Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
el consumo que hacen sus clientes de las máquinas que les compran
English translation:
consumables for customer-purchased machines
Spanish term
Spain
High quality translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
el consumo que hacen sus clientes
"XXXX nos comenta que una parte muy importante de su negocio es la postventa, es decir, el consumo que hacen sus clientes de las máquinas que les compran."
He reformulado un poco el párrafo, interpretando provisinalmente lo siguiente:
"XXXX tells us that a very important part of its business is after sales service, ie sell of consummables, goods used by their customers that must be supplied or replaced regularly."
Jul 1, 2011 22:02: James A. Walsh Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
consumables for customer-purchased machines
This would be my handling of your sentence.
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XXXX nos comenta que una parte muy importante de su negocio es la postventa, es decir, <u>el consumo que hacen sus clientes</u> de las máquinas que les compran.
XXXX have reported that a major part of its business is after-sales, i.e., <u>consumables for customer</u>-purchased machines.
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
customer use of
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IT, Quality, Processes, Business
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Consumption of
clients' usage volume/ volume of use
2 Mar 2011 – I'm looking into purchasing a new photocopier for our office but am finiding it difficult to estimate what our copy volume will be and how ...
www.photocopierexperts.co.uk/qa-estimating-photocopier-usag... - En caché; Similarly, a copier intended for low volume use could not handle the task of a copier intended for a higher volume use, and be expected to last very long. ...
www.infinityoe.com/files/Copier Buyers Guide.pdf - Similares;Support and Contract Services - Cost Per Copy Copier Management ...
12 Oct 2010 – Monthly charges are collected and paid to the vendors based on the volume of copies made on each copier. Click here for monthly statements: ...
academicdepartments.musc.edu/.../copy.htm - Estados Unidos - En caché - Similares
Canada
The Right Word at The Right Time
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
The consumption of services and supplies by machine buyers.
The original in Spanish may be interpreted as the consumption of machines by the clients:
"una parte muy importante de su negocio es la postventa, es decir, el consumo que hacen sus clientes de las máquinas que les compran"
Are the clients consuming the machines? I don't think so. I think the sentence really means something like this:
"The consumption of services and supplies by the buyers of the machines."
Exquisite attention to detail; specializ
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
the supplies his customers purchase
“XXX tells us that a very important part of his business is continuing sales—the supplies his customers purchase for the machines they buy from him."
Discussion
"XXXX nos comenta que una parte muy importante de su negocio es la postventa, es decir, el consumo que hacen sus clientes de las máquinas que les compran."
Does it actually have another sentence after that refers to "..sell of consummables," and "that must be supplied or replaced regularly."?