05.05.2025 • News

Investment in AI strengthens digital transformation

Gefran acquires stake in Italian software company 40Factory, which specializes in industrial IoT and generative AI solutions

Deciding to collaborate on IoT and AI: Marcello Perini, CEO of the GEFRAN Group... — Deciding to collaborate on IoT and AI: Marcello Perini, CEO of the GEFRAN Group (right), and Camillo Ghelfi, founder and CEO of 40Factory. Image: Gefran

With an investment of four million euros, Gefran is acquiring 22 percent of the share capital to further develop its data-based process solutions. 40Factory offers IT solutions for optimizing industrial processes and operates a platform for collecting and analyzing machine data. It also has a generative AI system.

Founded in 2018, the company achieved sales of 1.5 million euros in 2024 and grew by 50 percent between 2021 and 2024. For Gefran, 40Factory is an important partner in industrial automation. Together, the two companies will develop new systems for data utilization to strengthen Gefran's role in the digital transformation. CEO Marcello Perini emphasizes that the investment supports the growth strategy and enables value creation from collected data, which is crucial for optimization and efficiency gains in production.

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