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manufacturing industrie

productie industrie

manufacturing sector

productiesectoren

aerospace

planes and space vehicles

cars/automobiles

cars

computer hardware

computers, printers, etc.

construction

buildings

defence/defense

weapons

electronics

mobile phones, etc.

food processing

canned, frozen, etc. foods

household goods

washing machines, refrigerators, etc

pharmaceuticals

medicines

steel

a strong metal used in the manufacturing of machinery and cars

textiles

clothes

services

diensten

service industries

dienstverlenende bedrijven

service sector

dienstverlenende sectoren

call centre / call centers

dealing with orders, complaints, etc. from customers by phone

catering

restaurants, bar, etc.

computer software

instructions for computers

financial services

banking, insurance, etc.

healthcare

medical care

leisure

cinemas, sport, etc.

media

books, newspapers, film, television

property / real estate

buying, selling and managing buildings

retail

shops

telecommunications

phone, internet services

tourism

travel and holidays

industry

the production of materials and goods

industrial

industrieel

industrialize

industrialiseren

emerging industries

opkomende industrieën

economy

economie

growth industries

groeisectoren

light industries

lichte industrie (textiles, telecommunications)

heavy industries

zware industrie (steel production)

diversified

gevarieerd, divers (different)

market research

marktonderzoek

surveys

enquêtes

in-person surveys

persoonlijke enquêtes

sample/example

voorbeeld

telephone surveys

telefoon ondervraging

called up

worden opgebeld

mail surveys

mail enquêtes

low response rates

laag reactiepercentage

online surveys

online enquêtes

pool / selection

selectie

take part in

deelnemen aan

focus groups

doelgroepen

moderator

gespreksleider

personal interviews

persoonlijke interviews

observations

observing consumers in action by videoing them in stores, watching them at work, or observing how they use a product at home

field trials

placing a new product in selected stores to test customer response under real-life selling conditions

developers

ontwikkelaars

beta version

first version

release

uitbrengen

try it out

uitproberen

bugs/problems

fouten/problemen

designers

ontwerpers

CAD / CAM

computers-assisted design / computer-assisted manufacturing

prototypes / first versions

proefmodellen

researchers

onderzoekers

laboratories

laboratoria

testing / trial(l)ing

testen

trials

proeven

effective

doeltreffend

industrial scale

industrieel niveau

rollout

the process of making a product available, perhaps in particular places to test reaction

product launch

the moment of truth when a product is officially made available for sale

design defect / design fault / design flaw

ontwerpfout / constructiefout

recall

terugroepen

research and development (R&D)

onderzoek en ontwikkeling

research centre

onderzoekscentrum

laboratories

laboratoria

innovative

innovatief, vernieuwend

breakthroughs

doorbraken

released

uitgebracht

technology

technologie

cutting edge / leading edge

baanbrekend - non of their competitors has better products than them

state-of-the-art

using the most advanced techniques available

hi-tech

hoogtechnologisch

low-tech

laagtechnologisch

obsolete

verouderd, ouderwets, overbodig

future-proof

toekomstgericht

proprietary

information or knowledge that belongs to an individual or company

patents

product developed using such information may be protected in law so others cannot copy its design

under licence (to license)

onder licentie (onder vergunning) / te licentiëren

royalties

auteursrechten

copyright

auteursrecht

copyright infringement

inbreuk op het auteursrecht

illegal downloading

illegaal downloaden

piracy

piraterij, zeeroverij

fake

nep

brand name/trademark

merknaam

intellectual property

intellectuele eigendom

product

product

produce

produceren, maken …

workshops

workshops

hand-made

handgemaakt, ambachtelijk

craft industry

ambachtelijke industrie, ambacht