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[![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0102_1600x900.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0102_1600x900.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/medical-translation-meinrad-supporting-med-el?hsLang=en) [“For us, MEINRAD is like another department of our company” – how MEINRAD helps medical technology company MED-EL speak over 40 languages](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/medical-translation-meinrad-supporting-med-el?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **More than 200,000 people can hear again thanks to MED-EL’s hearing loss solutions – that’s 200,000 people belonging to various nationalities and cultures, and speaking different languages! MEINRAD has been the medical technology company’s translation partner since 2013, helping to supply all these people with the information they need. ** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0110_1600x900.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0110_1600x900.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/medical-translation-meinrad-supporting-med-el-part-2?hsLang=en) [“It’s only thanks to MEINRAD that we can manage our workload” – how MEINRAD’s translation services and technical support benefit MED-EL](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/medical-translation-meinrad-supporting-med-el-part-2?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **MEINRAD has been MED-EL’s translation partner since 2013. But MEINRAD also provides wide-ranging technical support for the medical technology company based in Innsbruck. Find out here how MED-EL and MEINRAD have worked together to develop a workflow which saves time for both parties and delivers the best results. ** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0074_1600x900.png?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0074_1600x900.png)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/marry-in-haste-repent-at-leisure-why-agencies-should-choose-their-service-providers-carefully?hsLang=en) [Marry in haste, repent at leisure – why agencies should choose their service providers carefully](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/marry-in-haste-repent-at-leisure-why-agencies-should-choose-their-service-providers-carefully?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **All translation agencies work with external service providers. Before new translators or reviewers can begin working on MEINRAD projects, they must pass a rigorous, multi-stage screening process to make sure that our long-term business partnerships are productive for everyone involved.** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/Uebersetzungsfehler%201920x1080.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=Uebersetzungsfehler%201920x1080.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/helpdesign-founder-joerg-ertelt-on-liability-when-buying-translations?hsLang=en) [HELPDESIGN founder Jörg Ertelt on liability when buying translations](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/helpdesign-founder-joerg-ertelt-on-liability-when-buying-translations?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **The old legal principle that “Ignorance is no excuse” applies as much in Austria as it does everywhere else. So it’s worth reading our interview with Jörg Ertelt, founder and owner of[HELPDESIGN ∙ JÖRG ERTELT](https://www.helpdesign.eu/). As an expert in technical and electronic documentation, he knows what to look out for from a legal perspective when buying translation...** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0080_1600x900_2.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0080_1600x900_2.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/meinrad-explains-dtp-and-css?hsLang=en) [MEINRAD explains: DTP and CSS](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/meinrad-explains-dtp-and-css?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **If you use the internet regularly, or if you’ve ever read a brochure, flyer or something similar, then you’ve almost certainly seen DTP and CSS – or the results of them, at least. But what exactly do these cryptic abbreviations mean, and what does it all have to do with translations?** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0088_1920x1080.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0088_1920x1080.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/meinrad-explains-what-does-a-translation-agency-do?hsLang=en) [MEINRAD explains: what does a translation agency do?](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/meinrad-explains-what-does-a-translation-agency-do?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **What exactly is a translation agency? And what makes one agency better than another? In this post we’ll define a few terms you may have come across when looking for translation services – and we’ll also explain why we’ve opened new offices in Vienna and Graz.** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0058_1600x900.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0058_1600x900.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/why-the-translation-itself-is-only-the-tip-of-the-iceberg?hsLang=en) [Why the translation itself is only the tip of the iceberg](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/why-the-translation-itself-is-only-the-tip-of-the-iceberg?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **It’s common in the translation industry for clients to care about nothing more than the end product and the price. But the translation process involves a lot more than meets the eye. OurIn-House Linguist and Project Manager Julia Wuggenigexplains what lies beneath the surface.** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/TM-Analyse.png?width=350&height=350&name=TM-Analyse.png)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/meinrad-explains-what-exactly-is-a-cat-grid?hsLang=en) [MEINRAD explains: what exactly is a CAT grid?](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/meinrad-explains-what-exactly-is-a-cat-grid?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **CAT grid, memoQ, machine translation... when reading our blog and browsing our website, you’re bound to come across one or two terms you might not be familiar with. Many of these terms refer to tools which are crucial both for the translation process and for deciding which translation services to buy. This post explains what exactly we mean when...** - [![](https://blog.meinrad.cc/hs-fs/hubfs/MCC_0042_1920x1080.jpg?width=350&height=350&name=MCC_0042_1920x1080.jpg)](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/how-to-avoid-texts-that-lead-to-big-problems-not-just-in-translation?hsLang=en) [How to avoid texts that lead to big problems – not just in translation](https://blog.meinrad.cc/en/how-to-avoid-texts-that-lead-to-big-problems-not-just-in-translation?hsLang=en) 13 October 2020 in Buying translations **At school, you were given lots of marks for varying your writing style and avoiding repetition. But when writing technical documentation, and particularly when translating it, using different words and phrases can lead to big problems and higher translation costs. 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