Mettler Toledo

Switzerland-based Mettler Toledo GmbH is the world’s leading supplier of weighing systems and complementary technologies for applications in retail, industry and laboratories. Worldwide, Mettler Toledo has some 10,000 employees, with production facilities in America, Asia and Europe. Its portfolio for fresh food management in food retailing ranges from incoming goods and prepackaging to in-store solutions for self service, specialty counters and checkout areas. The company pioneered food weighing systems based on touchscreen technology. Mettler Toledo products can be readily integrated into networks and, thanks to special software, provide retailers with effective support in pricing, warehouse management and sales promotion. The Mettler Toledo range also includes self-service scales with the capacity to code and print RFID labels.

As part of its activities for the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative, Mettler Toledo installed the world’s first food scales equipped with optical product recognition technology. These Smart Scales use a camera and the Smart Vision II image recognition software to automatically identify fruit and vegetables, and they also calculate the price. As a Silver Partner of the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative, Mettler Toledo maintains an ongoing dialog with other innovative companies in various industries. It is this continuous worldwide exchange of knowledge and expertise that enables the company to monitor and reappraise its own ideas and processes, thereby guaranteeing a uniformly high product quality at all times.

Launched early in 2008, the UC3-GTT-P is a further development of the first UC self-service scales equipped with optical product recognition technology. The device automatically recognizes fruit and vegetables by means of a camera and the improved image recognition software Smart Vision II. Recognition success rates are as high as 85%. For data management purposes, Smart Vision II provides details on use, performance and precision of the recognition process. Store operators can acquire a set of standard product specifications, either complete or in part, and use it to build their company’s own data set. Other benefits apart from flexible self-service operation include the system’s intuitive user interface and brilliant, high-resolution touchscreen.

Due to be launched in the 2nd quarter of 2008, the UC3-GLT-P is an ergonomically designed self-service weighing system with an adjustable 17-inch color touchscreen. With its stunningly brilliant colors, the screen offers ample scope for customer-friendly features, such as easy-to-use large buttons, intelligent selection support, additional product information or illustrated recommendations. When not in use, the scales function switches to sleep-mode. The screen can then be used for advertising, allowing the device to double up as an attractive communication medium.

Lutz Nungesser
Key Account Manager
METRO GROUP International
Phone: +49 (0) 6445 600 087
E-Mail:  lutz.nungesser@mt.com
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