Join us for a hackathon built around one clear goal: build game-changing solutions with game changing technology! In this hackathon we will build AI-powered solutions that deliver real business value — and go all the way to production. 

All are welcome to join us! Everyone can make an impact here — no matter your role, background, or technical experience, this hackathon thrives on diverse competencies. We need your ideas, your domain expertise, and your perspective.

Through inspirational seminars, learning sessions and a full hack day, teams with a mix of skills and backgrounds will explore what's possible with AI and other game-changing capabilities. You'll get to push boundaries, test new approaches, and discover new ways of working. It's about experimenting, learning, and having fun while doing it.

The best teams present their solutions to Alfa Laval's Group Digital leads at the Grand Finale — and the strongest ideas move forward into real development.

The Challenge: Build An AI Powered Technical Translation Solution

Alfa Laval is investing in Generative AI to boost employee productivity and solve enterprise business challenges.The focus of this hackathon is contextual translation for technical documentation, such as user manuals and product leaflets for the Heat Exchangers business unit, which translates content from English into up to 40 languages.

Although Alfa Laval maintains a massive XML-based translation memory, existing term glossaries and technology lists are currently outdated and require significant manual housekeeping.

This challenge offers a great opportunity to learn how to work with and leverage AI in an enterprise setting.

Your mission: The overall goal is a Generative AI-powered translation infrastructure that leverages historical translation memory to extract updated glossaries, generate accurate terminology, and perform contextual technical translations. The translation capabilities should also be made available through an Alva-like user interface.

Each team takes on a viability concern: one specific thing that could keep this solution from reaching production. Your mission is to build whatever it takes to resolve your team's concern. Examples: proving translation quality matches or beats human translators, a user experience that needs zero training, visible and predictable translation costs, meeting compliance requirements, and glossaries that stay current without manual housekeeping. After the hackathon, the learnings from all teams combine into one production solution.

Showcase Your Solution To Alfa Laval's Group Digital Leads

The jury consists of decision makers and industry leads from Alfa Laval's Group Digital – all eager to see what you've built!

Why join?

There is no better way to grow both professionally and personally than through hackathons. Make new friends, get hands-on experience with game-changing software technologies — all in a creative, collaborative, and supportive setting. We want this hackathon to be one of the most rewarding things you do this year!

All Are Welcome 

Everyone that is eager to learn and explore is welcome to apply! This hackathon is all about sharing knowledge, sparking inspiration, and fostering a supportive community for all. 

Teams 

Teams of 4–5 will be assembled by the organizers, with skills, experiences and domain expertise in mind to create the best possible mix. No coding experience required! 

Timeline

8 July or 11 August: Inspirational Seminar - 10:30-11:00 am CET (2:00 pm IST - 2:30 pm IST)
We walk participants through the full journey ahead — the goals, the challenge, the learning sessions and the technology we are exploring. A great opportunity to ask questions, get excited, and see why this might be one of the most rewarding things to do this year.

We will host 2 inspiration seminars so that everyone gets a chance to join one.

25 August: Kick-Off - 09:00 or 13:00 CET (1:30pm or 5:30pm IST)

All teams come together to align and prepare. We present the hackathon challenge, go through best practices on how to succeed, and walk everyone through the learning sessions on offer.

We will host 2 kick-offs so that everyone gets a chance to join one.

25 August - 8 September: Get Ready Phase
Meet your team on our hackathon Teams server, get to know your teammates, scope down what you'll build, and plan your approach. Tech support and coaching available throughout.

28 August: Learning Session 1: Game-Changing Solution Innovation Workshop - 09:00 – 10:00 CET (1.30 pm – 2:30pm IST)

How to build software solutions that unlock business value and gain traction. A focused workshop where teams work through who their users are, what they're trying to achieve, and where the real friction lies — arriving at a solution idea with the potential to be a genuine game-changer.

31 August: Learning Session 2: AI Tech Lab - 09:00 – 10:00 CET (1.30 pm – 2:30pm IST)

Gear up with the foundational tech skills needed to build powerful GenAI applications. In this session, you'll learn how to leverage Azure Generative AI services, master prompt engineering for complex tasks, and automate data extraction. You’ll walk away with the practical developer toolkit required to start building intelligent, context-aware solutions for the hackathon.

8 September: Online Hack Day - 08:00 to 16:00 CET (11:30 am  - 7:30 pm IST)

A full day of collaborative building. Demo submission deadline at -

10 September: Online Grand Finale 10:00 – 12:00 CET (2:30 pm  – 4:30 pm IST)

The best teams present their solutions to Group Digital leads — followed by an award ceremony.

We promise you an unforgettable experience!

Hans Troiza, Chief Technology Officer Digital, Alfa Laval

Mariusz Jelen, Product Manager AI Solutions, Alfa Laval

Mia Vilson, Business solution manager, Alfa Laval

Gabriel Cronholm, Product owner, commercial content, Alfa Laval

Per Lange, Peder Linder, Ellinor Nilsson, 2Hero