tekom annual conference 2026 – we look forward to welcoming you to Stuttgart!

The world of mechanical engineering is becoming ever more digital, ever smarter and ever more connected. However, as technology advances, so too does regulatory responsibility. With the new EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which comes into force on 20 January 2027, the industry is facing a significant upheaval.

STAR Group is officially among the top 20 in the global industry! In the latest Nimdzi 100 Ranking 2026, STAR Group is ranked 19th. This underlines our position as one of the leading providers of language services in global demand.

tekom Germany and tecom Switzerland invite you to the Three-Country Conference “”Lost in Transformation – Transformative Kompetenzen nutzen: interaktiv, integriert und innovativ” (“Lost in Transformation – Harnessing Transformative Skills: Interactive, Integrated and Innovative”).

Under the title “Co-Pilot KI: Vom Prompt Engineering zum smarten Assistenten” (“Co-Pilot AI: From Prompt Engineering to Smart Assistants”), the TEKOM Stuttgart Regional Group invites you to an exclusive workshop (held in German language) with language technology consultant Julian Hamm from STAR Deutschland.

AI-assisted translation systems offer impressive opportunities to speed up multilingual processes – but their effectiveness depends crucially on carefully considered terminology management.

Quanos Connect will take place for the fifth time in Nuremberg on 19th and 20th May.
This major industry event brings together perspectives from technical documentation and after-sales & service, with a focus on practical solutions, cloud technologies, AI-powered workflows, and automated processes.

A 40-year company history in the language services sector is a small eternity in our fast-paced industry – and yet it feels as though it has all flown by.

Find out why local large language models (LLMs) are considered an insider tip for technical writing and how you can use AI to automate routine tasks.

E-learning is considered a central pillar of continuing professional development in many companies – from global onboarding courses to complex product training. At the same time, projects repeatedly face similar challenges.

Terminology work has always been the key to consistent, high-quality translations. The advent of AI and large language models (LLMs) is fundamentally changing translation processes.

The world’s biggest conference for technical communication will be held in Stuttgart from 11th to 13th November.
Visit us at tekom in the foyer at stand 21

In less than 4 months, the next tekom annual conference is set to open in Stuttgart. The world’s biggest conference for technical communication will be held in Stuttgart from 11th to 13th November.

This year’s MT Summit was held in Geneva, Switzerland, and featured a diverse programme of tutorials, workshops and inspiring presentations on the topics of machine translation (MT) and large language models (LLMs).

We are pleased to announce that we are listed in the new Slator Index 2025 as being among the top 10 language service providers in the world. This ranking as one of the largest international translation service providers confirms our focus on customer-orientated solutions and excellence.

AI: What started as a buzzword, and then became an established term in everyday language, is now a basic requirement for many applications and processes.

Another year is drawing to a close, and we can hardly believe how fast the time has flown by. Now is a good opportunity to take a look back at all of the important developments that 2024 – the year of AI – has brought us, and give you an insight into what next year has in store for us.

Can AI help to create high-quality content in any language while adhering to corporate language and specific rules?

It’s that time again. Europe’s largest conference for technical communication, tekom, will take place in Stuttgart from 5^th to 7^th November. Visit us in hall C2 at stand 2D13 and find out more about our language services, enterprise technologies and all the latest developments.

In the fast-paced world of the translation and localisation industry, efficiency is the key to success. One solution that can play an important role in delivering this efficiency is the Common Translation Interface (COTI) standard.

We are pleased to announce that we have passed the ISO 27001 surveillance audit for our information security management system without any discrepancies!

From 24th to 27th June 2024, the University of Sheffield in the UK will open its doors and welcome guests to the 25th EAMT Conference for a four-day event.

According to the recently published 2024 Slator and Nimdzi indices, the STAR Group is one of the top 25 language service providers in the world. In the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), STAR takes the top spot in terms of audited turnover!

Multilingualism and SEO go hand in hand – when a professional is at the helm. STAR Deutschland and our colleagues from netzgefährten online marketing agency would like to invite you on a journey through the world of SEO.

Large language models (LLMs) could prove to be valuable assets for linguists in the context of language processes. But what exactly are the advantages of this technology?

Few words have characterised the year 2023 as much as “AI”.
But what does this buzzword actually mean for translation and language processes?

Around ten years ago, Endress+Hauser took the decision to automate their translation processes – with the help of STAR CLM, the process automation solution from STAR.

How time flies… the Harsewinkel-based agricultural machinery manufacturer CLAAS has been relying on the STAR Group’s translation expertise and software solutions since 2003.

Now we know what you’re thinking: Not another article about ChatGPT… Social media is already full of experience reports, and words of praise as well as criticism. And the initial hype has long since died down. Is STAR not a little late to the party here? In short, the answer is no – because we’ve been partying along with everyone else the whole time!

Visit us at the tekom annual conference in Stuttgart!

Find us on stand 2D38 in Hall C2 from 14th to 16th November.
There, you’ll find out more about our language services, enterprise technologies and all the latest developments.

Digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence are playing a key role in more and more industries in the long term. In this context, and with the development of machine translation (MT), the translation profession has also changed significantly.

This year’s event followed a slightly different and, at 5.3 km, slightly longer course to previous years. Last week, a team of STAR’s sportiest employees took part in the company fun run on the airfield.

This year a small group of STAR employees took part in the Flugfeld-Firmenlauf, a corporate fun run that takes place on the airfield in Sindelfingen. This was the 11th edition of the running event, organised by the Event Service from Stahl and held right on our doorstep. Every year in September since the very first race, we’ve enjoyed this great community event.

On Friday 15th July, after two years of cancellations due to coronavirus restrictions, we were once again able to join together for our summer social, and we had excellent conditions for it.

For over 40 years, the “Mobil ohne Auto” campaign (Get moving without a car) has called for sustainable alternatives to cars and enjoys great popularity thanks to its numerous events. This year, the warm weather and the success of the ‘9 Euro ticket’, a flat-fee monthly pass for regional public transport, boosted the appeal of other modes of transport.

According to the Slator Index, the STAR Group is among the Top 10 language service providers in the world!

The Slator Index provides a ranking for the world’s largest translation, localisation, interpreting and language technology companies.

Translating with pen and paper? Dragging around dictionaries and printing out terminology lists? If you hear those questions and picture yourself back at school before the new millennium, perhaps you will feel it even more keenly when you learn how the translation process has changed since that time thanks to the introduction of modern technology.

Can you juggle? With three balls? No?
A good translation project manager can.

No matter how chaotic the circus, a project manager should be able to juggle the three balls of Quality, Time and Cost, and always remain competent, friendly and calm, keeping all the balls in the air until the project is completed.

Some of our colleagues have been part of the STAR team for 20, 25 or 30 years.

Their combined years of service add up to an astounding 260 years! Such a length of service makes STAR Deutschland seem positively youthful at only 35 years old.

Regional newspaper Sindelfinger Zeitung/Böblinger Zeitung has been publishing regular articles under the title of “Wir machen Zukunft” (Creating the future), looking at innovative and successful companies in the region.

STAR proudly presents: Our colleagues, Birgit M. Hoppe and Birgitta Geischberg have added to the existing work by Jean-Marc Dalla-Zuanna and Dr. Christopher Kurz with their article “Quality of terminology processes in corporate contexts/Agreeing and harmonizing terminology”.

The VAILLANT Group has been using STAR Group software solutions for over 10 years now: Information management, process automation, translation and terminology processing, all in one place.

Here’s to many more years of this successful partnership!

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Standardised, manufacturer-independent reference terminology for the automotive industry is now available. It came about as part of an EU project with the goal of facilitating access to vehicle manufacturers’ repair and maintenance information (RMI) by “authorised independent operators” (independent workshops, testing institutes, etc.) (EN ISO 18542 standard).