ShanghaiJune 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From June 23 to 25, the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) of the World Economic Forum, also known as the 2026 Summer Davos, grandly opened in Dalian. With the theme “Scaling Innovation,” the forum brought together global leaders from politics, business, and academia to explore innovative pathways for the development of the world economy. Mettler Toledo, as a benchmark organization selected in the third batch of MINDS, was invited to attend the event. Its selected solution received high praise from experts, who deemed it highly valuable for learning and reference within the industry. Mr. Tang Liang, President of Products and Operations for Mettler Toledo China, represented the company at the annual meeting and the MINDS award ceremony, engaging in in-depth exchanges with global AI leaders, technology experts, and industry decision-makers to jointly promote the deep empowerment and practical application of AI technology in the business sector, building a new global AI ecosystem.
Global Authoritative Recognition: The Value Under Stringent Standards
MINDS, as a flagship project under the World Economic Forum’s AI Global Alliance, enjoys a high reputation internationally. Its selection criteria are extremely stringent, with only high-quality practical solutions demonstrating scalable implementation capabilities and outstanding industrial value being eligible for inclusion. Being listed in MINDS not only represents international recognition of Mettler Toledo’s innovative DNA and technological implementation capabilities but also serves as a powerful testament to the company’s deep commitment to AI smart technology and its empowerment of global industries.
Technology Reshaping Industries: The Large-Scale Practice of the FreshAI Retail Ecosystem
Addressing industry pain points such as high packaging waste in traditional supermarket back rooms, repetitive manual operations, and low checkout efficiency, Mettler Toledo has built a multi-layer cloud-edge collaborative intelligent ecosystem driven by FreshAI. This system agilely restructures previously fragmented store operations into data-driven intelligent workflows, comprehensively empowering supermarkets of any scale to achieve operational excellence and unlock limitless potential for scalable growth. Currently, this solution has been deployed on a large scale in over 10,000 supermarkets worldwide, creating multiple values:
Long-Termism for Cost Reduction and Low Carbon: Using multimodal fusion algorithms, intelligent packaging machines can automatically generate parameters suitable for different items, sizes, shapes, and packaging methods, reducing downtime by 30-60 minutes per day. It saves approximately 20% in packaging materials, leveraging technology to expand profit margins for enterprises, achieving a perfect win-win between “environmental benefits” and “tangible returns.”
Building Labor Flexibility Advantages: Equipped with FreshAI technology, smart scales achieve a recognition rate of over 99%, and can accurately distinguish similar items through fine-grained classification algorithms, reducing the workload on operators and significantly lowering the entry barrier for new employees. The proprietary “DOLPHIN” algorithm ensures stable and reliable AI performance, drastically reducing losses from human operational errors.
Driving Omnichannel Experience Upgrades: The checkout process integrates FreshAI’s precise recognition function, eliminating the need for cashiers to perform complex barcode scanning steps, reducing single transaction time by 60%. This accelerates the checkout experience, boosting customer repurchase intent and achieving seamless interaction and a qualitative upgrade in retail experience across all scenarios.
Creating a Universal Data Flow Foundation: Relying on a multi-layer “end-pipe-cloud” cloud-edge collaborative intelligent ecosystem, it breaks down data silos and facilitates real-time synchronization of AI learning outcomes, ensuring that all terminal devices across the network consistently maintain equally high standards. The remote service platform of the cloud-enabled center achieves second-level service response, using OTA technology for precise push of new models and features, comprehensively transforming traditional store operations into data-driven intelligent workflows.
Moving forward with honors, innovation never stops. In the future, Mettler Toledo will continue to deepen its artificial intelligence strategy, explore scenario needs, and refine AI technologies and solutions. By releasing long-term value through sustained innovation, and building on the “AI + Retail Scenario” implementation, it will leverage technological power to assist industries such as chemical biology, semiconductors, and new energy storage.