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.

Technical manuals and MES/SCADA text for Chinese engineering, operating and service teams. Connect screen labels, model references and the matching source editions.

Start with your files

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.

Illustrative layout only. No customer content or product values are shown.

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 your Smart Manufacturing project runs

01

Prepare the project

  • Client UploadSend the file list, source files and approved references through the agreed channel.
02

Translate and verify

  • AI TranslationPrepare a draft using the translation approach selected for this project.
  • Terminology MappingCompare terminology with supplied references and project terms.
  • Expert ReviewReview accuracy and context within the requested review scope.
  • QACheck the specified error categories; provide a QA report when commissioned.
03

Deliver and retain

  • DeliveryReturn the agreed translated files and included review records.
  • Knowledge Asset UpdateWhere requested, record approved terms and project decisions for later reuse.
Recommended service levelL2 — Angel Pro / L3 — Angel PremiumThe listed L2/L3 levels remain a starting point. Identify file types, reviewer needs, QA evidence and editable-format work for the quote.
Prepare the discussion

Choose a file set for translation into Chinese

Compare the preparation guide and the recorded project scope, then tell us which files you need in Chinese. Select your actual source language in the inquiry form.

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

“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 typically start with Angel Pro (L2); CE technical files and safety-critical instructions typically start with Angel Premium (L3). The actual files and intended use determine the review scope. List any required technical review, QA audit and written report in the quotation.
Share the original InDesign or FrameMaker files for review. List the included files, output format and whether layout restoration is in scope in the quote.

Discuss your Smart Manufacturing files

Acknowledged in 4 hours, quoted in 24. Discuss confidentiality before sharing sensitive files.