Free templates
Free documentation templates for manufacturing.
Six templates engineers actually use, each with a real example. Download them directly.
Pick a template. Download it in one click.
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SOP template
Document control, safety, a step table with key points and reasons, and revision history.
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Work instruction template with pictures
One task, a large picture per step, PPE pictograms and sign-off. With a standard work sheet.
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User manual template
Signal words, safety, installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and spare parts.
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Assembly instructions template
A parts and hardware checklist with 1:1 screws, the tools and one exploded view per step.
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Bill of materials template
Single-level and multi-level sheets, a calculated extended quantity and an SO-101 example.
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Training manual template
Learning objectives, lessons with pictures, check questions, a practical exercise and a training record.
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Exploded views from a STEP file
The pictures for your instructions: explode and animate a STEP assembly in your browser.
Which template do you need?
- Fix how a process is done, and who does itSOP templateWord
- Show an operator how to do one task at a stationWork instruction templateWord
- Time a job against takt and fix its sequenceStandard work sheetExcel
- Tell customers how to install, use and maintain a productUser manual templateWord
- Help customers or installers put a product togetherAssembly instructions templateWord
- List every part and sub-assembly, with quantitiesBill of materials templateExcel, CSV
- Train people on a machine or a procedureTraining manual templateWord
Each document has its moment.
From the first bill of materials to the manual your customer keeps.
Built like the real thing.
Written by TwinWorks in Toulouse, France, with the structure quality systems expect.
- Standards-shapedDocument control, revision history, signal-word safety messages and one action per step.
- Opens anywherePlain tables, Word heading styles, the Arial font and standard formulas, with no macros.
- Real examplesEvery example is a public product: the SO-101 robot arm gripper servo replacement, shown in 3D.
Questions
What free documentation templates does TwinWorks offer?
TwinWorks offers six free technical documentation templates: an SOP template (Word), a work instruction template with pictures and a standard work sheet (Word and Excel), a user manual template (Word), an assembly instructions template (Word), a bill of materials template (Excel and CSV) and a training manual template (Word). Each opens in Word, Excel, Google Docs, Google Sheets or LibreOffice, comes in English (US Letter) and French (A4), and is free to use and adapt, with no account and no email required.
Are these documentation templates really free?
Yes. Every template downloads directly from its page, with no account, no email address and no trial. You can use and adapt them in your company, including for commercial work.
Which formats are the templates in?
The SOP, work instruction, user manual, assembly instructions and training manual templates are Word documents (.docx). The bill of materials and the standard work sheet are Excel workbooks (.xlsx), and the bill of materials also comes as a CSV file.
Do the templates work in Google Docs and Google Sheets?
Yes. Upload the .docx files to Google Docs and the .xlsx files to Google Sheets, or open them in LibreOffice, Apple Pages or Numbers. They use plain tables, Word heading styles and standard formulas, with no macros.
Are the templates available in French?
Yes. Every template has a French version on A4 paper, with the French terms: modèle de mode opératoire, instruction de travail, notice d’utilisation, notice de montage, nomenclature and manuel de formation. The English versions use US Letter.
What is the difference between a template and documentation software?
A template gives you the structure of one document. Documentation software such as TwinWorks keeps many documents current: it imports existing PDF or Word manuals as editable drafts, lets authors link each step to the 3D model, and has experts review and approve each revision before it is published.
Need more than a template?
Bring your PDF or Word manuals and a 3D model. TwinWorks turns them into editable drafts your experts review, approve and publish on the web or as PDF.
Or have it written for you: technical writing services.
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