Technical Writing

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Technical writing doesn't have to be stuffy. As a freelance technical writer, I offer these examples from my archives...

"Do your pneumatic actuator a favor. Introduce it to electronic control. Once it flirts with improved accuracy, it'll never be the same."

"Nuts and bolts may appear lifeless, but they're just itching for the chance to break loose. They are particularly restless when it comes to industrial environments. If they are not held in place with required torque, nuts and bolts will struggle free like Houdini in a straitjacket."

You don't have to be a research scientist to realize there is a direct link between a thoughtfully designed building and the costs of operating the building. That's what research scientists are for. And they are compiling a growing body of evidence that measures the financial impact of "high performance" buildings in critical areas such as increased productivity and cost savings.

Technical Writing

I have helped many companies as a freelance technical writer...

Sales & Marketing - Freelance Technical Writing
Johnson Controls	Business proposals, sales support manuals, white papers and case studies
Briggs & Stratton	18 brochures describing a lawn mower engine line
GE Healthcare	Contrast Research package brochure, and five MRI software package summaries for doctors
Kinetic Co.	Describing a family of three companies that produce industrial cutting tools
Waukesha Engine	Sales literature for octane-rating test equipment
Johnson Controls	New corporate strategy to help companies phase out CFC and HCFC refrigerants

Product Application Features - Freelance Technical Writing
Dresser Industries	Bulldozers, crawlers, etc.
Snap-on Tools	Hand tools and tool-storage systems
Appleton Papers	Recycled paper products
Rexnord	Plastic conveyor belts
Johnson Controls	Indoor environmental control systems
W.H. Brady	Industrial marking systems
Falk Corporation	Predictive gear maintenance
Pick Heaters	Industrial heating systems

Media Information Kits - Freelance Technical Writing
Regal Ware	New water purification product
Snap-on Tools	New combination wrench and oscilloscope
American Society of Neuroradiology	Summaries of key research findings

I almost forgot...

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.): Edited industry guideline for specifying direct digital control systems. As a freelance technical writer, it doesn't get any better than this.