When it comes to technical translation today, the challenges to face are not only related to vocabulary and knowledge in the specific field. Each customer requires more and more a specific solution for the format they produces their texts and manuals in.

Technical translations plays a key role when it comes to translations throughout all the major industry sectors. What is the profile of a technical translator? What are the basic principles to be applied when translating a technical text from English into German and which difficulties does an English-German translator have to face?

A CAT Tool is software whose functioning is based on the creation of a Translation Memory, which facilitates and speeds up the translator’s work. After having briefly explained how the tools work, the advantages and disadvantages of their use are analyzed.