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ISO 17100 
ISO 18587 LinguaVox organises its industry translation services by sector because most companies are not looking for translation in the abstract. They want a translation agency that already understands their field — medical devices, machinery, robotics, automotive, pharmaceuticals, cybersecurity, legal, finance, ecommerce, audiovisual content or food and wine — and the documents, terminology and risks that come with it.
Why the sector matters
A technical specification, a clinical trial protocol, a software interface, a contract, an annual report, a safety data sheet, a subtitling file and an ecommerce product feed cannot be handled as if they were the same document. They call for different translators, different quality checks, different terminology resources, different file formats and different levels of risk if something is wrong. A mistranslated marketing line and a mistranslated dosage instruction do not carry the same consequences.
For that reason we assess each project by service, language, sector and document type. A translation for a regulated medical file, a robotics manual, a software platform or a financial report needs a workflow that reflects the documents, terminology and level of risk involved.
Translation services by sector
Choose the sector that best matches the documents you need to translate. Each section brings together related document types, terminology requirements and specialist translation workflows.
- Life sciences: Medical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices and healthcare translation.
- Industrial and engineering: Machinery, manufacturing, industrial equipment, precision engineering, robotics, metallurgy, automotive and energy.
- Technology: Software, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, telecommunications, electronics and data centres.
- Chemical and materials: Chemicals, petrochemicals, materials science, plastics, coatings and technical safety documentation.
- Business and corporate: Legal, patent, finance, insurance and corporate documentation for international operations.
- Media, content and consumer: Audiovisual, gaming, publishing, marketing, ecommerce, education, tourism and food and wine translation.
A robotics manufacturer and a pharmaceutical company need very different things from a translation partner. The first wants someone who understands assembly manuals, safety documentation, technical specifications and maintenance content; the second needs someone familiar with regulatory documents, product information, pharmacovigilance and clinical material. This sector-based approach lets each type of company identify the translation service that matches its own documents rather than a single generic offer.
Documents define the sector
In practice, the sector is defined by its documents. Technology work may involve software strings, interface copy, API documentation, cybersecurity policies, cloud platform documentation, knowledge bases and release notes. Legal and finance work may involve contracts, litigation files, compliance policies, patents, annual reports, insurance policies, audit material and due diligence documentation. Industrial and engineering work centres on manuals, datasheets, tender files and safety documentation. This factual density is what makes a page useful: it lets a buyer confirm, quickly, that we handle the kind of content they actually produce.
How sector, service and language fit together
Industry pages connect to service pages and language pages because real projects rarely sit in one box. A machinery exporter may need German, French, English, Spanish or Italian for the same manual; a software company may need English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean or Portuguese; a medical device manufacturer may need consistent terminology across several EU languages at once. The same content may also need certified or sworn translation, website localisation, subtitling or desktop publishing depending on how it will be used. These related services help define the practical scope of the project before a quote is prepared.
Quality and terminology across sectors
Whatever the sector, the same principles apply. Projects are assigned to translators with relevant subject-matter experience. Where the service is provided under ISO 17100, a second qualified linguist carries out a bilingual revision against the source. Where machine translation is used on suitable content, we apply full post-editing under ISO 18587, or a lighter post-editing workflow only where that lower service level has been agreed. Across all of this, terminology management and translation memories keep wording consistent between documents, languages and updates, which matters most for companies that publish recurring material across many markets. This helps clients describe their project more clearly and allows us to prepare a quote that reflects the documents, terminology and level of review actually required.
How to request a quote
Tell us your sector, the documents involved, the language combination, the deadline, the destination market and how the content will be used. Editable files, previous translations, glossaries, translation memories and style guidance all help us assign the right team and quote accurately. From there, we recommend the service level and workflow that fit the content, format, deadline and intended use.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know which industry page applies to my company?
Start from your documents rather than your job title. If you produce IFUs and labelling, the medical device or life sciences area fits; if you produce contracts and annual reports, the business and corporate area fits. If you are unsure, send a sample and we will point you to the right service and quote.
Can you handle a company that spans several sectors?
Yes. Many clients have technical, legal, marketing and regulatory content at once. We assign each document type to a suitable translator and reviewer, and keep terminology aligned across all of them with a shared glossary and translation memory so the brand and product wording stay consistent.
Does specialising by industry change the price?
Price depends on language pair, volume, service level and how specialised or regulated the content is. Highly technical or regulated material that needs bilingual revision costs more than straightforward internal text, but translation memories reduce cost on repeated and recurring content over time.
Do all industry projects include a second reviewer?
Not automatically. A bilingual revision by a second linguist is included where the project is agreed as an ISO 17100 workflow, and we normally recommend it for regulated, published or high-risk content. For internal or lower-risk material, a lighter workflow may be appropriate, and we will set out the options in the quote.
Can you work in our CMS, repository or translation tool?
In many cases, yes. We handle common formats including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, editable PDFs, HTML, XML, XLIFF, JSON and InDesign, and can work with export/import workflows from content and software systems. Tell us your setup and we will confirm what is possible before starting.
