Advanced manufacturing localization — an industrial collaborative robot arm
Smart Manufacturing · 智能制造

Manufacturing and robotics translation.
One terminology set across screens and manuals.

Robot manuals, MES/SCADA interfaces and CE machinery files — translated into the language of the destination market, with safety terminology mapped to the governing standard.

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Equipment manuals, interfaces and safety files

Tell us what the documents are for, which source revision to use and who will read the translation.

Equipment and operator documents

Industrial robot manuals, cobot documentation, installation and commissioning guides, and training material.

Connected screens and manuals

MES / SCADA interface strings, approved labels, variables and the manuals that reference them.

Technical and safety files

CE machinery technical files and safety instructions, scoped to the destination markets.

HMI + MANUAL · ALIGNMENT SCHEMATIC

One label, two places to check

Illustrative interfaceBatch statusBatch {batch_id}
ReferenceInterfaceManual
Approved labelBatch statusBatch status
Variable{batch_id}Same token
RevisionBuild referenceLinked version

Review labels, variables, units and warning references in the actual build and the linked manual.

Source revisionTarget version
Illustrative layout only. No customer content or product values are shown.
Project evidence

Different files. Clear project scope.

Published industrial projects across tire technology, power equipment, construction machinery and automotive components. Each case records its actual document scope and language direction.

HF TireTech Group

Tire-technology documentation across multiple Asian languages.

English → Chinese / Thai / Malay / HindiRead project details →

Shanghai Electric

Technical documentation.

Chinese → EnglishRead project details →

XCMG Import & Export

Construction-machinery technical documentation.

Portuguese → ChineseRead project details →

SAIC Huayu Automotive

Automotive-components technical and quality-system files.

Chinese → EnglishRead project details →

Shuanglin Auto Parts

Auto-components technical documentation.

Chinese → EnglishRead project details →

Shandong Iraeta Heavy Industry

Technical documentation in four target languages.

Chinese → English / Spanish / Arabic / FrenchRead project details →

Why this is harder than it looks

01

The destination market decides the language

Machinery documentation has to reach the operator in a language they actually read. This is a market-access requirement, not a preference — equipment can be held up over documentation that is otherwise complete.

02

Safety terms are defined, not chosen

Terms used in safety instructions map to specific wording in the governing standard. Translating them freely — even accurately in a general sense — breaks the link between your documentation and the standard it is supposed to demonstrate conformity with.

03

Interface and manual drift apart

An MES or SCADA screen and the manual describing it are usually translated as separate jobs, often at different times. The operator then reads one term on screen and another in the manual, which is exactly when a procedure gets performed wrong.

Project context

What governs the work

EU Machinery Directive

Documentation required in the language of the destination market.

ISO 10218

Safety requirements for industrial robots and robot systems — safety terminology mapped to the standard.

Interface consistency

UI strings and manuals handled as one linked set so screen and documentation agree.

How a smart manufacturing project runs

01

Prepare the project

  • Client UploadFiles, reference material and any existing termbase
02

Translate and verify

  • AI TranslationDraft generation on a domain-tuned engine
  • Terminology MappingTerms locked against the project termbase
  • Expert ReviewDomain specialist validates accuracy and context
  • QALISA QA 3.1 audit against defined error categories
03

Deliver and retain

  • DeliveryFormat restored, delivered in the original layout
  • Knowledge Asset UpdateTerminology fed back — every project improves the next
Recommended service levelL2 — Angel Pro / L3 — Angel PremiumOperator manuals and training material at L2; CE technical files and safety-critical documentation at L3.

Selected work

Smart ManufacturingEquipment manual · Safety files

Global rollout for an industrial-robot maker

Challenge A large industrial-robot manufacturer going global needed equipment manuals and safety files maintained across many markets without terminology drifting between revisions.

Solution A maintained termbase and translation memory across 12 languages, with expert review on safety-critical content and format restoration for every market.

  • 12 languages maintained long-term
  • Delivered across 20+ countries
  • Consistent terminology across revisions
Prepare the discussion

Bring the files. Make the open questions visible.

Supplier evaluationReview responsibilities, evidence and deliverables.China document preparationRecord files, source revisions and approved names.Software QA checklistFor interface strings, variables and build testing.

For a quote, include the source files, language direction, intended use and required date. Discuss your project →

Smart Manufacturing terminology

Selected bilingual references. The full terminology glossary remains available below.

Cobot协作机器人ISO 10218机器人安全标准MES制造执行系统TCP工具中心点PLC可编程逻辑控制器HMI人机界面End Effector末端执行器Degrees of Freedom自由度Servo伺服Actuator执行器Cycle Time节拍时间Fieldbus现场总线
Full terminology glossary →
“As a Fortune 500 company marketing products worldwide, we care deeply about the quality of our product manuals. We chose Angel Translation; the electrical-engineering manuals were highly satisfactory, at a price well below European and American firms.”
Schneider ElectricSmart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing questions

Machinery placed on the EU market must be accompanied by instructions in the official language(s) of the member state where it is put into service, with the specific requirement set per market. Plan your language set around your actual destination markets, and confirm the current requirements for each with your conformity assessment partner.
Yes, and we recommend handling them together with the manuals that describe them. Character limits, placeholder syntax and variable names are preserved so the build is not broken, and screen terminology is kept identical to manual terminology.
Safety terms are mapped to the wording of the governing standard rather than translated freely, and locked in the termbase before review. Where your documentation must demonstrate conformity with a specific standard, the terminology has to point back at that standard to do its job.
Operator manuals and training material are typically Angel Pro (L2) — AI draft with expert refinement. CE technical files and safety-critical instructions move to Angel Premium (L3), which is expert-led with a LISA QA 3.1 audit. We will tell you which applies to your document set rather than defaulting to the higher tier.
Yes. Format restoration is a defined step in the delivery process — documents are returned in their original layout rather than as loose text for your team to rebuild. Confirm your source format at kickoff so it is set up correctly from the start.

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