Short answer: yes, AI can produce the first draft of a technical manual and save time, but it should not be delivered or published without a review. In a manual, AI errors (a mistranslated measurement, step or warning) reach the end user. The safe approach is to translate with AI and have a professional review the result before using it.
Translating manuals with AI is one of the first things companies that sell abroad consider, and it makes sense: a technical manual has features that AI handles well: short sentences, a repetitive structure and a lot of recurring vocabulary. That is why tools such as DeepL, Google Translate or ChatGPT can produce a usable draft. The problem is what they cannot see: AI does not know which part of the text is critical. It translates a descriptive sentence in the same way as a safety warning, it may alter a measurement or a part number, change the meaning of a step or call the same component three different things throughout the manual. And the one delivering the manual to the customer or including it with the product is your company, not the tool. That is why we recommend combining both: translate with AI and have a professional review the result against the original. That is what we do with our AI translation quality control.
Each step must say the same thing, in the same order, as the original.
Values, units, tolerances and part numbers without alterations.
Warnings and precautions with the same force as in the original.
Each component has the same name throughout the manual.
A professional translation team that works with technical documentation and knows where machine translation tends to fail in a manual: technical terms, measurements, steps and warnings. We review your AI-translated manual against the original, correct whatever is necessary and, if it has so many errors that it is better to redo it, we tell you before we start. Personalised service from start to finish.
Select the language of your manual and tell us what you need it for. We review manuals and technical documentation translated with AI in the same language combinations we translate; if you don't see yours, ask us.
These are the technical documents we review most often after machine translation. We apply the same criterion to all of them: checking against the original what AI cannot distinguish.
Instructions for use, configuration and operation of the product.
Step-by-step installation, assembly and maintenance instructions.
Specifications, measurements, materials and performance data.
Safety notices, precautions and label texts.
Descriptions and technical features of your range.
Internal procedures, quality documentation and work instructions.
What can go wrong in technical or legal documents translated with AI.
If you prefer us to translate your technical documentation from scratch.
Not every part of the manual has the same consequences if it is mistranslated. We review the entire document, but we pay closer attention where an AI error affects the user and your company.
Introductions, general product descriptions or presentation texts. An error here usually affects clarity rather than safety, but we review it too so that the manual reads well.
Assembly or operating steps, specifications, values, part numbers and safety warnings. This is where an AI error has consequences and where we check every sentence against the original.
A simple process: you send us the original manual and the AI translation, we review it sentence by sentence and return it corrected and ready to use.
The original manual and your AI translation, preferably in an editable format.
NowWe assess the initial translation, the language and the actual length of the manual.
15 minWe compare it with the original, correct terminology, steps, values, units and warnings, and carry out a final check.
Depending on volumeIn the format you need, with the MAEC signature and stamp if sworn.
GuaranteedThere is no single rate: reviewing a data sheet well translated by AI is not the same as reviewing a long manual that needs to be largely redone. The price is calculated based on these four factors, which is why we need to see the original and your translation before giving you a fixed figure.
Send us these four details and we'll reply with the price, a feasible deadline and the recommended delivery.
Depending on the type of product, the applicable regulations may require instructions and safety warnings to be in the language of the country where it is marketed. Exactly what is required depends on the product and its regulations, so it is advisable to check before distributing the translated manual.
The translation tool is not accountable for its errors: the company that supplies the manual with the product is. So if the manual is going to reach customers or users, the prudent thing is to have a professional review it first. And if it has to be submitted to an official body, we can deliver it as a sworn translation, signed and stamped by a sworn translator authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This information is for guidance only and does not constitute legal advice. At Trayma we check the use and destination of the document with you before issuing the final version, so we can recommend the safest delivery option and avoid requests for further documentation.
These are the technical documents we most often receive translated with AI. If yours is not on the list, ask us. And if you prefer to have your manuals translated from scratch, without AI, see our technical translation.
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Attach the original manual and the AI translation and tell us what you need it for. We'll tell you the fixed price and turnaround, in complete confidentiality.
Adjunta la documentación y te devolvemos presupuesto cerrado en 15 minutos, bajo confidencialidad. Sin compromiso.
