Coca-Cola Optimizes Bottling Line Efficiency with AI-powered Spare Parts Recognition

Coca-Cola HBC, a leading European and African beverage bottler, partnered with Crayon to address production line inefficiency due to slow identification and sourcing of spare parts. They implemented an innovative AI-driven image recognition app developed with Microsoft technology and Crayon's expertise. This app enables faster, accurate identification of crucial spare parts across multiple sites, ensuring smoother bottling operations. The project has been rolled out in phases across European and African locations, enabling streamlined operations and delivering measurable productivity improvements. The solution demonstrates tangible business value and achieved significant ROI in less than two years. The image recognition app was developed and deployed specifically for production line environments. This collaboration has dramatically sped up maintenance processes by quickly matching images of parts to internal sourcing databases or catalogs. Real-time part identification is expected to minimize production downtime and reduce manual errors.