systems, operations, and software applications. Our experts include technical writers, technical illustrators, former mechanics, technicians, engineers, software developers, editors, and inspectors. We can write documentation to many specifications, both commercial and military, and AEC is ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified.
AEC offers consulting on all aspects of your technical writing needs. Our Subject Matter Experts (SME) have in-depth knowledge of industry requirements and processes, and act as a stakeholder in your process–playing a critical role in defining customers’ needs, requirements, and supporting software.
AEC has in-house and on-call writers and illustrators with significant technical knowledge in various industries, including aircraft, transportation, defense, maintenance, operations, avionics, electronics, mechanical systems, structures, engineering, and more. This depth of knowledge allows us to author many types of technical instructions and data.
We create documents that are technically accurate, visually effective, and developed to applicable standards and customer specifications. We can help customers determine the type of manual to create based on what a customer is trying to accomplish and communicate. We can use industry standard formats and specifications or create custom layouts.
Writing & Illustrating Formats
We’re experts at publishing in FrameMaker, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign and S1000D software, with tens of thousands of technical documents published. AEC develops custom applications, plug-ins, and workflow tools that improve efficiency, consistency, and visibility across documentation programs, supporting tasks such as authoring, publication planning, project tracking, revision control, and data management.
Our illustrators come from a multitude of backgrounds and have decades of combined experience with different illustration techniques, including orthographic, isometric and 3D. We can handle different types of vector and raster images, and are experienced with many illustration and CAD design software packages, including IsoDraw, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, CATIA, Siemens NX, Inventor, Solid Works, CorelDraw, and many more.
What Our Customers Say
“The AEC team is prompt, professional…and always willing to accommodate any deadline or rush required. In my opinion…AEC exemplifies Customer Satisfaction & Service!!”
Senior Project Engineering Specialist – Major Aerospace Manufacturer
Aviation Maintenance and Certification
AEC has proven expertise with aviation maintenance, including fixed wing, rotorcraft, piston, turbine, avionics, electronics, mechanical, systems, structures, instructions for continued airworthiness (ICA/ICAW), airworthiness limitations, scheduled maintenance, electrical wiring, and more. We have experience with applicable FAA regulations and the documentation requirements associated with aircraft and component certification.
S1000D & ATA iSpec-2200 Specifications
We’re proficient with the ATA 100, iSpec-2200, and S1000D specifications. These specifications provide guidance on how to assemble, format, and publish technical information in formats that are universally accepted in the aerospace industry. We help customers identify and apply the requirements relevant to their programs without introducing unnecessary complexity.
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Solutions For You
- Writers fully integrated with your team within your IT systems
- Skilled autonomous team dedicated to your projects, managed by us
- Fixed-price projects
- Hourly project support
Technical Document Authoring
- Preventive Maintenance Instructions
- Maintenance Manuals
- Operating Procedures
- Illustrated parts and service-parts documentation
- Installation Manuals
- Work Instructions
- Flight Manuals
- User Guides
- Service Bulletins
- Owner Manuals
TC. STC. TSO. and PMA Certification Support
- Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA)
- Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) – view sample
- Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC) – view sample
- Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) – view sample
- CMP (Component Maintenance Publication)
- T-Files (technical source data package)
- Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM)
- Flight Crew Operation Manual (FCOM)
- EWIS ICA – Electrical Wiring Interconnection System ICA
- Time Limits / Maintenance Checks (TLMC)
- Maintenance Planning Document (MPD)
- Airworthiness Limitations (AWL)
- Wiring Diagram Manual (WDM)
Some of the software we’ve utilized
- Adobe
- FrameMaker
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Acrobat
- Photoshop
- Microsoft Word
- Pennant R4i S1000D Product Suite
- PTC
- Arbortext
- IsoDraw
- Corel
- CorelDRAW
- Corel Designer
- Autodesk
- AutoCAD
- Inventor
- Revit
- SolidWorks
- Siemens NX, CATIA, Windchill, TeamCenter, etc.
- Adobe
Don’t see your preferred software listed? Drop us a line and let us know, we’re constantly adding new tools.
Other Technical Publication Services
- Legacy (content) conversion
- Illustrations conversion
- Illustrations and Exploded Views
- Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs)
- Interactive 3D PDF manuals
Manual Sample
Aircraft Maintenance Manual – Supplement (AMM-S)
View a sample of an actual published aerospace technical manual that was produced by AEC.
Related Services and Industries
Need writing capacity rather than a finished deliverable? See technical writing outsourcing and contract writers. For documentation strategy, systems, and lifecycle support, see technical documentation services and solutions, or view our documentation samples and templates. By industry: aerospace, defense and government, transportation, and manufacturing.
Get a quote
Tell us about your documentation project and we will scope it with you. Call (503) 668-0656 or request a quote. AEC is based in Sandy, Oregon, has been in business since 1984, and has created technical documentation for more than 35 years, backed by ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified quality. If you need writing capacity rather than a finished deliverable, see technical writing outsourcing and contract writers.