Case Study: Fisher & Paykel Appliances reduces translation time and costs with Blue South and SDL Trados

Fisher & Paykel Appliances cuts translation costs and quarterly turnaround with Blue South

Fisher & Paykel Appliances, a manufacturer of white goods expanding into global markets, needed to translate user guides into Latin American Spanish efficiently while maintaining consistency between documents. Vendor Blue South proposed using SDL Trados translation memory software to address this challenge.

Blue South implemented a process where a translation memory created from the first manual was applied to the second, drastically reducing the amount of text that needed full-price translation. This solution, combined with re-importing text directly into Adobe InDesign, resulted in significant time and cost savings for Fisher & Paykel. The client reported a huge reduction in their translation cycle, achieving 100% accuracy with no errors from market testing, and established a system for ongoing efficiency in future updates.

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