DCL and Flatirons Solutions Join Forces to Simplify Legacy Aerospace Technical Documentation

Structured data standards such as S1000D and the ATA iSpec 2200 are foundational to the management and sustainment of aerospace technical content. While MROs, airlines, and OEMs have highly and widely adopted S1000D, it is also mission-critical to ensure that legacy documentation conforms to the international standard. To address this, DCL and Flatirons, an industry leader in technical content lifecycle management and IETP delivery, now provide a conversion-to-delivery workflow solution.

Together, DCL and Flatirons help aerospace and defense organizations modernize technical publications and unlock the full value of structured content.

Why This Partnership Matters

This collaboration addresses the technical and operational issues that prevent legacy content from working in modern systems. Flatirons’ platform provides customers with a comprehensive suite of tools to author, manage, and publish structured XML content to their industry-leading IETP viewer. However, many organizations still rely on large volumes of legacy content that was never created for structured environments. Converting this content is often the most complex step in modernization and the last mile of digital transformation.

This is where DCL comes in.

As a strategic partner, DCL provides the expertise to transform legacy documentation, whether unstructured, semi-structured, or non-compliant XML, into data that fully conforms to S1000D and the ATA iSpec 2200. Once converted, the content can be loaded directly into the Flatirons platform, creating a seamless path from legacy systems to modern publishing environments.

Content transformation is not a one-size-fits-all service, and content conversion is rarely simple. Deep technical expertise, production rigor, and an unwavering commitment to quality are part of the DCL difference. For decades, DCL has successfully handled highly complex content across aerospace and defense, scholarly publishing, regulatory and standards organizations, and enterprise knowledge systems.

Together, DCL and Flatirons offer a seamless solution for conversion, authoring, and delivery, making it easier for organizations to access, manage, and reuse technical content in new software environments.

Practical and Pragmatic Benefits for our Customers

Confidence That Converted Data Works in the Target System

One of the biggest challenges in S1000D projects is variability, in which data may appear compliant but may not perform consistently across systems. Through this partnership, DCL converts and validates data directly within the Flatirons platform. This approach ensures that content behaves as expected, eliminates costly post-conversion issues, and reduces implementation risk.

Stronger Combined Expertise

DCL and Flatirons bring complementary strengths to S1000D and ATA iSpec 2200 implementations.

• DCL ensures the technical accuracy, structure, and integrity of the data.

• Flatirons manages the content lifecycle, from authoring to publishing and IETP delivery, ensuring proper rendering and compliance with OEM requirements.

Together, we offer customers precise conversions and workflows that are ready for real-world production.

Simplified Systems, Streamlined Workflows

Legacy documentation often resides across multiple systems and formats. By converting that data into structured XML, organizations consolidate content into a single modern platform. With DCL managing the transformation and Flatirons providing the operational environment, this transition becomes both practical and sustainable.

The result: content that is structured with precision, enriched with meaning, and engineered to perform in the systems that matter most.

Structured, Simplified, and AI-Ready

As organizations look to modernize technical documentation, the direction is clear: adopt structured content standards, eliminate redundant content, ensure interoperability across systems, and prepare your content for AI initiatives.

DCL and Flatirons are ready to help you get there.

Your path to smarter technical documentation starts here. Connect with us at info@dclab.com to learn more.