Manuel Eckhardt
Freelance Engineer
Experience
Freelance Engineer
ED Eckhardt Engineering Office
- Process automation in the semiconductor industry: documenting assembly steps in the cleanroom
- Improving assembly and increasing efficiency while ensuring required quality targets
- Revising existing documents such as parts lists and 3D models
- Creating data sheets and product brochures
- Organizing and filing documents in the Promo-Office database
Experience in creating qualification documents for the semiconductor industry:
- Creating qualification and validation documents for semiconductor machines (wafer production)
- Applying GMP principles for QA of semiconductor equipment
- Conducting FMEAs to enhance process safety
- Performing risk assessments using and reviewing applicable standards and guidelines
- Creating and implementing IQ and OQ qualifications
- Writing test protocols and designing test rigs
Experience in the food industry:
- Conducting FMEAs and risk assessments for slicer machines
- Considering FDA requirements and checking compliance
Experience in creating operating manuals for a medical technology machinery company:
- Creating operating manuals
- Designing product brochures and catalogs
- Conducting FMEAs and risk assessments
- Preparing spare parts lists
Many other completed technical documentation projects in mechanical and plant engineering in the DACH region:
- Creating operating manuals according to DIN EN ISO 20607
- Performing risk assessments according to DIN EN ISO 12100:2011
- Carrying out the CE marking process
- Standards research and assessment
- Creating 2D drawings and 3D graphics such as exploded views, lubrication and maintenance plans (working with CAD programs is a daily task – I have my own licenses)
- Producing data sheets and catalogs
- Experience with authoring tools like Adobe FrameMaker, Paligo, Schema ST4, and Cosima
- Experience with various data management modules, such as weclapp, SAP, and Promo-Office database
- Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Excellent skills with MS Office programs
Technical Staff in R&D
Elkamet Kunststofftechnik GmbH
Dual Study Program, Mechanical Engineering with focus on Forming
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Summary
As a freelance mechanical and plant safety engineer, no challenge is too big! Whether dealing with tricky standards or developing complex regulations in technical documentation. I love diving into different technical challenges and finding the right solution for everyone!
In a world of ever-changing standards and guidelines, I have made it my mission to make your technical documentation simple, clear, and precise. Technical documentation shouldn’t be a tedious legal requirement for you, but a real help for your end customer when using your machines! This drive motivates me: turning complex standards and guidelines into understandable, user-friendly documentation and instructions.
Independent expert in machinery and plant safety: Whether operating manuals, lubrication plans, or risk assessments. I cover all your technical documentation.
Experience in special machine construction, so I can solve any problem you have, no matter how unique!
Industry experience: wood processing, bulk material technology, packaging machines, filling systems, assembly instructions, silo machines, storage technology, sensor technology, screw compressors
Analytical mindset with a focused and structured approach, enabling reliable, long-term collaboration.
Spreading risk across multiple shoulders with an external second opinion and review
Legal protection through compliant technical documentation
Image improvement through clear and illustrative technical documentation
Analytical
Communicative
Solution-oriented
In today’s business world, one thing is especially important: legal protection. But this topic causes big headaches for many companies. Standards and guidelines are long, complex, and hard to understand in legalese. I have made it my mission to support companies with their technical documentation. Whether you need an operating manual, assembly instructions, spare parts lists, risk assessment according to DIN EN ISO 12100 including standards research and assessment, or a complete CE conformity assessment procedure. I create technical documentation that is simple, clear, and precise. My many years of experience and curiosity have made me a unique expert in machinery and plant safety. It’s natural for me to take the work and pressure off you and create the technical documentation to your wishes. So not only your machines and plants are safe, but you also benefit from this collaboration in the long run. I have many years of experience with various data management modules, including weclapp, SAP, and Promo-Office database. All from a single source. No matter what you deal with in technical documentation, I can support you throughout the entire process and accompany you from the initial design of your machine to the final delivery to the customer, including the operating manual. With me and my team, you gain a service provider who delivers every service you need.
Languages
Education
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Engineer, Forming · Mechanical Engineering · Germany
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