Satish Kumar Kashyup, CLW’s GM, has launched Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) for WAG-9 & WAP-5 locomotives under the “Centre of Excellence†project on October 26.
IETM is a digital technical manual that is crafted to suit a specific electronic medium, Viz. PDF, web, HTML, e-book etc. In this era of digitisation, IETM will take over traditional paper-based technical manuals by easing the accessibility, maintenance and improving interactivity.
IETM allows the user to locate required information faster and more easily than is possible with a paper manual. Powerful interactive maintenance procedures, not possible with paper technical manuals, can be made available using the intelligent features of the IETM display.
Advantages of IETM are provided below:
- 3D/2D CAD reusability
- User friendly and powerful interactive maintenance procedures
- Time to learn and understand is reduced
- Timely availability of accurate knowledge.
- Accessibility of information from anywhere
- Reduced need for expensive trained manpower
- Easy to retrieve and digitally managed
- End user/learner–centered
