Brembo Solutions Accelerates AI Innovation in R&D with MongoDB

THE CHALLENGE

Using MongoDB Atlas scales innovation for Brembo Solutions

Launched in 2023, Brembo Solutions is Brembo’s business unit that empowers global enterprises with AI-driven solutions. It builds on Brembo’s long-standing expertise as a global leader in high-performance braking solutions since 1961 and leverages over a decade of digital transformation led by the company’s in-house Data Science and AI team, with significant acceleration over the past six years.

Through its ‘AI•DOING’ approach—which combines Brembo’s proven expertise in Artificial Intelligence with its application within industry—Brembo Solutions brings the cutting-edge AI solutions applied in-house to clients across industries.

As Brembo Solutions evolved into a market-facing innovator, its technical requirements grew. Solutions tailored for customers from different sectors demanded high standards of scalability, availability, data privacy, and robust cybersecurity.

To move faster, reduce technical debt, and keep its development centered on innovation rather than infrastructure, Brembo Solutions needed a new kind of database. One that would support solutions like its SaaS platform ALCHEMIX, the AI-powered recipe formulator designed to accelerate R&D processes by offering agility without compromise, faster development cycles, powerful query language, and embedded features designed with developers in mind. This need led Brembo Solutions to adopt MongoDB Atlas.

“One of the key pillars on which we base what we do is, ‘the perfect fit versus good enough,’” said Nicolò Nepote, Brembo VP Data Science and AI. “And when it comes to database technology, we found MongoDB Atlas to be the best possible fit for our purpose.”

OUR SOLUTION

Enabling security, speed and simplicity

ALCHEMIX – the AI powered recipe formulator to predict truly innovative material mix - is now available on Microsoft Marketplace. Built on MongoDB Atlas as its data foundation, it is designed to accelerate R&D processes in industries such as food & beverage, cosmetics, and chemicals. ALCHEMIX empowers R&D teams to generate materials and ingredients combinations in a few minutes instead of months.

In a field where every second counts, data access speed is critical. By using MongoDB Atlas’s search indexes for ALCHEMIX, Brembo Solutions ensures that massive volumes of data—ingredients, historical formulations, performance results—are retrieved in real time to feed the AI models that power the platform. “Without MongoDB Atlas, it wouldn't have been possible for ALCHEMIX to deliver the speed of data retrieval our users expect,” said Nepote.

Additionally, Brembo Solutions uses MongoDB Atlas to support development teams with a suite of features that streamline product creation and iteration. From multistage aggregation pipelines to rapid script deployment, the business is empowering developers to focus on what matters most: AI logic and user experience. With MongoDB’s role-based access controls providing a critical security layer, Brembo Solutions ensures customer data remains isolated and encrypted—even if accessed unintentionally. This level of enterprise-grade protection has proven instrumental in instilling confidence in external partners, winning over IT departments who view MongoDB not just as a technical fit but a trusted standard.

Crucially, with MongoDB Atlas’s rich library of prebuilt connectors and APIs Brembo Solutions can easily integrate with clients’ existing data ecosystems. “In reality, every customer has a different system, and they want data to flow into ALCHEMIX without external intervention,” said Nepote. By leveraging MongoDB Atlas’s seamless interoperability, ALCHEMIX is able to plug into customers’ systems without heavy customization—accelerating onboarding, reducing friction, and adding value from day one.

OUTCOME

Optimized development for maximum impact

With MongoDB Atlas, Brembo has strengthened its AI-driven digital products—both for internally and for Brembo Solutions’ growing base of customers. The results include faster development cycles, streamlined data management, and the ability to deliver sophisticated, end-to-end SaaS solutions with a lean, focused team.

MongoDB Atlas has supported Brembo Solutions to accelerate parallel development streams, helping the team to bring new features to market more quickly and with greater confidence. Its powerful indexing, a developer-centric query language, and robust security controls, provide speed without compromising privacy or reliability. “You don’t feel like you’re climbing a mountain just to release a feature anymore,” says Nepote. “MongoDB Atlas makes ideas feel feasible—and deliverable—within the actual project timeline.”

Equally important is the trust MongoDB helps build with customers and IT stakeholders. Thanks to its native role-based access controls, Brembo Solutions can offer multi-layered data privacy that meets even the most demanding corporate standards. Combined with MongoDB’s reputation as an enterprise-class solution, this has given Brembo Solutions a competitive edge during onboarding, helping win over both business leaders and IT teams alike.

Looking ahead, Brembo Solutions plans to keep MongoDB Atlas as the backbone of its product roadmap. With the ambition to launch multiple new products annually, Brembo Solutions continues to expand its innovative offerings. “We’re building a future of innovation—and MongoDB is helping us deliver it, one product at a time,” says Nepote.

To learn more, visit MongoDB Atlas.