Our Method: The XPLI Advantage – Precision, Speed, and Value, Guaranteed
For decades, multilingual technical documentation has often forced companies to choose between quality, speed, or cost. At Automotive-Translation, Inc. (AT), we eliminate this compromise.
Backed by 45 years of specialized experience in the motorized land vehicle sector, we have developed a proprietary AI-optimized workflow that successfully fills the final, critical gap in machine translation. We offer three unwavering guarantees: the highest quality, the fastest turnaround, and the most competitive pricing, delivering consistently reliable, accurate, and clear translations for enhanced safety and brand prestige.
The Core Problem: Rewriting for the Machine
In professional contexts, our machine-enhanced workflow routinely outperforms standard human-only translation. How is that possible?
The key lies in a crucial step often overlooked by standard translation agencies: source texts written by engineers for human readers contain inherent ambiguities that confuse Neural Machine Translation (NMT) engines. To eliminate these errors and ensure maximum reliability, the source text must first be optimized for the machine. This specialized pre-processing is the core of our proprietary XPLI Method.
The 4-Step XPLI Workflow
Our success is built on a methodical, repeatable process that guarantees quality regardless of volume.
Step 1: Glossary Preparation (The Foundation of Accuracy)
Every project begins with a custom, tailored glossary—a foundational step that is non-negotiable for technical accuracy. Our dedicated terminologists compile all relevant terms from the official Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) glossary and integrate your company’s specific, preferred terminology. This process ensures absolute semantic consistency before a single word is translated, creating the perfect foundation for our workflow.
Step 2: Controlled English Translation (XPLI™)
We translate the source into XPLI™—our proprietary controlled English. Based on the rigorous ASD-STE100 standard (Simplified Technical English, originally designed for aerospace safety), XPLI is an automated pivot language. It enforces a controlled vocabulary and strict grammatical rules, eliminating the ambiguity that leads to errors. This guarantees crystal-clear clarity for both non-native technical readers and the translation engine.
Step 3: Neural Translation (Leveraging AI Power)
Because XPLI is perfectly clear and grammatically controlled, it serves as the most ideal pivot language for Neural Machine Translation. When paired with our cutting-edge AI technology, this highly predictable input yields consistent, high-quality output in the target languages, achieving up to 99.9% accuracy. This is the technological engine that drives our unmatched speed.
Step 4: Verification (Speeding Up Delivery)
With the source text expertly prepared and the NMT output highly refined, the traditional, time-consuming post-editing phase is dramatically reduced. Post-editing becomes a simple verification step. This streamlined process accelerates multilingual delivery, allowing us to process up to 100,000 words in 20 languages within 72 hours, ensuring unmatched quality and value.
The XPLI Method is more than just translation; it’s a strategic asset that transforms your technical documentation into a reliable competitive advantage. Ready to experience translations that are twice as fast, at half the cost, or better?