Tech Mahindra, a global leader in technology consulting and digital solutions, has partnered with CrateDB, a data management specialist, to drive innovation in the automotive, manufacturing, and smart factory sectors. Announced at Hannover Messe 2025, the world’s leading industrial technology trade fair, this strategic collaboration aims to revolutionize these industries by harnessing real-time data analytics and agentic AI solutions to enhance efficiency and accelerate digital transformation.
By integrating Tech Mahindra’s extensive industry expertize with CrateDB’s high-performance, multi-model database technology, the partnership will empower enterprises to maximize the value of their data. Tech Mahindra will leverage CrateDB’s open-source, distributed database to optimize supply chains, enhance predictive maintenance, and strengthen quality control processes. Additionally, the collaboration will enable businesses to seamlessly analyze and integrate time-series data from industrial IoT (IIoT) sensors into a cloud-based environment, facilitating faster, data-driven decision-making.
Harshul Asnani, President and Head – Europe Business, Tech Mahindra, said, “Agentic AI is redefining industrial operations by enabling conversational UI, autonomous decision-making, automated business process flow and real-time data representation. As enterprises navigate Industry 4.0, traditional data infrastructures struggle to keep pace. Our partnership with CrateDB delivers AI-driven insights at scale, empowering businesses to enhance efficiency, drive innovation, and maintain a competitive edge in an increasingly intelligent and data-intensive landscape.”
Together, Tech Mahindra and CrateDB have leveraged a unique cloud data management architecture to develop highly scalable and sustainable solutions that will help industrial enterprises scale production globally and optimize cloud resources. By incorporating a scalable and adaptive architecture, the solution can be deployed across various manufacturing sub-verticals, providing enterprises with a unified approach to real-time analytics.
Lars Färnström, CEO, CrateDB, said, “We are excited to join forces with Tech Mahindra at Hannover Messe to showcase how our real-time analytics platform can transform industrial operations. As businesses look to scale their data-driven initiatives, our partnership ensures they have the necessary technology and expertise to navigate the evolving landscape of Industry 4.0.”
As industries worldwide embrace Industry 4.0, the ability to process and act on data in real-time has become a critical differentiator. Under this partnership, both the companies will also showcase live demonstrations at Hannover Messe 2025, where attendees will witness how real-time analytics and scalable data infrastructure can enhance efficiency and optimize industrial operations.
