A large US-based producer of medical equipment asked us to translate and update a wide range of their technical documentation and accompanying software on a continuous basis, as they make upgrades to the medical units they sell to Europe, Japan, China and other Asian countries.

During a period of several months and translating their technical literature from English into different languages, the cumulative outcome of Alphatrad Worldwide CAT tools has resulted in cutting the total text volume by over 40%. This resulted in a reduction from a total of 1.2 million to 720,000 words.

As Alphatrad Worldwide database of completed translations (translation memories) got bigger, the text decrease – and therefore the discounts offered to our customer – steadily increased. Additional requests from other branches of the same company are also currently benefiting from the considerable text decrease and quality enhancement through the use of our in-house translation database and glossaries developed for the parent company.

Key factors for the successful completion of this project:

• Large pool of dedicated, highly motivated, and specialized translators and reviewers at Alphatrad Worldwide across all major languages, ensuring that the entire translation workflow is seamlessly handled by Alphatrad Worldwide, shortening time-to-market and lowering multilingual product costs.
• Regular glossary management to leverage available terminology across the entire documentation suite, providing superior consistency.
• The entire process of text extraction and reinsertion in the original format is performed automatically to preserve original formatting, requiring minimal time for layout and editing.
• Alphatrad Worldwide's ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, cost-effective translation services and solutions to meet our client's evolving global demands.