Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services and consulting (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), has been selected by Kalmar Oyj (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR), the world’s foremost provider of heavy material handling equipment and port automation solutions, as its strategic IT transformation partner. The multi-year engagement aims to establish a unified, AI-powered digital core that streamlines operations, reduces costs, and accelerates Kalmar’s competitive positioning in industrial automation markets.
Comprehensive IT Landscape Consolidation
TCS will consolidate Kalmar’s fragmented IT ecosystem into a single integrated delivery model encompassing application maintenance and development, end-user computing services, and hybrid cloud infrastructure operations. This unified approach addresses common enterprise challenges around siloed systems, inconsistent service levels, and escalating complexity across Kalmar’s international footprint.
The cornerstone of the transformation introduces an AI-driven operations framework featuring a centralized command center that delivers enterprise-wide observability. This platform enhances proactive issue detection, strengthens service reliability, and significantly reduces operational overhead while maintaining compliance across regulated industrial environments.
Enhancing Human-Machine Collaboration for 5,200 Global Employees
A strategic focus targets Kalmar’s 5,200 employees through AI-augmented digital workplace experiences that foster seamless human-machine collaboration. The solution leverages TCS’s domain expertise in industrial operations to deliver intuitive tools supporting field technicians, port operators, and corporate teams alike.
Tero Lehtonen, CIO of Kalmar, emphasized strategic alignment: “Our partnership with TCS builds on successful collaboration history. Their proven expertise establishes our modern, agile AI-first IT foundation directly enabling strategic business objectives across global operations.”
TCS Leverages Nordic Expertise and Innovation Ecosystem
Subhadipta Samantray, TCS Country Head Finland, highlighted regional capabilities: “Kalmar’s selection validates TCS’s leadership in complex post-separation IT transformations. With 20,000 Nordic consultants and deep contextual knowledge, we deliver AI leadership supporting enhanced operations and continuous innovation.”
Arun Pradeep Surendra Mohan, TCS Business Head Travel & Logistics EMEA, detailed technical approach: “We architect resilient AI-first digital core delivering agility, reliability, and scale. Our integrated model combines contextual industrial knowledge with global AI expertise to simplify Kalmar’s IT landscape while elevating employee experiences.”
TCS’s PaceTM Studio in Stockholm provides Kalmar exclusive access to the PaceTM ecosystem, accelerating innovation cycles through co-creation labs and emerging technology pilots tailored for material handling automation.
Industrial Digital Transformation Benchmark
The engagement reflects accelerating momentum where industrial leaders consolidate IT operations into AI-orchestrated platforms capable of supporting Industry 4.0 requirements including IoT orchestration, predictive maintenance, and real-time supply chain visibility. TCS’s proven delivery in Nordic manufacturing positions Kalmar to achieve operational excellence amid global port automation competition.
The partnership underscores TCS’s strategic positioning serving heavy industry clients requiring mission-critical IT resilience alongside digital innovation at scale.
