Industry Innovation

Artificial Intelligence And Neural Networks Applied To Analysis

ABOUT MLI CLOUD

MLI CLOUD S.r.l. is a forward-thinking startup that combines expertise in advanced digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and industrial automation. In collaboration with Lab Service Analytica S.r.l. and ICT professionals, we develop innovative cloud-based solutions, such as OLEUM SPEC for olive oil quality prediction, and other AI-based applications in the agri-food sector and applied research.

Decades of experience in research and application development have led to the creation of a series of cloud-based SaaS products capable of acquiring information from laboratories around the world and providing predictive models for product quality parameters, grading, freshness, and shelf life. All in real time, all simple, all seamless.

PARTNERSHIP

Oleum Spec: is the name of our flagship software, but also of the Oleum Spec project ​«AI applied to the optimisation of production processes for the quality and sustainability of edible and extra virgin olive oil production». Funded under the "Call for the selection of technological innovation projects" 
issued by BI-REX for Next Generation EU - MEASURE M4C2 I2.3 PNRR .
In collaboration with Olitalia S.r.l, LabService Analytica, "​Alma Mater Studiorum" University of Bologna

LabService Analytica: ​Partners and collaborators of MLI CLOUD s.r.l. Lead company in the OLEUM SPEC project.Since 1984, LabService Analytica Ltd. has been marketing consumables and dedicated bench-top instruments for chemical laboratories in the analytical, food, environmental and polymer characterisation fields.
Thanks to ongoing collaboration with leading public and private laboratories, LabService Analytica has extensive experience in the analysis of pesticide residues and persistent organic microcontaminants (e.g. dioxins and PCBs) and provide specific solutions in accordance with the main reference methods.

Olitalia s.r.l.: ​Olitalia, an Italian company specializing in oils and vinegars, offers a wide range of products both through retail distribution channels and in the catering sector, where it is the market leader in Italy. Its fruitful relationship with the catering world, thanks to active collaborations with leading Italian and international professionals and associations in the sector, and its presence in markets across all continents make it a point of reference for consumers from different cultures, enabling it to respond to the needs of a complex and constantly changing market. It participated in the implementation of the OLEUM SPEC project and was the first major customer of MLI CLOUD.

ITS Locorotondo: ​ITS Foundation - Higher Technical Institute for the Area "New Technologies for Made in Italy - Food System Agri-food Production" and MLI CLOUD signed a collaboration agreement in 2025 for the definition and implementation of research projects, business services, initiatives, and events aimed at promoting young people's relationship with the production system, the dissemination of technical and scientific culture, support for the development of entrepreneurship, the culture of work, and the implementation of specific, continuous, and coordinated training activities.

Alma Mater Studiorum: The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is an Italian state university.
Active since the 11th century, it is considered by many sources to be the oldest university in the world still in operation.Together with MLI CLOUD, it actively participated in the OLEUM SPEC project, which applied AI to the optimization of production processes for the quality and sustainability of edible and extra virgin olive oil production.It continues to collaborate on perfecting and optimizing the analysis and classification processes for olive oils.

PROJECTS & USE CASE

"OLEUM SPEC" PROJECT: is the name of our flagship software, but also of the Oleum Spec project ​«AI applied to the optimisation of production processes for the quality and sustainability of edible and extra virgin olive oil production». Funded under the "Call for the selection of technological innovation projects" 
issued by BI-REX for Next Generation EU - MEASURE M4C2 I2.3 PNRR .
In collaboration with Olitalia S.r.l, LabService Analytica, "​Alma Mater Studiorum" University of Bologna.

OLEUM SPEC at the OLITALIA Srl laboratory: ​OLITALIA srl uses our Oleum Spec solution at its Forlì laboratory for the classification and blending of olive oils. 

OLEUM SPEC at the Castel del Chianti SPA laboratory: Castel del Chianti has acquired our technology ​for the classification and blending of olive oils

MLI FLOW at CLC: ​​Compagnia Lattiero Casearia s.r.l. has been successfully using our MLI FLOW cloud platform for a year now for the digital traceability of food products and compliance with ISO standards. 

“SMART MALAXATION SYSTEM” PROJECT: In collaboration with Labservice Analytica Srl and the ITS Academy Agripuglia Foundation in Locorotondo. Funded to optimizethe ITS Academy AgriPuglia laboratories—blending tradition and innovation—for the acquisition ofspecialized equipment and an analytical data processing service aimed at developing a pilot line dedicated to the analysis and control of aromatic development during the olive kneading process

"COFFEE Al" PROJECT: In collaboration with the ITS Academt Agripuglia Foundation in Locorotondo, this project is funded by Mission 4 of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and aims to develop a cloud-based platform for training new professionals in the coffee processing industry, through activities supporting the design and development of an automated laboratory system dedicated to analyzing the aromatic profile of coffee using multiple analytical techniques and an integrated solution for Big Data analysis based on Artificial Intelligence 

“BIREX” CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Call for proposals from the Emilia Romagna region for the implementation of ... which is officially among the eligible projects, awaiting only implementation  

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I l nostro canale YouTube:
Here we regularly post videos and podcasts about our products, projects, and the technologies we use.

22/04/2026:  GC-IMS technologies Workshop
The second workshop on GC-IMS analytical technologies, held in collaboration with LabService Analytica and GAS Dortmund, concluded successfully. MLI CLOUD participated in the event with a presentation by Dr. Andrea Giomo, who discussed our solutions for the agri-food industry

Vaimer Ballotta COO (Chief Operating Officer)of OLITALIA S.r.l., discusses our product Oleum Spec, which is used in their analytical laboratory at the Forlì plant. Here is the video.

IlSole24Ore
Oleum Spec, ​a valutare la bontà dell’olio extravergine d’oliva sarà il naso elettronico intelligente

Teatro Naturale
Intelligenza artificiale per valutare con oggettività le proprietà organolettiche dell’olio extra vergine d’oliva

Gambero Rosso
Nasce il primo naso elettronico per l'olio d'oliva che lavora con l'intelligenza artificiale

OLIVO e OLIO
Oleum Spec, il naso elettronico che rivoluziona l’industria olearia 5.0

Birex
DISSEMINATION: PROGETTO “OLEUM SPEC”