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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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Mutual NDA available on request · Industry QA standards applied

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

Project challenges

  • IO alignment

    Addresses and symbol names must match programs.

  • Multi-vendor PLC

    Siemens vs. Mitsubishi instruction terminology.

  • Drawing labels

    Readable annotations on CAD schematics.

  • Field support

    24h incremental translation during commissioning.

Our approach

Phased delivery balancing quality, compliance and timeline.

  1. 01

    Scope & specs

    Review doc types, machine models and target languages.

  2. 02

    Engineering glossary

    Co-build glossary and part numbering with engineers.

  3. 03

    TEP + engineering check

    Specialist translation with parameter and safety checks.

  4. 04

    DTP & versioning

    Layout fidelity and change logs for future line upgrades.

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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