IETM Is Not Just a Software – It’s a User Experience
Not just IETM development – 15+ years of IETM experience delivered.
Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) are often misunderstood. Many still treat them as nothing more than a digital database of manuals or a tick-box item in the project deliverables list. But the true purpose of an IETM goes far beyond that.
With 100+ IETM deliveries across the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, we’ve learned one thing very clearly:
IETM is not a document. It is a training and operational support ecosystem.
And its real value is realized only when it is designed from the user’s perspective.
The Reality Today
In many defence projects, the IETM ends up as:
A DVD handed over at stores
A line item marked as “Delivered”
A file that rarely gets used in real-time scenarios
Unfortunately, this means the actual potential of IETM remains untapped.
What an IETM Is Meant to Be
A professionally designed IETM is:
A digital library
A training aid
A technical assistant
A decision support tool
In the field or during equipment malfunction, a soldier shouldn’t need to search through physical manuals or navigate complex CBT modules.
A well-structured IETM should allow the user to:
Search any term instantly across the database AND attached PDFs
Access procedures, troubleshooting paths, drawings, videos, and checklists in one click
Make faster, confident decisions under pressure
When executed right, an IETM becomes a powerful operational asset.
Quantum TechDocs – Shipbuilding
Case Study – A Practical Example: Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding involves thousands of interconnected systems hull structure, propulsion, power distribution, navigation, communication, weapon systems, HVAC, hydraulics, auxiliary machinery, and safety equipment. Managing and maintaining such a massive platform with conventional manuals becomes inefficient, error-prone, and difficult to update.
Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) solve this challenge by providing a unified, searchable, digital knowledge system that supports shipyards, crew, maintainers, and lifecycle management teams throughout the vessel’s lifespan.
A warship is never the product of a single OEM it is an integrated platform built from numerous independent systems and subsystems. Typically, a single vessel may involve:
120+ OEMs
200+ equipment and subsystem elements
1,000+ technical manuals and supporting documents
Converting only a handful of major manuals, as is often practiced, does not achieve the intended goals of standardization or maintainability.
In reality, faults and failures can occur in any system major or minor making comprehensive documentation essential for effective onboard maintenance, troubleshooting, and readiness.
If the IETM cannot support the user for all components, its usefulness is incomplete.
To solve this, Code and Pixels developed a structured, scalable IETM framework specifically for shipyards enabling:
Single-click access
Organized documentation of all equipment
Uniform structure and easy navigation across 200+ systems
User friendly Graphic user interface
Simple and easy to use and update and manage
AI integrated for additional support
One vessel. Hundreds of systems. One IETM- Quantum TechDocs
Quantum TechDocs – Missile Systems
Case Study – Missile System Projects – Even More Complex
Missiles comprise multiple subsystems guidance, propulsion, firing circuits, electronics, communication modules, warhead integration, and launch handling equipment. Maintenance and troubleshooting of these components require real-time guidance, historical records, compliance documents.
IETMs enable:
Faster troubleshooting and repair
Standardisation of maintenance practices
Platform-friendly digital documentation
Reduced training time and dependency on physical manuals
In a single missile program, it is common to receive 1,000+ manuals and technical PDF documents, over 50,000 pages of content, along with thousands of drawings, multimedia files, test reports, and reference documents from multiple OEMs and stakeholders.
Consolidating these diverse formats, standardizing them, converting them into a structured digital database, and presenting them in a user-friendly interactive format is a complex, time-intensive, and costly process.
To address this challenge, Code and Pixels has developed an innovative and efficient solution that simplifies integration, accelerates implementation, and significantly reduces effort, cost, and turnaround time.
Code and Pixels Quantum TechDocs IETM Suite is designed to manage, structure, and deliver such enterprise-scale documentation efficiently ensuring usability, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
One missile. Dozens of OEMs. Thousands of documents. One unified system – IETM.
Why Experience Matters
IETM delivery is not a one-time software handover.
It requires:
Understanding defence workflows
Structuring documentation intelligently
Designing for operational realities
Ensuring the end-user experience is priority #1
At Code and Pixels, we don’t just deliver the software.
We deliver 15 years of learning and insights from executing more than 100 defence IETM projects.
Conclusion:
A professionally engineered IETM provides clarity during confusion, answers during breakdown, and confidence during mission-critical situations.
Choose expertise. Choose experience. Choose usability. Choose Code and Pixels
An IETM should empower the soldier not become another unused file in storage.
Manuals give information.
IETM gives answers.
IETM Quantum Techdocs – missile systems
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Email: ietm@codeandpixels.net
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