Industry Services
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Converting Documents to PDF
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How Much Does Document Conversion Really Cost?
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DCL's broad range of conversion services for any and all data and document sets.
Converting to S1000D —
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Jeppesen Airway Manuals Revision Update Service —
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Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) —
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Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. (DCL) brings over 30 years of experience in providing document conversion and related services across a diverse universe of industries. The ongoing technological advancements occurring today enable manufacturers to reduce costs and improve efficiencies by employing centralized databases, online services, digitalized catalogs & manuals, mobile apps, and other specialized electronic enhancements to the benefit of their customers, partners, and internal teams. However, this globalized approach to managing product specifications and related data requires a legacy content strategy that can meet the needs of emerging technologies and systems as well as the people who interact with them. At DCL, we help our clients bridge the gap between antiquated processes and the latest technology. We offer data conversion services for a wide array of industry clientele, such as:
- Automotive
- Automation
- Distribution
- Energy
- Equipment
- Manufacturing
- Utilities
We address the content challenges specific to each of these industries, providing reliable, cost-effective, guaranteed document management solutions as the leader in data conversion since 1981. Recognizing that each organization is unique, DCL concentrates on discovering the specific requirements of each client's project before analyzing their data flow and document handling processes, formulating a specific solution that meets their requirements. On-shore, New York-based project management and control systems assure on-time, accurate delivery of client projects with the flexibility to meet future demands. Additionally, DCL's data harmonization software eliminates duplication and identifies near-duplicates in archives, allowing for faster, more affordable, and more accurate content conversions.
DCL converts every type of information from all major word processing, typesetting, document formats ...and paper. We create XML, SGML, HTML, and all other structured formats. Our services include:
- Adaptable software to support recurring data streams and content reuse
- Content Harmonization software to identify reusable text across large content collections
- Expertise with both structural and content-based DTDs and a wide variety of DTDs and schemas
- Expertise with DITA, S1000D, OeB, and other specialized DTDs
- Legacy conversion of paper, PDF, and electronic source formats to SGML/XML
- Management of large-scale, multi-vendor conversions
- Simultaneous conversion to multiple DTDs and schemas
- Upgrading SGML and XML to new enhanced schemas and DTDs
DCL employs a US-based project management team and maintains long-term strategic relationships with facilities on four continents providing support services for high-volume data-entry and data-processing services. Our familiarity with the complex technical documentation typically characterized by elaborate tables, equations, cross-referencing, special characters, footnotes and atypical imaging requirements ensures that no project is beyond our capabilities. DCL's data harmonization software eliminates duplication and identifies near duplicates in archives of letters, allowing experts to create a standardized response system for future letters. DCL can adapt and modify its proprietary software to manage any data set, using an automated approach to produce an uncompromisingly consistent end product. With DCL's extensive project management and quality control, you don't expend internal resources to fix the data later. We get it right ...every time.