The transitional period for compliance with the European Union Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (EU-MDR 2017/745, or simply EU-MDR) was supposed to expire on 26 May 2020. Due to the current situation, the EU Commission decided to postpone the regulation’s application by one year. By this date, manufacturers of medical devices as well as importers, distributors and suppliers in the European medical …

Senior Project Manager Andrea Unkelbach is celebrating 15 years at Peschel Communications this year – the perfect occasion to ask her a few questions. When you first joined Peschel Communications (then still called Übersetzungsbüro Peschel), did you expect to still be working here 15 years later? To be honest, I did not have any expectations at all. I had just graduated, …

The WIN-Charta – a German abbreviation for “economic sustainability initiative charter” – is a charter which has been developed as part of the state of Baden-Württemberg’s sustainability strategy for businesses who wish to publicly pledge to act accordingly. Commitment, personal initiative and outward communication form the foundation of the charter. By signing the WIN-Charta, Peschel Communications has committed itself to upholding the …

What’s been getting you down for the better part of a year now? The COVID pandemic? Or is it Covid? (The other version seems so shout-y!) And didn’t this all start with Cardi B yelling something about the coronavirus? It’s all the same, really. Scientifically, a pandemic is an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area …

Summarising the events of a year has never been this difficult. The year started off heading in a very positive direction and we expected great things from 2020. However, expectations changed in March when we suddenly found ourselves working from home. The interpreting business collapsed practically overnight, so all we did was manage cancellations. The demand for written translations was …

Translation Interpreting Proofreading Transcreation Audiovisual translation Conquer the global market Audiovisual translation is used for any content which has a visual and/or audio component as well as a linguistic element. The medium and intended purpose of your content will determine the best approach to audiovisual translation. Audiovisual translations allow a global audience to access your content regardless of language barriers. …

Translation Interpreting Proofreading Transcreation Audiovisual translation Advertising for international markets Advertising can rarely be translated word-for-word into another language. Unlike very technical texts such as patent applications, translating advertising texts is about more than just conveying facts — it’s also about emotions. Peschel Communications can adapt your marketing texts for the individual target markets, so that your advertising has the …

TranslationsInterpreting Additional Services   We are more than just language experts. Our work requires us to acquire and maintain competent knowledge and understanding of a range of specialist subjects.Using our in-house databases, extensive library and online resources, we are trained to familiarise ourselves with new subject areas fast.For technical translations, we will refer to your existing glossaries and documents to …

Two weeks ago, we addressed the topic of German words used in everyday English. In this blog article, we turn our attention to more specialized borrowings. We explore terminology used in scientific contexts, but also words used in advertising – a field in which inventing new, creative words is virtually part of the job description. Technical, scientific, musical, and historical …

Sure, English words are sneaking into German dictionaries at breakneck pace these days, but German has made its deutsche mark on the English language, too. For translators and interpreters who work between these two linguistic worlds, this commingling is important to be aware of. Loanwords (a word that is itself modeled after a German word – Lehnwort!) need to be …