What are translation services for manufacturing?

There are many vital components to every manufacturing and engineering operation. From employee training materials and internal correspondences to user manuals and website text, every piece of content your business creates will improve communications within and around your company. Because industrial manufacturing is a complex and highly technical domain, it’s crucial for your content to be clear, accurate, and concise for all your readers. Professional manufacturing translation ensures that everyone in your outfit — stakeholders, engineers, designers, customers, and end users — will have the same understanding of your content.

Lionbridge provides professional translations for importers, resellers, installers, and end customers. Our language experts are experienced in manual translation. We take a simplified global approach to managing your product content journey — from creation to transformation and publishing — to help your brand improve communications and expand internationally.

Why is manufacturing translation necessary?

To get the best performance from your products, your user guides, maintenance manuals, and installation instructions need to be accessible to all your customers. Users can successfully operate your devices when you provide technical content in their native language. 

The translation process will depend on whether your brand needs to resonate more for your end consumers or your investors. Lionbridge will analyze your website to better understand your viewership and connect you with skilled translation teams who know what tone will resonate with which segments of your audience. Aside from transforming and translating your content, Lionbridge can also bolster your website's visibility with multilingual SEO and text adaptations that directly address your unique requirements.

What is technical content? 

Technical content relies heavily on the use of industry-specific terminology and domain knowledge. Because it is read by experts and laypersons alike, the consistency of the terminology is crucial for your audience's understanding. 

With regards to translation, every term will need an appropriate equivalent in each target language, and the specified terminology must be kept congruent. Lionbridge uses translation databases that have been verified by an industry expert to simplify translation efforts, avoid errors, and ensure accuracy. 

How do you write technical content for manufacturing?

It is best practice to leverage available resources and seek expert opinion, but other innovative techniques can further increase content output and improve quality. Templatization can simplify technical writing efforts, while the use of Machine Translation and post-editing can speed up the localization process. Subtitles and synthetic dubbing are a great solution for video content that needs to be localized on a tight budget or schedule. However, the biggest key to technical content writing is high-quality, concise text that keeps meaning clear and reduces localization workload. 

What should I look for in a Language Service Provider (LSP)? 

Selecting an LSP is a puzzle with many pieces that need to be assessed during the procurement process. Companies may consider factors such as cost efficiency and optimizing talent bandwidth. It is also increasingly important for LSPs to provide a wide array of services for many language pairs to meet the needs of brands looking to consolidate vendors. 

Lionbridge strives to bridge gaps between the crucial parts of the content journey using a vast talent network backed by the power of AI. Tactics like translation memories, Machine Translation with Post-Editing (MTPE), and source content consolidation enable Lionbridge customers to conserve language effort and cut costs while receiving quick and accurate translations. With streamlined onboarding, customer dashboarding, real-time reporting, dedicated production teams, and hundreds of language pairs, Lionbridge serves as an end-to-end solution for your language needs. 

Why is manufacturing translation necessary for a successful online presence?

For your products and services to appeal to people in multiple markets, it’s critical to provide compelling content in their native language. From customers looking for support, to investors, resellers, and even fresh talent looking to join your forces, different readers will respond to a different voice. It's crucial to know what your audience is looking for and what will satisfy their needs.

What manufacturing translation services does Lionbridge provide? 

Lionbridge provides a wide array of language solutions throughout several areas of expertise. We craft and localize content from your product’s conception through the development and promotional phases to materials for your end users. Our prominent services include website localization, employee training & eLearning adaptation, technical information development, marketing & copywriting, product design & engineering, graphics & multimedia development, engineering support, logistics & provisioning, 2D/3D modeling, technical manual translation, and investment content & financial reporting.

Can large translation projects be completed on a conservative budget?

Regardless of your focus, it is important to remember that your audience will want to learn more about your company in their native language. If budget is a concern, it is good practice to translate pages with higher traffic and more visibility first, leaving deeper pages to be translated on an as-needed basis.