altalingua supports a global automotive manufacturer in providing highly technical localized content to its engineers and suppliers all over the world. For this client in particular, we have translated over 4,000 documents, totaling more than 3 million words, and covering 12 language pairs.
altalingua allocates dedicated project teams to meet project requirements in terms of quality, scalability and turnaround. An expert translator team, specialized in automotive-related fields – especially mechanical and electrical engineering – is built in close collaboration with the client. Resource selection is carried out according to a well-defined 3-phase process, subsequent to which translators are included in a permanent training program for translation quality assurance as well as for the optimum usage of software tools. Translator performance is monitored based on the SAE J2450 Translation Quality Metric. Evaluations and feedback fuel continuous improvement in the performance of all team members.
altalingua emphasizes quality by thoroughly managing all aspects of the content conversion cycle. A fully customized project plan was co-developed with the client, relying on the following key elements: state-of-the-art Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) and Quality Assurance (QA) tools, high quality Translation Memories (TMs), a comprehensive terminological database, and a workflow comprising rigorous QA checks. Additionally, an online quality and queries management database streamlines communication between in-house and freelance translators, and the client’s project managers. The online communication tool also offers browsing and searching capabilities, facilitating a continuous training process of all translators involved.
Our solutions offer transparency and synergetic integration with the client’s activities. Our project tracking system provides detailed insight into costs, volume, and project progress. The client benefits from hands-on access to project development and can easily follow up with our project coordination team with new essential project information. The data pool can be directly converted into volume and cost distribution statistics, for improved overview and a well substantiated decision-making process.
Our successful, quality-focused collaboration is directly mirrored into the end product – the documentation localized by altalingua is a valuable tool for thousands of our client’s engineers and suppliers.