The goal of the renewed partnership is to provide Italian companies in the metals industry with solutions based on artificial intelligence.

This collaboration is grounded on three main pillars: predictive monitoring and maintenance; optimization of operations and internal process management; and collaboration and constant commitment to innovation between technology experts and plants operators.

Several companies have already adopted Tenova's solutions enhanced by Microsoft technology, including ORI Martin.

"We are proud of the results achieved so far thanks to the collaboration with Microsoft, through which we have been able to integrate advanced features of the enabling technologies of Industry 4.0 into our systems, with the objective to support customers more effectively in achieving their business goals," said Antonio Catalano, head of digital transformation at Tenova.

"The Italian steel industry has a long tradition, contributing significantly to the competitiveness and growth of the Italian economic fabric, characterized for the quality of its products. In order to continue to face new challenges from global markets with players of greater production capacity, it is increasingly necessary to focus on new technologies and production process innovation, aspects that will prove decisive for the success of our companies in the coming years. This is why we have chosen to further strengthen our collaboration with Tenova, a leading company which has distinguished itself in recent years by its ability to leverage our Cloud and its associated artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, offering highly innovative services to guide steel companies toward the future," commented Fabio Moioli, director of the enterprise services division at Microsoft Italia.