Natac receives €1.5 million to drive AI adoption across its industrial processes
The company will develop SP³ (Predictive Precision Production System), an intelligent platform that will integrate data and artificial intelligence to optimise the planning and production of natural ingredients.
Natac Biotech, the parent company of Natac Natural Ingredients Group (BME: NAT), dedicated to the sustainable production of botanical extracts, has been awarded €1.5 million in funding from Red.es to promote the use of artificial intelligence in its production processes.
With this funding, the company will launch the SP³ project (Precision Predictive Production System), an intelligent platform designed to consolidate its dynamic production system through data integration, AI and advanced prediction and optimisation tools.
SP³ will connect information from Natac’s main management and control systems, integrating the different stages of its value chain. This will cover everything from demand forecasting and raw material procurement to production planning, execution and evaluation.
This integrated approach will make it possible to anticipate needs, assess different scenarios and improve decision-making in order to optimise the use of biomass, equipment and available resources. The system will also be capable of learning from results, anticipating deviations and dynamically proposing solutions. Its implementation will be gradual, incorporating increasing levels of automation as its different functionalities are validated.
Through the SP³ project, Natac will move towards more efficient and flexible production, with lower costs, greater responsiveness to market demand and more efficient use of plant-based raw materials.