Processing packaging label information automatically thanks to AI

By teaming up with ML6, GS1 BelgiLux cut label processing from 48 hours to near real-time, boosting accuracy, speeding up product onboarding, and driving faster time to market.

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Best known for the barcode, GS1 drives supply chain efficiency, safety, and visibility across 20+ sectors. GS1 BelgiLux, a member organisation of GS1, faced a major bottleneck: manually extracting product data from labels for their data platform. To solve it, they teamed up with ML6 to implement an AI-powered solution that transformed their data capture process—faster, smarter, and ready to scale.

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Manual Data Extraction Slowing Everything Down
Manual label processing took time and delayed the market's speed. GS1 BelgiLux needed a faster, smarter, and more accurate way to extract product data without bottlenecks.

AI-Powered Automation with ML6
ML6, a prominent European AI solutions provider, built an AI solution that automated label data extraction using a Large Multimodal Model, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), prompt engineering, and expert rules to automate the data extraction process with remarkable accuracy. API integration ensured seamless data flow into their platform.

Key features of the solution

• High accuracy: The AI achieved 75+% accuracy in extracting crucial product details such as names, ingredients, and nutritional values, directly from labels.
• Real-time processing: GS1 cut processing time from 48 hours to near real-time.
• Scalability: The solution is built to scale easily to handle high volumes and is ready for future growth.

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The implementation of the AI solution delivered significant positive outcomes for GS1 BelgiLux:

• Increased efficiency: The solution significantly reduced manual data entry and correction time, accelerating product onboarding and time-to-market for GS1 BelgiLux's clients.  
• Improved accuracy: AI-powered automation led to higher data accuracy. 
• Enhanced Customer Satisfaction: Faster processing and increased accuracy improved customer satisfaction. 

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The Driving Force: ML6's expertise

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ML6 played a crucial role in the success of this project by providing:

• AI Expertise: ML6's team of AI experts developed and implemented the solution, ensuring its effectiveness and efficiency.  
• Technology selection: ML6 selected and integrated the most suitable AI technologies, including Large Multimodal Models and OCR, to achieve optimal results.  
• Project management: ML6 managed the project from start to finish, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to project goals.  

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