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Reduce your

energy use

by +20%

by making production processes more efficient.

The future is here: specialized AI agents

for industrial manufacturers

We reduce energy use & machine downtime

in production processes

Water management

Furnaces

Air compressors

Extractor hoods

Grinders

 

Case Studies

Steel and other alloys

Discover how Bechained is working with some of the world’s leading Steel manufacturers to create and certify green steel.

Paper and cardboard

Bechained works alongside Europe's leading paper and cardboard mills and has reduced consumption by over 30% across multiple sites.

Food preparation

Learn more about how Bechain's AI driven energy monitoring is helping food production plants save power and create even greener products.

Automatizing operation efficiency

Real time monitoring

Autonomous energy efficiency & predictive maintenance

Our AI agents:

 

  • Learn from real-time process data, metering & actions
  • Continuously identify optimal settings on machines
  • Implement the improvements in production
  • Prevent downtimes before they occur

SaaS aligned with your savings

  • Reduce operation costs, at a time of rising input prices
  • Abate carbon footprint, at a time you’re asked for more sustainable products
  • Slash carbon offset costs & unlock demand-response benefits

Backed by

Meet the team

+50 years of experience in energy, engineering and data science

Stefano

Melchior

CEO & Founder

3x founder. +20 years of experience in Operations. MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) and Exec Master in Business Analytics (ESADE Barcelona). MBA at Politecnico di Milan.
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Bardia

Rafieian

CTO

+10 years of experience in Software engineering (Huawei) & Cloud. +5 YOE in deep tech startups.
Ph.D. in NLP (Natural Language Processing) & Artificial Intelligence (UPC, Barcelona) and Software Engineering degree (Iran).
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Mohammad

Peyman

Head of AI

engineering

Ph.D. in Reinforcement Learning and Artificial Intelligence at UPV (Spain).

MSc in Modelling of Science & Engineering (UAB, Barcelona). Mechanical Engineering Degree in Teheran.

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Yusef

Ahsini

Ouariaghli

ML Engineer

Brilliant Machine Learning Engineer with a lot of experience in developing ML models, despite of his young age. Multiple Hackathon winner while finalising his MSc in Math Research & Data Engineer at UPV.

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Pawel

Skorupinski

Backend

Engineer

Brilliant software engineer with a background in front and backend. With international experience and a Cloud based system mastery.

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Óscar
Morales

Sales engineer

Process Engineer with a MSc in Energy efficiency (Univ. of Stuttgart). International experienced professional with a background in energy in EnBW (Germany) and COMSA (Spain).

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María

Guasch

Morgades

Industrial Ph.D. as

RL Data scientist

Great mathematician with experience in a biotech startup. She will soon join BeChained enrolling an Industrial Ph.D. and helping us develop our trailblazing products.

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Mariana

Vargas

Sales Engineer

Environmental Engineering degree in East London and international experience, she brings Technical experience in energy infrastructure and buildings.

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Advisors

Janne

Öfversten

Advisor

Currently Head of Digital & Sustainability Innovations at Kone in Finland. His carrier comprises two decades of experience in Nokia (across IoT, energy and power, and technology) and one in Digital Innovation at Kone.
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Oliver

Wolf

Advisor

Currently Customer Experience Manager at Deutsche Bahn.
He worked in the development of Long Distance Trains and different International Executive tenures at Lufthansa.
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Reghu

Ram

Advisor

SVP of Fintech Products and Digitals at Deutsche Telekom.
His career comprises Executive roles in Deutsche Telekom and SAP; as well Executive education in Insead and Harvard Business School.

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Latest blog posts

Blog
May 29, 2025

Unlocking grid resilience: why industry should care about AI-powered energy flexibility

At BeChained, we're constantly exploring how technology and smart strategies can build more resilient, efficient, and interconnected operations. Starting from the source From optimized logistics to transparent sourcing, the backbone…
Blog
May 23, 2025

Why deep tech and innovation needs speed, not just strategy

(original article in Medium) The volatile currents of today’s geopolitics is characterized by trendy post on social media and overnight “change of mind”, shifting ripple through economies and societies. So,…
Blog
February 28, 2025

Bridging the “data chasm”: AI adoption in manufacturing

The manufacturing industry is at a crossroads. As global competition intensifies, companies that once thrived on gut instincts and experience-based decision-making must now embrace a data-driven approach. However, the journey…
Blog
February 1, 2025

🌍💡 AI Agents: The Future of Industrial Efficiency

Industrial manufacturing is at a crossroads—facing rising energy costs, inefficiencies, and stagnation. But AI-driven industrial agents are changing the game. 🚀In my latest article, I explore how BeChained is leveraging AI to optimize water management,…

Our news

News
June 15, 2025

Podcast with EarthABC

Every year, $700B goes into “energy efficiency.” But the global result? A pathetic 1% improvement. That’s broken. And Stefano Melchior is fixing it. Most manufacturers are burning money—and they don’t…
News
May 1, 2025

📢 Exciting News! Two new talents to fuel our growth! 🚀

We're thrilled to announce two fantastic additions to the BeChained team, further strengthening our mission to automatize #energyefficiency in #manufacturing through cutting-edge #AI! First off, a huge welcome to Maria…
News
April 12, 2025

🔎 #HM25: Exploring the Future of Industry in Hannover 🇩🇪⚙️

From 3/31 to 3/4, I had the privilege of attending Hannover Messe 2025 as part of the Catalan delegation, an initiative brilliantly organised by ACCIÓ #Stuttgart (Teresa Puerta) and #Berlin (Meritxell Marsà Sambola)…
News
April 9, 2025

A Sales engineer star joined us

🚀 Exciting news from BeChained 🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome Oscar Morales to the team as Sales Engineer! Óscar brings a unique blend of technical expertise and commercial acumen to boost our traction…

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