Manual translation, German to English
Four kinds of machine documentation, translated from German into English by a mechanical engineer. Nothing else is translated here, which is the point.
What is translated
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Operating manuals
The manual that ships with the machine and tells the operator how to run it.
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Maintenance instructions
Inspection, servicing and repair steps for the people who keep the machine running.
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Specifications
Technical data and requirements, where one wrong term changes what is being specified.
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Safety notes
Warnings and safety instructions, where the wording has to be exact.
All four are translated in one direction only: from German into English.
Your terminology list
Every job uses your own terms. If you already have a terminology list, send it with the first document. If you do not, Jo builds one with you on the first job.
The list is kept and used again on every later job. A part that is called one thing in your first English manual is called the same thing in the next one, and in the one after that.
How the price works
Work is priced per word. Before anything starts, you get one fixed price for the job, and you agree to it. The price you agreed is the price you pay.
How a job runs
- You email the German document to Jo Fernwood, with your terminology list if you have one.
- You get a fixed price for the job, based on the word count.
- You agree the price. Only then does the translation start.
- On a first job without a list, Jo builds the terminology list with you as part of the work.
- You receive the English translation. Your terminology list is kept for the next job.