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Smart Manufacturing · 2 months

PLC Programming Manual & Electrical Drawing Translation

Translated Siemens/Mitsubishi PLC manuals, IO lists, ladder comments and commissioning guides for Southeast Asia project delivery.

Result Field engineers confirmed IO addresses and comments match programs
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PLC Programming Manual & Electrical Drawing Translation Anonymized case
📈 Key Measurable Outcomes
Languages
3
PLC stations
8
Words
150k
Field support
24h

Background

Industry: Smart Manufacturing Timeline: 2 months Languages: Chinese, English, Thai Services: PLC manuals, IO documentation, Commissioning guides, etc.

The client is in manufacturing or industrial automation, where manuals and quality documentation directly affect commissioning and customer acceptance. “PLC Programming Manual & Electrical Drawing Translation” required multilingual conversion without breaking numbering, parameters or figures.

A systems integrator on overseas turnkey factory projects needed Chinese PLC documentation, IO lists and schematic annotations in EN/TH for local electricians and commissioning staff.

Linguist assigned industry linguists, reviewers and a dedicated PM. Scope included PLC manuals, IO documentation, Commissioning guides, etc.. Within 2 months, we delivered and QA’d 3 languages—achieving: Field engineers confirmed IO addresses and comments match programs

⚠️ Challenge

Project challenges

Challenge 01

IO alignment

Addresses and symbol names must match programs.

Challenge 02

Multi-vendor PLC

Siemens vs. Mitsubishi instruction terminology.

Challenge 03

Drawing labels

Readable annotations on CAD schematics.

Challenge 04

Field support

24h incremental translation during commissioning.

⚙️ Engineered Workflow

Our approach

Phased delivery balancing quality, compliance and timeline.

01

Scope & specs

Review doc types, machine models and target languages.

02

Engineering glossary

Co-build glossary and part numbering with engineers.

03

TEP + engineering check

Specialist translation with parameter and safety checks.

04

DTP & versioning

Layout fidelity and change logs for future line upgrades.

📦 Deliverables & Language Assets Package

Deliverables

Programming manuals
IO lists
Ladder comments
Troubleshooting guides

Project highlights

🔧

PLC fluency

Major vendor instruction terminology.

📍

IO alignment

Cross-check tables and programs.

📐

Drawings

CAD annotation translation.

Field response

Rush lane during commissioning.

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