Technical Translation Services

Professional Technical Translation Services

Stepes (/’steps/) provides expert technical translation services in over 100 languages. We specialize in translating product documentation, technical specifications, safety manuals, patent applications, software and IT documentation, training materials, and compliance documents. Our services empower leading companies in diverse sectors – manufacturing, engineering, information technology, medical devices, automotive, and energy – to communicate complex technical information most effectively, one accurately translated technical document at a time.

Accurate Technical Translations

Accurate Technical Translations You Can Trust

Need professional translation of your technical documents between English and languages like Spanish, German, Japanese, or French? Stepes is your ideal partner. Our technical localization approach blends linguistic expertise with an in-depth understanding of diverse technical fields. We excel in translating complex product manuals and technical documents, ensuring linguistic accuracy and technical precision. Stepes’ team of professional linguists and subject matter experts employs industry best practices, aligned with ISO 17100 and ASTM F2575-14, to consistently deliver high-quality translations in major European, Asian, and Latin American languages.

Achieving excellence in technical translation requires not just professional linguistic skills but also sophisticated localization processes and the strategic use of advanced language technologies. Stepes' innovative translation management system enhances the efficiency of the translation workflow, reducing manual interventions for faster, more cost-effective solutions.

For example, our automated use of translation memory avoids repetitive translations, leading to cost reductions and improved linguistic consistency. Our context-aware technical terminology management system allows our linguists to accurately validate terms in real-time during the translation process. Moreover, Stepes' novel in-context review technology streamlines the proofreading process, enabling efficient content review in its intended context, significantly boosting technical translation ROI.

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Industry Specific Technical Translation

Technical translation services are vital across numerous industry verticals, where precision and accuracy in technical communication are paramount. Stepes delivers specialized translation solutions tailored to the unique requirements of each sector:

Manufacturing
Stepes excels in translating product manuals, safety guidelines, and technical specifications for the manufacturing industry, ensuring clarity and compliance in global markets.
Engineering
In the diverse fields of civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering, we offer translation services for technical project plans, reports, and compliance documents, adhering to the stringent standards of the engineering sector.
Information Technology (IT) and Software
Our expertise in IT and software includes software localization, user manuals, technical guides, and support documentation. We ensure that software products meet the linguistic and functional requirements of users worldwide.
Automotive
Automotive
Stepes provides comprehensive translation services for the automotive industry, including manuals, technical specifications, and marketing materials, catering to the global automotive market's needs.
Aerospace and Aviation
Aerospace and Aviation
In aerospace and aviation, we specialize in translating technical manuals, safety procedures, and maintenance documents, upholding the industry's high safety and precision standards.
Energy and Utilities
Energy and Utilities
Our services extend to the energy and utilities sector, translating technical reports, regulatory compliance documents, and installation guides, especially for renewable energy, oil, and gas industries.
Medical and Pharmaceuticals
Stepes supports the medical and pharmaceutical industries with translations for clinical trials, medical device manuals, patent applications, and research papers, ensuring medical accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Electronics and Consumer Technology
Electronics and Consumer Technology
We cater to the electronics and consumer technology sectors by translating user manuals, product specifications, and technical support documents, adapting them to diverse consumer markets.
Chemical and Material Science
Chemical and Material Science
In chemical and material science, ours is a crucial role in translating safety data sheets, research papers, and technical specifications, focusing on industry-specific terminologies and safety standards.
Legal and Regulatory
Legal and Regulatory
Stepes' expertise in legal and regulatory translations is particularly evident in patents, compliance documents, and contracts that contain technical content, ensuring legal accuracy and technical precision.
Construction and Real Estate
Construction and Real Estate
We provide translation services for architectural plans, construction specifications, and project bids, vital for the international construction and real estate markets.
Telecommunications
Telecommunications
In telecommunications, Stepes translates product manuals, installation guides, and technical specifications, crucial for communication devices in a globally connected world.
Environmental Science and Ecology
Environmental Science and Ecology
Our translations in environmental science and ecology cover reports, regulatory documents, and research papers, contributing to global understanding and sustainability efforts.
Marine and Offshore Engineering
Marine and Offshore Engineering
Stepes addresses the specific needs of marine and offshore engineering, translating technical manuals, safety procedures, and regulatory compliance documents.
Life Sciences and Biotechnology
Life Sciences and Biotechnology
We offer translations for life sciences and biotechnology, including research papers, clinical protocols, and regulatory submission documents, facilitating global research collaboration and innovation.
Scientific Research
Scientific Research
We provide expert technical translation services for various scientific documents, including research articles, complex scientific concepts, study reports, experimental protocols, and scholarly papers.

In each of these industries, Stepes ensures not only language fluency but also adherence to the specific terminologies, concepts, and regulatory requirements of each sector, making our technical translation services highly specialized and accurate.

Comprehensive Technical Translation Services Across Various Content Types

At Stepes, we combine linguistic expertise with technical knowledge, ensuring that each translation not only meets linguistic fluency standards but also aligns precisely with industry-specific technical requirements.

Product Manuals and User Guides

Stepes excels in translating product manuals and user guides, making complex instructions accessible for international markets. We focus on maintaining the technical integrity of product functionalities, ensuring end-users across global markets can use products safely and effectively. Click here to learn more about Stepes’ product manual translation services.

Technical Specifications

Our translations of technical specifications capture every critical detail, from dimensional data to performance parameters. We ensure that technical terms and product attributes are consistently and accurately represented, facilitating clear understanding in an international context.

Safety Manuals

Recognizing the critical nature of safety information, Stepes translates safety manuals with a focus on preserving the exact safety guidelines and precautionary measures. We ensure that every translated document upholds the industry's safety standards, mitigating risks across different linguistic contexts. Discover more about Stepes’ safety document translation solution here.

Patents and Patent Applications

Our expertise extends to the precise translation of patents and patent applications, ensuring intellectual property is protected in international legal markets. We carefully handle the technical nuances and legal jargon to maintain the original patent’s essence and protect its novelty and inventiveness. Need patent translation support? Click here.

Software and IT Documentation

We specialize in translating complex IT and software documentation, including API documentation, end-user licenses, and system requirements. Our translations bridge language barriers, ensuring software products and services are accessible and user-friendly in diverse markets.

Scientific and Research Papers

Stepes manages the translation of scientific and research papers, ensuring the accuracy of scientific terminology and research methodologies. Our translations facilitate the sharing of knowledge and breakthroughs in various scientific communities, fostering global collaboration and innovation.

Engineering Documents

We accurately translate engineering documents such as CAD drawings, feasibility studies, and technical proposals. Our translations aid in communicating intricate engineering concepts and designs, ensuring they are comprehensible and actionable in a multinational environment. To learn more about Stepes’ comprehensive engineering translation solutions, click here.

Training Materials

Stepes’ translation of training materials extends beyond language translation to include cultural adaptation, ensuring training is effective in different cultural contexts. Our focus is on preserving instructional integrity while adapting the content to resonate with a diverse workforce.

Regulatory Compliance Documents

We translate regulatory compliance documents, including quality assurance procedures and compliance audits. Our translations support businesses in adhering to international regulations and quality standards, ensuring cross-border compliance.

Medical and Pharmaceutical Texts

Stepes' translations in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors cover clinical protocols, pharmacological studies, and regulatory submissions. We prioritize the accuracy of medical terminologies and concepts, ensuring reliable translations that support global health initiatives.

Installation Manuals

Our translations of installation manuals provide clear, step-by-step instructions adapted to target language norms, ensuring efficient and error-free installations across global operations.

Legal Contracts and Agreements

We offer specialized translation of legal contracts, focusing on maintaining the legal validity and technical precision of terms and conditions, clauses, and stipulations, ensuring they are legally sound in different jurisdictions. Learn more about our professional legal translation services here.

Marketing Materials for Technical Products

Our translation of technical marketing materials encompasses technical datasheets, product catalogs, and web content. We ensure that the technical superiority and key features of products are effectively communicated in the target market’s language.

Technical Proposals and Bids

In translating technical proposals and bids, Stepes handles complex project outlines, technical requirements, and cost estimations. Our translations support clients in presenting their technical expertise and competencies effectively in the international bidding process.

Maintenance Guides

We translate maintenance guides, focusing on the accurate translation of technical maintenance procedures and schedules. This ensures the longevity and optimal performance of equipment in different linguistic settings.

Financial Reports

Our financial report translations go beyond basic figures, encompassing detailed financial analyses, market assessments, and forecasting models. We ensure that complex financial concepts are accurately translated, aiding in informed decision-making across borders.

Environmental Impact Studies

In translating environmental impact studies, Stepes covers ecological assessments, sustainability plans, and regulatory compliance. Our translations aid in disseminating vital environmental information and promoting global ecological awareness and action.

Automotive Manuals

Our translations of automotive manuals cover operational instructions, diagnostic procedures, and service guides. We ensure that every aspect of automotive technology is accurately communicated to a global audience. Click here to learn more about Stepes’ automotive translation services.

Chemical Data Sheets

Stepes translates material safety data sheets and chemical descriptions with a focus on chemical properties, safety hazards, and handling instructions. Our translations support global compliance and safety standards in the chemical industry.

A Few of Our Distinguished Technical Translation Services Clients

Stepes is proud to serve the technical translation services need of some of the world’s leading companies in automotive, manufacturing, oil & gas, engineering, semiconductor, and software industry. Here are just a few of our clients.

Technical Translation Services for Engineering Products

Technical Translation Services for Engineering Products

Engineering products often involve sophisticated design specifications, system architecture, and product functions that can only be understood or properly handled with detailed technical documentation. When it comes to global deployment of these products, the accompanying technical documents must be accurately translated from English into German, Japanese, Chinese, or Spanish. This is why you need Stepes. We provide exert technical translation services for a variety of engineering fields into over 100 languages. Stepes only uses professional native translators with the right subject matter expertise to translate all of our customers’ technical documentation for the highest level of linguistic accuracy and consistency. To learn more about Stepes full service engineering translation solutions, please click here.

 Technical Translations for the Global Manufacturing Industry

Precision Technical Translations for Manufacturing

At Stepes, we understand the complex and evolving requirements of the global manufacturing industry and the critical role that accurate technical translations play in international success. Our services cater to various manufacturing sectors, from automotive to aerospace, electronics, and beyond. We provide precise translations for manufacturing process documents, including CNC programming manuals, quality control protocols, and supply chain management guidelines. Our expertise also extends to the translation of material safety data sheets (MSDS), equipment maintenance manuals, and Lean manufacturing documentation.

With a deep understanding of industry-specific terminologies and compliance requirements, Stepes ensures that every translated document adheres to international manufacturing standards such as ISO 9001 and Six Sigma methodologies. Our goal is to facilitate seamless global operations and communication for manufacturers, enabling them to efficiently reach new markets and maintain compliance in different regulatory environments. By leveraging the latest translation technologies coupled with our team of expert linguists, Stepes delivers translations that are not just linguistically accurate but technically precise, ensuring that every aspect of your manufacturing process is understood and implemented correctly across diverse linguistic requirements. To learn more about Stepes’ professional manufacturing translation solutions, please click here.

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Automotive Technical Translation Services

Automotive Technical Translation Services

In the rapidly evolving automotive sector, Stepes stands at the forefront of delivering high-quality technical translation services in all major European, Asian, and Latin American languages. We specialize in translating a comprehensive range of automotive documents, from intricate engineering schematics and advanced automotive design blueprints to user manuals for cutting-edge vehicle technologies. Our linguistic expertise extends to the latest automotive developments, such as autonomous driving systems, electric vehicle technology, and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), ensuring that complex terminologies and concepts are accurately translated for a global audience.

As an ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified translation company, Stepes applies the J2450 quality best practices to ensure the highest precision in translating automotive safety guidelines, emission standards, and regulatory compliance documents. We help automotive companies expand global market access and adherence to international automotive standards. Stepes' has a team of team of dedicated translators and multilingual subject matter experts with deep technical insights into automotive engineering, allowing us to bridge the language gap without compromising the technical rigor. To learn more about Stepes’ automotive translation solutions, please click here.

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Technical Translation for Software Localization

Technical Translation for Software Localization

Stepes offers specialized technical translation services tailored to the needs of the Information Technology and Software sector. Our expertise covers a full range of IT and software-related requirements, including software localization, API documentation, system requirement specifications, and end-user license agreements. Understanding the unique requirements of modern DevOps software development and IT processes, we have developed agile translation solutions to ensure that every piece of code, instruction, and technical guideline is precisely translated, continuously.

Stepes' translators are not only language experts but also have a deep understanding of programming languages, development methodologies, and the latest technological trends. We conduct ongoing training so our translators stay updated with cutting-edge IT advancements, emerging tech jargon, and evolving industry best practices. We facilitate seamless international deployment of software products and IT solutions, ensuring that language barriers do not impede the user experience or technical accuracy. With Stepes, IT and software companies can confidently expand their global footprint, offering products that are as technically competent in their translated versions as in their original form.

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Medical Technical Documentation Translations

Medical Technical Documentation Translations

The medical fields, such as pharmaceutical, medical devises, and biotechnology industries, produce large amounts of technical documents—information for use (IFU), clinical studies, regulatory submissions, and medical patents—that all need to be translated accurately for global success. As an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified translation company, Stepes provides high quality technical translation services to leading companies in the medical industry. We have one of the largest teams of professional medical linguists and life sciences subject matter experts who are specially trained to deliver linguistically accurate and terminologically consistent translations for all sorts of technical documentation. To learn more about Stepes professional medical translation services, please click here.

Patent Translation Services

Patent Translation Services

Stepes provides technical translation services for international patents between English and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German and all other Asian and European languages. We have the linguistic resources and technical solutions to translate engineering patents, medical patents, and technology patents with accuracy and speed. Modern patent translations rely heavily on the latest document management technologies (terminology processing, translation memory, multilingual content search, and AI) to improve localization consistency and scale. If your translation vendor still relies on old fashion offline processes for your patent translations, it’s likely you’re losing both time and money. To learn more about Stepes expert patent translation solutions, please click here.

Translate These Technical Documents

We Translate These Technical Documents

Stepes provides expert technical translation services for a variety of documents and content types. The  following is a list of documents we translate regularly.

  • User manuals
  • Product guides
  • Technical training manuals
  • Technology patents
  • Installation instructions
  • Service manuals
  • Maintenance documents
  • Software helps
  • Contact agreements
  • Data sheets
  • Product catalogs

Technical Translation for Aerospace and Aviation

Technical Translation for Aerospace and Aviation

Stepes provides technical translation services tailored to the aerospace and aviation industries. Our expertise covers various technical documents, including aircraft maintenance manuals, aeronautical engineering documents, avionics software guides, and navigation system instructions. We are experienced at handling the nuanced terminologies of aerodynamics, propulsion systems, composite materials, and flight dynamics, ensuring every translation upholds the exacting standards of accuracy and technical rigor required in this field.

Recognizing the critical nature of safety and regulatory compliance in aviation, Stepes ensures that all translated documents meet the stringent guidelines set by international aviation authorities like the FAA and EASA. Our team of translators consists of industry experts with a deep understanding of aerospace engineering and aviation technologies, facilitating seamless communication across global aerospace projects and initiatives. With Stepes, aerospace and aviation companies can confidently navigate the complexities of multilingual communication, ensuring that their high-value technical content is accurately and professionally conveyed in any language.

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Cybersecurity Translated Right in 100 Languages

Technical Translation in Over 100 Languages

Stepes boasts an extensive team of professional translators with specialized backgrounds in engineering, science, technology, and business law. We deliver ISO 17100 compliant technical translations in all of the following languages:

  • Arabic (AR)
  • Chinese, Simplified (ZS)
  • Czech (CS)
  • Danish (DA)
  • Dutch (NL)
  • English (EN)
  • English, UK (UE)
  • Finnish (FI)
  • French (FR)
  • German (DE)
  • Italian (IT)
  • Japanese (JA)
  • Korean (KO)
  • Norwegian (NO)
  • Polish (PL)
  • Portuguese, Brazilian (PB)
  • Russian (RU)
  • Spanish (ES)
  • Swedish (SV)
  • Thai (TH)
  • Vietnamese (VI)
  • Afrikaans (AF)
  • Albanian (SQ)
  • Amharic (AM)
  • Armenian (HY)
  • Azerbaijani (AZ)
  • Basque (EU)
  • Belarusian (BE)
  • Bengali (BN)
  • Bhutanese (BT)
  • Bihari (BH)
  • Bosnian (BS)
  • Breton (BR)
  • Bulgarian (BG)
  • Burmese (MY)
  • Catalan (CA)
  • Chinese, Hong Kong (ZH)
  • Chinese, Traditional (ZT)
  • Croatian (HR)
  • English, Australian (AE)
  • English, Canadian (CE)
  • Estonian (ET)
  • Faroese (FO)
  • Filipino (TL)
  • French, Canadian (CF)
  • Frisian (FY)
  • Galician (GL)
  • Georgian (KA)
  • Greek (EL)
  • Guarani (GN)
  • Gujarati (GU)
  • Hausa (HA)
  • Hawaiian (HW)
  • Hebrew (IW)
  • Hindi (HI)
  • Hungarian (HU)
  • Icelandic (IS)
  • Igbo (IG)
  • Indonesian (ID)
  • Interlingua (IA)
  • Irish (GA)
  • Javanese (JW)
  • Kannada (KN)
  • Kashmiri (KS)
  • Kazakh (KK)
  • Khmer (KM)
  • Kirundi (RN)
  • Kurdish (KU)
  • Laothian (LO)
  • Latin (LA)
  • Latvian (LV)
  • Lingala (LN)
  • Lithuanian (LT)
  • Luganda (LG)
  • Macedonian (MK)
  • Malagasy (MG)
  • Malay (MS)
  • Malayalam (ML)
  • Maltese (MT)
  • Maori (MI)
  • Marathi (MR)
  • Moldavian (MO)
  • Mongolian (MN)
  • Montenegrin (ME)
  • Nepali (NE)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk (NN)
  • Pashto (PS)
  • Persian (FA)
  • Persian, Dari (DR)
  • Portuguese (PT)
  • Punjabi (PA)
  • Romanian (RO)
  • Rwandan (RW)
  • Scots Gaelic (GD)
  • Serbian (SR)
  • Sesotho (ST)
  • Shona (SN)
  • Slovak (SK)
  • Slovenian (SL)
  • Somali (SO)
  • Spanish, Latin American (XL)
  • Sundanese (SU)
  • Swahili (SW)
  • Tajik (TG)
  • Tamil (TA)
  • Tanchangya (TC)
  • Telugu (TE)
  • Tibetan (BO)
  • Tonga (TO)
  • Tswana (TN)
  • Turkish (TR)
  • Uighur (UG)
  • Ukrainian (UK)
  • Urdu (UR)
  • Uzbek (UZ)
  • Valencian (VA)
  • Welsh (CY)
  • Yiddish (YI)
  • Yoruba (YO)
  • Zulu (ZU)
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