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Keine Herstellerbindung

English translation: manufacturer-independent

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German term or phrase:Keine Herstellerbindung
English translation:manufacturer-independent
Entered by: Monika Leit

05:43 May 27, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Manufacturing
German term or phrase: Keine Herstellerbindung
Keine Herstellerbindung

Das ist ein Punkt in einer PPP. Es geht um ein Serviceunternehmen, das seine Dienste zur Wartung von Automaten anbietet. Keine Herstellerbindung heißt, es werden alle Automaten/Maschinen gewartet, ganz gleich, von welchem Hersteller. Man ist also an keinen Hersteller gebunden.

Wie sagt man das (kurz und prägnant) auf Englisch?
Monika Leit
Local time: 08:59
manufacturer-independent
Explanation:
For the UK, no hyphen

whitepapers.zdnet.co.uk/ 0,39025945,60150616p-39000517q,00.htm

www.comfortsystemsusa.com/services/fas
Selected response from:

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 23:59
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2manufacturer-independent
Teresa Reinhardt
3 +2not tied to manufacturer
Maureen Millington-Brodie
3no manufacturer committment
Stephen Sadie
2 -1manufacturing defects excluded
Raghunathan Rajagopalan


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no manufacturer committment


Explanation:
or
no manufacturer prescribed

hard to do in fewer than 3 words, monika!


Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
not tied to manufacturer


Explanation:
or regardless of manufacturer

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Textklick: I like the 'regardless'
9 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
manufacturer-independent


Explanation:
For the UK, no hyphen

whitepapers.zdnet.co.uk/ 0,39025945,60150616p-39000517q,00.htm

www.comfortsystemsusa.com/services/fas

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 58
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Makes sense and looks like a good solution!
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Brigitte!
agree  Stephen Sadie: I like this too, but would also hyphenate in the UK
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Stephen!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
manufacturing defects excluded


Explanation:
I look at this in a different angle. Please corrct me if I am wrong.

The service provider offers his services for the products under warranty. If there is a manufacturing defect in the product, he can do nothing, and the customer has to take up with the manufacturer direct. Does it make sense?

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  BrigitteHilgner: I am afraid this is not the common interpretation of "Herstellerbindung", I am sure you are on the wrong track.
19 mins
  -> thanks Brigitte - noted
disagree  Stephen Sadie: sorry raghu, with brigitte
3 hrs
  -> No problem Stephen, understandable
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