What is machine translation?

Machine translation (MT) uses advanced AI technology to instantly translate text from one language to another.

At Comtec, cost-effective translation doesn’t have to mean cutting corners. We combine the most advanced AI solutions with human expertise and seamless integration to deliver scalable, secure solutions tailored to your business needs.

Whether you’re handling bulk product data, rolling out eLearning to global teams, or launching a high-profile marketing campaign, we’ll help you choose the right machine translation solution depending on:


  • Type of content: Creative, technical, functional, or high-volume updates

  • Languages: From entering a single new market to scaling across dozens

  • Budget: Balancing cost with the right level of quality

  • Turnaround time: From near-instant delivery to carefully crafted human translation

Our managed machine translation services

We offer a range of machine translation solutions tailored to fit your content, audience, and goals.

1. Machine Translation + Post-Editing (MTPE)


MTPE is a blend of machine translation with professional post-editing carried out by a human linguist. It’s a neat way to keep costs down while maintaining quality, accuracy and fluency throughout.

How it works:
  • Machine translation generates a draft
  • Expert linguists refine it through light or full post-editing
  • Ensures fluency, consistency, and alignment with your style guides

Perfect for: Training materials, technical docs, and mid-risk content

2. Machine Translation + Automated Post-Editing (MTAP)


Our proprietary MTAP solution combines advanced machine translation with AI-driven automated post-editing.

How it works:
  • Built on customised MT engines trained with your terminology and brand voice
  • Automated corrections improve quality instantly
  • Optional human review for critical content
Perfect for: High-volume, lower-risk content, such as FAQs, product updates, or internal communications.

For highly creative or brand-defining content, we also offer fully human translation and transcreation, ensuring that cultural nuance, tone, and impact are preserved in every market.

Pronto: Self-Service Machine Translation

Need translations on demand? Pronto is our secure, self-service machine translation + post-editing platform.

  • Translate content instantly, anytime you need it
  • Choose between automated post-editing (MTAP), or human post-editing (MTPE)
  • Ideal for distributed teams who need flexibility and speed

Why choose Comtec for machine translation?

 

  • Customisation:
    Translation engines trained on your terminology, glossaries, and style guides
  • Expert linguist network:
    Access to our global community of specialist linguists who validate, refine, and adapt translations where quality matters most
  • Integration:
    Using content connectors, we plug directly into your CMS, eCommerce, or LMS systems
  • Security:
    ISO 27001-certified processes and GDPR-compliant systems
  • Flexibility:
    From fully-managed MTPE to self-serve Pronto, you choose the level of control
  • Ethics & sustainability:
    As a certified B Corp, we balance performance with responsibility, ensuring our AI-enabled solutions minimise environmental impact

CoLo: Seamless Integrations

Our CoLo integrations plug Comtec’s machine translation and human workflows directly into your existing systems. We call this approach Continuous Localisation, and it has numerous benefits:

  • Removes the need for manual copy-paste or file handling
  • Ensures faster turnaround, reduced admin, and consistent quality across all channels
  • Works with CMS, eCommerce, and LMS platforms, including Shopify, WordPress, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud

How to choose the right translation approach?

Not all content is created equal, and each translation project has its own set of needs, which means some approaches will work better than others.

To help determine which translation approach is right, we help you categorise your content into three levels:

  • Low-risk content: FAQs, product data, internal comms, which are best served with MTAP
  • Medium-risk content: training materials, technical docs, eLearning are often suited to MTPE
  • High-risk content: campaigns, creative, legal or brand-defining copy will usually need fully human translation

Our Comtec Advisory service can support you in mapping your content types to the right localisation workflow, ensuring you get the best quality at the right cost.

Learn more about Comtec Advisory
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