Industrial translation: Top quality translations for industry
–Industry covers all activities involved in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, maintenance and industrial software applications. Supported in France by the work of the French Fab initiative, for example, industrial companies operate worldwide, exporting a large proportion of their output. This international expansion requires the translation of technical documentation, user manuals, technical sales documents and contracts into each of the languages used by their customers.
Translation for the industrial sector, which primarily involves technical translation, requires expertise in the terminology specific to each technical field, such as machining, metal forming, plastics processing, electronics, robotics, assembly and machine tools, as well as energy and engineering for industry.
A structured approach and translators who are also engineers
A partner of the Global Industrie trade show in 2023, EuropaTrad is an industrial language service provider familiar with this demanding environment: our translators are used to the technical nature of projects and the specific terminology used in these fields. Many of them are former technicians or engineers with significant experience in international industry who decided to specialise in translation.
Thanks to a rigorous ISO 9001-certified organisational system and the use of specialised project management, document management and translation tools, we are able to provide you with precise technical translations that meet the requirements of your quality process. We compile terminology glossaries specific to your company and business activity to ensure perfect linguistic accuracy and consistency. This ensures we comply with your vocabulary requirements and processes at all times.
Optimising translations for industry
Translations for the industrial sector, whether technical manuals or sales documents, require regular updating. The documents and digital content drafted by industrial companies contain many similar or related paragraphs describing similar machines or parts. The aim is to make the best possible use of all translations, and facilitate the production of documents in several languages.
EuropaTrad is an expert in the most advanced translation technologies, including CAT (computer-assisted translation) and AI translation tools, to optimise the reuse of previously translated content. Text segments that are carried over from one document version to another, or between several document types, are directly reused and integrated into the documents, thereby guaranteeing higher speed, consistent terminology and lower costs.
EuropaTrad also pays close attention to document preparation in order to minimise DTP (desktop publishing) costs. Thanks to our methods, you will avoid incurring extra in-house or external costs for documents that are ready to use right from delivery.
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FAQs
What file formats can you handle?
EuropaTrad can handle most file formats containing formatted or unformatted text. Besides common file formats (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint), we also handle specific publishing formats (InDesign, Publisher, AutoCAD, etc.) and data exchange formats (JSON, xlf, xml, etc.).
How much does a translation cost?
Our translation pricing system is based on the number of words contained in the source documents. We reduce the cost of translations with our CAT software, which uses translation memories to avoid re-translating previously translated content and detects repetitions within and between files. This allows us to offer you better turnaround times and consistent translations. For our regular clients, we use translation memories as a reference for every new order. Prices also depend on the chosen translation solution, which is tailored to the content and use context.
How do you ensure the confidentiality of your translations?
All confidential documents entrusted to us are protected by professional secrecy as defined in Article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code, as well as by the commitments enshrined in EuropaTrad’s General Terms and Conditions of Sale. To back up these commitments, we sign specific confidentiality agreements with our clients on request.
How can I reduce my translation costs?
You can take several steps to reduce your translation costs:
– Prepare your documents so they’re fully editable – translating PDF documents is more expensive because they need to be reformatted first.
– Entrust the translation to a language service provider that manages translation memories for you and allows you to recycle previous translations.
– Select translation solutions and their level of accuracy according to the document’s intended use.
How so you reuse existing translations?
Do you need to translate similar or repetitive documents?
By entrusting your translations to EuropaTrad, you ensure optimum reuse of text and content already translated via the use of professionally maintained translation memories.
This technique and the multiple connectors we offer mean translations can be reused easily in all content management systems as required. This guarantees the consistency and rigorous management of content updates.
We are also able to use translation memories provided by our clients, where applicable.
Which languages do you translate?
We translate from and into more than 60 languages.
We cover all European languages as well as the main languages of international communication. Most of the projects we handle for our clients are multilingual translations of documents, websites or videos from and into several languages at once.
How much time does a translation take?
Translation speed depends directly on the complexity of the source text and the translation solution used.
Depending on the quality required and the length of the documents to translate, the turnaround time could be anything from 24h (e.g., for a 2- to 4-page document) to several days. Whatever the content format and quality level expected, our quotes systematically state the time required for the translation.
Translation turnaround times are given in the presentation of our solutions. Then there’s the time it takes for any page layout adjustments or approval of the insertion of translations into a website or software interface.