# MiViA > MiViA is a German software company (Freiberg, Saxony) whose product analyses > metallographic microstructures with AI. A laboratory uploads a micrograph and > receives a quantified result in under a minute instead of the hours a manual > evaluation takes, and the result is reproducible rather than dependent on who > performed it. Typical measurements: grain size, retained austenite, ferrite > fraction, decarburisation depth, layer thickness and crack detection. MiViA is used by metallography labs in steel production, heat treatment, automotive supply and bearing manufacturing. Named customers who have published their results include VDM Metals, KME, Kugel- und Rollenlagerwerk Leipzig (KRW), CTB and Vulkan INOX. The site is bilingual. German pages live at the root, English pages under `/en/`. Every page pair is linked by reciprocal hreflang; the English pages are translations with their own URLs, not machine-translated duplicates. ## What MiViA is, precisely - [Microstructure analysis software](https://mivia.ai/mikrostrukturanalyse-software/): the product itself — which analysis modules exist, what each one measures, and how the workflow runs from image to report. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/microstructure-analysis-software/) - [Pricing](https://mivia.ai/preise/): licence model and what is included. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/pricing/) - [Demo](https://mivia.ai/demo/): the product shown end to end. The homepage carries the full transcript of the express demo in its `VideoObject` JSON-LD. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/demo/) - [About MiViA](https://mivia.ai/ueber-uns/): the company, the team and why the product exists. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/about-us/) ## Customer results, with numbers These are published case studies with named companies and measured outcomes, not testimonials. - [VDM Metals](https://mivia.ai/case-study/wie-vdm-metals-sich-mit-mivia-optimal-auf-steigende-kundenanforderungen-vorbereitet/): a nickel-alloy producer preparing for rising customer requirements on analysis documentation. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/case-study/how-vdm-metals-prepares-for-rising-customer-requirements/) - [KRW Leipzig](https://mivia.ai/case-study/so-fuehrt-krw-100-objektive-analysen-in-rekordzeit-durch/): a bearing manufacturer moving to fully objective analyses. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/case-study/how-krw-runs-100-percent-objective-analyses-in-record-time/) - [CTB](https://mivia.ai/case-study/so-fuehrt-ctb-15x-schnellere-mikrostrukturanalysen-mit-mivia-durch/): 15× faster microstructure analysis. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/case-study/how-ctb-runs-15x-faster-microstructure-analysis-with-mivia/) - [3,000 microstructures in one day](https://mivia.ai/case-study/3000-mikrostrukturen-an-einem-tag/): throughput at scale. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/case-study/how-mivia-analyzed-3-000-microstructures-in-a-day/) - [Vulkan INOX](https://mivia.ai/case-study/vulkan-inox/). [English](https://mivia.ai/en/case-study/vulkan-inox/) - [All case studies](https://mivia.ai/case-studies/) — this page carries full transcripts of two customer videos in its `VideoObject` JSON-LD. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/case-studies/) ## Subject-matter articles Written for metallographers and lab managers, not for search engines. Each exists in German and English with genuinely translated body text. - [10 reasons for in-house microstructure analysis](https://mivia.ai/10-gruende-fuer-inhouse-mikrostrukturanalysen/) — the cost and turnaround case against outsourcing. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/10-reasons-in-house-microstructure-analysis/) - [AI image analysis vs. manual microstructure analysis](https://mivia.ai/ki-bildauswertung-vs-manuelle-mikrostrukturanalyse-vor-und-nachteile/) — advantages and limits of each. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/ai-vs-manual-microstructure-analysis/) - [Is AI financially worth it for metallography labs?](https://mivia.ai/lohnt-sich-ki-finanziell-fuer-metallografische-labore/) — the return-on-investment argument. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/ai-roi-for-metallography-labs/) - [Will AI replace the metallographer?](https://mivia.ai/ersetzt-ki-den-metallografen-ein-blick-auf-die-zukunft-der-mikrostrukturanalyse/) [English](https://mivia.ai/en/will-ai-replace-the-metallographer/) - [Microstructure analysis without bias](https://mivia.ai/mikrostrukturanalysen-ohne-bias-warum-objektivitaet-zaehlt/) — why operator subjectivity is a measurement problem. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/microstructure-analysis-without-bias/) - [Decoding steel microstructures](https://mivia.ai/mikrostrukturen-von-stahl-entschluesseln/) — a guide to choosing the right analysis method. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/decoding-steel-microstructures/) - [Grain size measurement in cold rolling](https://mivia.ai/von-der-theorie-zur-praxis-optimierung-der-korngroessenmessung-mit-mivia-bei-der-kaltbandherstellung/) — from theory to a production line. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/grain-size-measurement-cold-rolling/) - [Retained austenite analysis with AI](https://mivia.ai/intelligente-materialanalyse-einblicke-in-die-implementierung-von-mivia-zur-bestimmung-von-restaustenit/) — implementation detail for one specific measurement. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/retained-austenite-analysis-with-ai/) - [Modernising your metallography](https://mivia.ai/wie-sie-ihre-metallografie-fit-fuer-moderne-technologien-machen-ein-praktischer-leitfaden/) — a practical guide. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/modernizing-your-metallography/) - [AI in the steel industry](https://mivia.ai/ki-in-der-stahlindustrie-neue-aera-der-innovation-und-effizienz/) [English](https://mivia.ai/en/ai-in-the-steel-industry/) - [AI training 101: how MiViA trains its models](https://mivia.ai/ki-training-101-wie-wir-bei-mivia-unsere-modelle-trainieren/) — how the models are built and validated. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/ai-training-101/) - [All articles](https://mivia.ai/artikel/) [English](https://mivia.ai/en/articles/) ## Company and legal - [Imprint](https://mivia.ai/impressum/) — MiViA GmbH, Halsbrücker Str. 34, 09599 Freiberg, Germany. HRB 35236, Amtsgericht Chemnitz. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/imprint/) - [Privacy policy](https://mivia.ai/datenschutz/) [English](https://mivia.ai/en/privacy-policy/) - [Events](https://mivia.ai/veranstaltungen/) — conference appearances and talks. [English](https://mivia.ai/en/event-calendar/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://mivia.ai/sitemaps.xml) — the complete URL inventory, including the English sitemap. - [Newsletter](https://mivia.ai/newsletter/) [English](https://mivia.ai/en/newsletter/) ## Notes for automated readers - Video content on this site is Wistia-hosted and the player is built with JavaScript. Where a transcript exists, the full text is published in the `transcript` property of a `VideoObject` JSON-LD block in the served HTML, alongside chapter offsets. It is not rendered as visible page copy, so an extractor that discards `