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Smart Manufacturing · 6 weeks

Industrial Robot Workcell Documentation Translation

Translated installation manuals, teach pendant guides, safety fencing docs and maintenance plans for ABB/KUKA mixed lines.

Result German client CE safety assessment required no supplemental translation
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Industrial Robot Workcell Documentation Translation Industry illustration
📈 Key Measurable Outcomes
Languages
3
Workcells
6
Weeks
6
First-pass
CE

Background

Industry: Smart Manufacturing Timeline: 6 weeks Languages: Chinese, English, German Services: Installation manuals, Safety docs, Maintenance plans, etc.

The client is in manufacturing or industrial automation, where manuals and quality documentation directly affect commissioning and customer acceptance. “Industrial Robot Workcell Documentation Translation” required multilingual conversion without breaking numbering, parameters or figures.

An automation vendor delivering robot workcells to a German automotive Tier1 needed Chinese technical files in DE/EN for CE machinery directive and safety fencing assessment.

Linguist assigned industry linguists, reviewers and a dedicated PM. Scope included Installation manuals, Safety docs, Maintenance plans, etc.. Within 6 weeks, we delivered and QA’d 3 languages—achieving: German client CE safety assessment required no supplemental translation

⚠️ Challenge

Project challenges

Challenge 01

Safety language

E-stop and safety distance per EN ISO 10218.

Challenge 02

Mixed brands

Separate ABB and KUKA glossaries.

Challenge 03

Teach steps

Steps aligned with HMI screenshots.

Challenge 04

CE deadline

Final docs before safety assessment.

⚙️ 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

Installation manuals
Safety fencing files
Teach guides
Maintenance plans

Project highlights

🤖

Robotics terms

Major brand safety and ops vocabulary.

🛡️

Safety compliance

EN ISO 10218 context.

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Screenshot sync

Teach steps match UI captures.

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German delivery

German client review conventions.

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