Omnilingua Technical Translation Services
What Omnilingua Brings to the Translation Process:
- Rigorous translator selection and client feedback procedures which match the right translator to the right translation task.
- Accurate translations produced within the linguistic, technical and cultural conventions of the local market.
- A single point of contact project manager to handle all the stages of an order, and all subsequent orders from your Marketing or Technical departments.
- Competitive pricing based on the amount of words in the language into which text is translated, source and target language combination, the technical content, production time-scales and the final document format.
- Use of the latest language technology, where appropriate, ensuring consistency of terminology and style and cost-effective updates.
- Leading-edge publishing technology, using most of the common desktop publishing packages currently available. For more complex layout work we use proven experts in foreign language DTP typesetting.
- Thorough and established checking procedures.
- The reassurance that all your multilingual production needs, such as translation, desktop publishing and printing are supplied on time, within budget and to the required quality standard.
FAQs: Omnilingua Technical Translation Services
What types of technical documents does Omnilingua translate?
Omnilingua translates the full range of technical and engineering documentation, including user manuals, installation and maintenance guides, technical specifications, safety documentation, patents and telecommunications materials. The right translator is matched to each document type, so highly technical content is handled by a linguist with genuine expertise in the relevant field. You can see this in practice in our case study on streamlining multilingual technical documentation, or across our wider technical translation services.
Do you translate and localise software, apps and user interfaces?
Yes — alongside document translation we localise software, mobile apps and user interfaces, adapting on-screen text, help documentation and UI strings for each market rather than translating in isolation. This includes handling string-length constraints, placeholders and locale conventions so the localised product reads and behaves naturally. Our guide to software localisation and UI/UX translation explains the process in detail.
How do you keep technical terminology consistent across documents?
Technical terminology is kept consistent using translation memory and managed glossaries, so recurring terms, part names and product references are translated the same way across every document and every update. This is especially valuable for large manual sets and product families, where inconsistency creates confusion and costly rework. Our road sweeper manual case study shows how we manage terminology across complex technical project
Can you translate directly within our source files and DTP layout?
Yes — we translate within most common desktop publishing and authoring formats, including industry-standard packages such as Adobe InDesign and FrameMaker, and return files ready to use in your original layout. For more complex technical layouts we use proven foreign-language DTP typesetting specialists, which matters because translated text rarely matches the length of the English source and can disrupt callouts, tables and diagrams. Our translation language expansion calculator shows how much longer your document is likely to be in each language.
What quality standards do your technical translations follow?
Our technical translations are produced under ISO 17100:2015 certified processes — the international standard for translation services — and in accordance with the BS EN 15038 European quality standard, with established checking procedures applied to every project. Omnilingua is also a member of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI). Getting technical translation right first time protects both safety and brand credibility, as we discuss in our article on the keys to successful engineering and technical translation.
Can AI or machine translation be used for technical and engineering documents?
AI and machine translation can accelerate technical workflows, particularly for high-volume or frequently updated content, but engineering documentation demands accuracy that raw machine output rarely delivers without specialist human review. Our approach uses technology where it adds value — speed, consistency and cost-effective updates — while qualified technical translators ensure terminology and safety-critical detail are correct. Read more on AI translation of technical and engineering documents.
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