In an ever-changing technological world, the need for professional technical translation services is consistently increasing. With the majority of corporate companies relying heavily on technology to enhance and increase business, it's imperative for professional translation services to be used when branching into new global territory.

With over 20 years of translation experience across many industries relying on technology, our experts are ready and waiting to help your business achieve international success. 

What is Technical Translation?

Technical translation is the adaptation of any technical material and terminology from one language to another. More often than not, these translations involve industry specific specialties, including handbooks, user and operating manuals and technical reports, to name a few. A translator that knows technical terminology is key to an accurate translation.

The Need for Technical Translation

Technical translation is one of the most demanded professional translation services, it's a critical part of the modern business world. This specialised form of translation must be carried out by translation experts that have acute industry knowledge and are experts in their specified field.

With technical content being so diverse and complex, it covers a vast range of industries and critical terminology that a layman may not be familiar with. The only way to achieve good results is through knowledge and first-hand experience within the sector.

Just some of the technical documents that could require translation are:

– White papers and scientific documents

– User and operating manuals

– Company handbooks

– Technical reports

– Patents applications

– Data sheets

– Technical e-learning manuals

– Technical specification of product

– Data gathering and interpretation

– Product installation manuals

– Safety manuals

– Maintenance guides

– Technical drawings

– Technical warranties


Many businesses looking to expand will need to invest in professional technical translations to serve their target global market. Not only does this ensure ease of understanding between you and your overseas counterparts, but it can also improve employee safety significantly. Additionally, lines of communication will be smooth, enhancing employee productivity and job satisfaction.

Can I Use Machine-Assisted Translations?

Computers are smart, technical beings, but they are not native speaking human translators. To ensure utmost accuracy, humans need to review the translations. Computers can't yet deliver the exact quality that today's professionals need.

Human translators are still the preferred method when it comes to technical translations. We are the ones feeding into systems to make them smarter and impacting the algorithm. Once data is received, the systems start to learn patterns to produce better translations. However, there is not enough data to produce flawless translation online.

Human Technical Translators

Besides the correct technical terms, the language used within the final product must be appealing and palatable for your target audience. Humans can provide writing that meets communication requirements, ensuring clarity and sensitivity, whilst making sure that objectives are precise. The chosen vocabulary should depict the real phenomena of the technical product or matter at hand, whilst allowing the target demographic to easily understand the context.

Localised Industry Specifics

Technical translation requires a precise understanding of the terminology being used and the vocabulary specific to the industry. Without it, the translations may not be valid. Not only are our global team master translators, but they also have extensive experience within the relevant and popular industries requiring technological speciality.

Whichever your industry, acute localisation is key. We're not just talking in terms of different countries, but also regional specifics and even down to the individual departments of your business. The language used obviously has to be in the appropriate language, but in some cases, also streamlined and tailored to the recipient receiving the documents in question.

Localised content translation ensures consistent modernity for ease of understanding. At Absolute Translations, our teams live and work in key locations across the world. This way, we can make sure that all overseas translations are always up to date with localised results. This ensures a high-quality and precise service that you can trust.

Typical Technical Translations

In our opinion, there are no true limits when it comes to professional technical translation services. To give you an idea of the industries we carry out work for, we are typically asked to translate and advise within engineering and manufacturing industries, including automotive, construction, computer science, architecture, geophysics, aerospace, defence, oil and gas, biomedical, chemistry, shipping and nuclear engineering sectors. We go above and beyond to help our clients to reach a global market through effective and precise translation.

Our Technical Translations

Our technical translation services also include subtitling, dubbing, voiceover recording, interpreting, localisation, proofreading, transcreation and much more.

To uphold our industry-leading standard and deliver translation services we are consistently proud of, our translators have a minimum of 5 years' experience working within translation, and into their native language.

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