Our Translation Process

PPI Technical Communications is dedicated to providing you with a high-quality translation for any project you have. For more details, feel free to contact us.

Pre-translation

• Translation inquiry
• Client needs analysis
• Preparation of quote
• File prep and analysis using a translation memory (TM) tool
• Terminology extraction
• Reference material acquisition
• Assembly of project team from carefully selected language professionals
• Final quote, including itemized costs and deadlines
• Client go-ahead

Translation

• Translation by an experienced, native speaker
• Editing by an experienced, native speaker
• Proofreading by an experienced, native speaker
• Translation memory and terminology development

Post-Translation

• Reincorporation of target language files into source format
• Translation memory and terminology production and expansion
• Desktop publishing by in-house staff
• Quality assurance
• Language-specific format and style reviews
• Review of formatted text by native speaker
• Final review by project manager
• Final target-language files, translation memory and terminology delivered to client
• Client in-house review (if necessary)
• Final invoicing