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Sonderanlagenbau

English translation: purpose-built plant and equipment

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German term or phrase:Sonderanlagenbau
English translation:purpose-built plant and equipment
Entered by: Natalie Chandler

10:50 Apr 19, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
German term or phrase: Sonderanlagenbau
Context:Systeme für den Umschlag flüssiger Gefahrgutstoffe auf Tanklägern und Raffinerien

"Als Planungs- und Konstruktionsbüro mit angeschlossenem Fertigungsbetrieb sind wir in folgenden Bereichen tätig:
Planung, Entwicklung und Konstruktion im Maschinen- und Sonderanlagen-bau sowie Elektrotechnik"

Is there a generally accepted translation for Sonderanlagenbau?
So far I have found "specialist equipment" but this somehow doesn't sound as impressive and technical as the German! The text is for a corporate marketing campaign.
Natalie Chandler
Local time: 10:10
purpose-built plant and equipment
Explanation:
design, development and construction of purpose-built plant and equipment
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
This sounds pretty catchy - thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3purpose-built plant and equipment
Steffen Walter
3 +2building customized equipment
chexum
3construction of specialised equipment
Iain Mc Mullin (X)


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
building customized equipment


Explanation:
I would call a Sonderanlage a "custom-built" equipment, but with -bau, it's a bit redundant :)

chexum
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hschl: yes, equipment or systems
1 hr
agree  Darin Fitzpatrick
5 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
construction of specialised equipment


Explanation:
My guess

Iain Mc Mullin (X)
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
purpose-built plant and equipment


Explanation:
design, development and construction of purpose-built plant and equipment

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 150
Grading comment
This sounds pretty catchy - thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  foehnerk (X)
1 hr
agree  Frosty
2 hrs
agree  Ruth Wiedekind: as opposed to standard (production) machinery - adapted to the production purposes
11 hrs
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