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Digitisation of Hard Copies

Preserve Critical Knowledge by Converting to Digital Assets

Australia’s Trusted Partner for Document Digitisation

At Horsell Technical Communications, we transform physical technical manuals, drawings, and reference materials into structured, searchable, and compliant digital content. Many organisations still rely on paper-based archives that are difficult to access, update, or distribute. 


Our digitisation services bring those legacy assets into the digital age — reducing risk, improving accessibility, and ensuring compliance with Defence and industry standards. We use specialist scanning, indexing, and reformatting techniques to capture every detail accurately, whether from bound manuals, engineering drawings, or field instructions. 


Combined with metadata tagging and structured formatting (including XML, S1000D, or client-specific templates), your digitised documents become easy to update, manage, and integrate into modern content management systems.

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Contact us now to schedule a free consultation and learn how our digitisation services can protect your organisation’s knowledge and unlock its full value. 

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Turn shelves of paper into compliant, and accessible digital documentation

Digitisation Areas of Expertise

Manual Scanning & Conversion

Engineering Drawing Digitisation

Engineering Drawing Digitisation

Convert technical manuals into searchable, digital files that retain accuracy and usability.

Engineering Drawing Digitisation

Engineering Drawing Digitisation

Engineering Drawing Digitisation

Capture detailed diagrams and schematics with precision for use in digital workflows.

Metadata & Indexing

Engineering Drawing Digitisation

Standards-Compliant Reformatting

Apply consistent metadata and indexing for fast retrieval and improved document management.

Standards-Compliant Reformatting

Standards-Compliant Reformatting

Standards-Compliant Reformatting

Rebuild digitised content to meet S1000D, DEF(AUST), or industry-specific requirements.

Secure Archiving & Access

Standards-Compliant Reformatting

Integration with CMS & ILS

Ensure digitised records are securely stored, backed up, and easily accessible to authorised staff.

Integration with CMS & ILS

Standards-Compliant Reformatting

Integration with CMS & ILS

Optimise digitised content for seamless use in content management and integrated logistics systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please Contact Us if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Digitisation reduces the risk of loss, improves accessibility, and ensures compliance with modern standards. 


Yes. We can manage high-volume digitisation projects, from manuals to technical drawings, with scalable resources.


Absolutely. We ensure digitised outputs meet S1000D, DEF(AUST), ASDEFCON, or client-specific templates.


No. We work across Defence, utilities, healthcare, transport, and manufacturing to digitise critical records.


We adapt to your requirements with flexible delivery models in Australia or blended and remote services for international customers:

  • Embedded teams — working full-time inside your organisation. 
  • Blended support — combining onsite presence with remote delivery. 
  • Remote services — providing expertise from our own locations for efficiency and reach. 

This flexibility ensures you get the right level of support at the right value for money, whether you need hands-on integration, hybrid collaboration, or fully remote expertise.


Beyond digitisation, we provide a full suite of services, including technical authoring or technical writing, technical illustrations, structured content and legacy data conversion, translation and localisation, our Update and Illustrate program, compliance and QA support, UX and usability, and specialist advisory services. These offerings ensure your documentation is clear, compliant, and scalable across industries such as Defence, government, utilities, transport, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. 


In addition to technical communications, Horsell delivers a full suite of professional services, including Commercial & Procurement, Engineering & Technical Management, Project Management, and Integrated Logistics Support. We also design and implement innovative technology solutions — such as templatebot, Agent VFM, Bid or No Bid, RateMyTender and Resume Match Mate — that help clients automate, scale, and streamline their business systems. You can explore all of these services on our relevant websites or by talking with our experts.


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