# Bharat Forge Kilsta signs agreement with Viking Analytics for AI optimization tool

Bharat Forge Kilsta has signed a three-year agreement with Viking Analytics to use the AI-based optimization tool Smartforge, after a 10-month implementation phase. The deal is valued at over SEK 4 million.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-07-10
- Where: Karlskoga, Sweden
- Value: $380K (4.00M SEK)
- Status: announced
- Products: AI-based forging optimization tool
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Bharat Forge Kilsta](https://endata.com/companies/78540.md) (customer)
- [Viking Analytics](https://endata.com/companies/78541.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [bharatforge.eu](https://bharatforge.eu/2024/07/10/new-agreement-between-bharat-forge-kilsta-and-viking-analytics/), 2024-07-10: "Through AI technology, a difficult step in the forging process is simplified."

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