New strategies at a process and production level and their increasing complexity, as well as the growing interaction between companies from different technical fields, also raise the technical requirements for translations and other related foreign-language services. At KERN AG, we have faced these challenging developments for four decades now, and have efficiently adapted and implemented procedures to match the work processes of each individual client.
Our client base includes companies active in every imaginable area of the automotive sector: from car manufacturers and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers, through OEM and Aftermarket dealers, to advertising and communication agencies and other service providers active in the automotive industry.
Terminology Management
All of our translators have access to relevant terminology databases, specialist dictionaries (such as Wyhlidal) and glossaries to help them effectively communicate the message of the source document to the target audience.
In addition to these cross-client terminology resources, we can also work with you to compile company-specific terminology databases to help establish your company’s know-how as well as to set it apart from the competition.
Using state-of-the-art software solutions, we can offer you a comprehensive service portfolio: - Build-up of client-specific terminology databases through terminology extraction or the compilation of existing terminology lists
- Effective creation, maintenance, supplementation and revision of terminology
- Release of the terminology
Optimising work processes
Translation memory systems are indispensable as a translation resource in view of the scale on which documentation is produced in the automotive sector, the associated use of similar text segments and extracts and the need for frequent updates to these.
We work closely with you and your branch offices to co-ordinate the processes intensively whilst maintaining a focus on costs and expenditure to standardise and automate the translation process.
Quality management
Project management adapted to the automotive sector, selection of the most appropriate translators and proofreaders, and correct implementation of databases allow us to produce high quality, target-oriented translations. We ensure that the content of the source text is completely and correctly transferred into the target language and that the translation is structured in a comprehensible way, doesn’t contain any spelling or grammatical errors and is terminologically accurate and consistent.
Moreover, content is adapted to the linguistic and cultural environment of the target market, the translation is checked for consistency with earlier or parallel translation projects and the layout of the translation is based on that of the source text.
In this context, we are also willing to use the standard for measuring translation quality, SAE J2450, which was developed specifically for the automotive sector. Based on fixed error categories and their evaluation, a quotient can be obtained for each translation.
KERN AG’s activities are not restricted to editing specific documents. We provide comprehensive support for foreign-language communication in the automotive sector: - Management and optimisation of the foreign-language editing process, establishment of client-specific workflows
- Build-up, maintenance and management of terminology, administration of translation memory databases
- Adaptation of foreign language texts according to the target group and their nationality
The documents we edit are as versatile as our clients. We translate and localise: - Vehicle manuals and client documents, specification sheets, diagnosis, service and maintenance manuals, technical data sheets, training, dealer and user manuals, catalogues, websites and portals
- Safety instructions, construction and development plans, brochures and sales documents, packaging texts, press releases, presentations, speeches, documents about events and trade fairs
- Annual and interim reports, market and financial documents, contracts and other legal documents
- Personnel planning documents, job descriptions, references and CVs
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