Technical translation
A home-appliance catalog in Ukrainian: hundreds of pages, every year
Published: 17 July 2026 · Updated: 19 July 2026· Reviewed by: MovaPro team
Situation
A European home-appliance manufacturer was expanding in Ukraine. Every year the brand publishes a catalog running to hundreds of pages: model ranges, specifications, comparison tables, accessories. Alongside it live the manuals and the website — and all of it has to speak the same Ukrainian.
Task
Localize the catalog to be precise in specifications, natural in copy, and terminologically identical to the brand’s other materials — and set up a process where the annual update doesn’t cost like the first translation.
How we worked
- A brand glossary. We collected terminology from the catalog, manuals, and website: features, modes, materials, series names. Every term was verified against technical dictionaries and approved with the local office — now a “feature” in the catalog and in the manual is the same word.
- Trados + translation memory. The team worked in one shared TM; recurring specification copy was billed at a discount. The following year the TM pre-filled every unchanged block — the client paid only for the new models.
- Layout in InDesign. A DTP specialist set the Ukrainian text into the master layout: comparison tables, pictograms, footnotes all in place, graphics and grid preserved one-to-one with the original.
- Quality control. Xbench cross-checked every number in the specifications (wattage, capacity, energy class) against the source; the editor reviewed the final PDF page by page.
Result
The catalog now ships in Ukrainian every year, in time for the sales season. Updates cost a fraction of the first cycle, and buyers see identical terms in the catalog, the manuals, and on the brand’s website.
Worth knowing
- An appliance catalog is numbers first: without automated checks (Xbench) across hundreds of pages, watts and liters inevitably go missing.
- One glossary across catalog + manuals + website is mandatory: terminology drift between brand materials reads as an error.
- A similar case: a furniture catalog for EU export; more about large-volume technical translation on the service page.
Tools used in this project
We work in the industry’s leading professional software — it guarantees consistent terminology, automated quality checks, and honest pricing: you don’t pay for repetitions.
Trados StudioThe industry-standard CAT tool: translation memory and glossaries keep terminology consistent — and repetitions are free.
ApSIC XbenchThe industry-leading QA tool: catches the small inconsistencies a human eye misses.
Adobe InDesignPrint-ready layout of translated catalogs, brochures, and manuals.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you keep the catalog, the manuals, and the website speaking one language?
One glossary and one shared translation memory across all brand materials. A feature name must match word-for-word in the catalog, the manual, and the site — otherwise buyers assume they are different things.
What does an annual catalog update cost to translate?
Far less than the first translation: translation memory fills in every unchanged fragment, so only new models and changed copy are billed. The more stable the product line, the cheaper the update.
Do you adapt units and standards?
Yes: energy-efficiency classes, plugs, voltage, certification marks — everything is brought in line with Ukrainian norms and market conventions, with edge cases agreed with the client.
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