Bill of Materials物料清单
A bill of materials (BOM) is a structured list of the components, subassemblies, raw materials, and quantities required to make a product. In engineering drawings, ERP systems, purchasing records, and work instructions, it appears as the authoritative reference for what goes into each finished item, often including part numbers, descriptions, units of measure, and levels of assembly.
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Angel Translation editorial reference · Confirm the rendering against your source and approved project terminology.
Check source meaning → confirm the preferred term → record approved variants and references.
Where this term appears
ERP interfaces, engineering change notices, and technical documentation are the main places where bill of materials appears in localization. Translators must follow part-number and unit-of-measure conventions, handle indented multi-level structures, and keep terms such as “subassembly” and “raw material” distinct across target languages. It also appears in import/export documentation where tariff descriptions must align with BOM data.
Translation checks
A common error is flattening a multi-level BOM into a simple parts list or translating “assembly” and “subassembly” as the same word. This can cause procurement to order the wrong level, or engineers to misread how components fit together, especially when the source uses indentation and level numbers. Another risk is changing part numbers or quantities during translation, which corrupts the engineering reference.
From reading to a project
Keep each part, quantity and assembly level together
Illustrative BOM excerpt · invented assembly
- Assembly / revision
- DEMO-ASSY-01 · source revision D
- Level 1 item
- DEMO-SUB-02 · drive module · qty 1 set
- Level 2 component
- DEMO-PART-08 · bracket · qty 2 pcs
- Chinese item label
- 支架
Review status: questions to confirm
Preserve hierarchy
Keep each component under its supplied parent assembly and retain level numbers or indentation. Do not flatten a multi-level structure into an unordered list.
Check numbers and units
Compare part numbers, quantities and units of measure cell by cell. Keep codes intact and route inconsistent source rows to the owner.
Distinguish item types
Use the source context to keep components, subassemblies and raw materials distinct. Confirm model or configuration applicability from the supplied revision.
Related published experience
Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & ElectricalJapanese → Chinese
Japanese-to-Chinese photovoltaic-equipment documentation, including specifications, manuals, machine installation and measurement-axis adjustment files.
Related Japanese-to-Chinese photovoltaic-equipment specifications, manuals and installation/adjustment documentation; the public case does not establish a BOM translation assignment.
Send a representative structured excerpt, its revision and item hierarchy, actual language direction and requested deliverables in Chinese.
Keep the term aligned across your files
Check equipment names, units, safety instructions and interface labels against the source and approved references. Confirm any market-specific document requirements separately.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
Working on smart manufacturing documentation?
Include the source and target languages, file types, intended use, deadline and any approved termbase. Agree handling before sending sensitive files. Acknowledged in 4 hours, quoted in 24.
Prepare a Chinese parts-list inquiry →Smart Manufacturing solutions →File handling →A glossary entry is not an official standard or evidence of regulatory acceptance. Confirm current requirements for your project separately.