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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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Mutual NDA available on request · Industry QA standards applied

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

Project challenges

  • Safety language

    E-stop and safety distance per EN ISO 10218.

  • Mixed brands

    Separate ABB and KUKA glossaries.

  • Teach steps

    Steps aligned with HMI screenshots.

  • CE deadline

    Final docs before safety assessment.

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

  • 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.

  • Screenshot sync

    Teach steps match UI captures.

  • German delivery

    German client review conventions.

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