A supplier SDS contains the essential information needed to classify and author your product, typically provided in PDF format. SDS Indexing processes any supplier SDS, regardless of system or template, and delivers structured substance data with a confidence score for each field, achieving at least 98% field accuracy. This engine also imports your existing library when you transition to Valenc.
Supplier SDSs provide the information product stewardship teams rely on daily, but extracting this data is challenging. Manual entry increases the risk of errors, such as mistyping CAS numbers or misreading value ranges, especially when repeated across products.
SDS Indexing treats the supplier document as an input. Each document is processed and reviewed once, then the data is reused wherever the material is used.
Upload documents in batches, whether a folder of supplier SDSs, new raw material documents, or your entire legacy library. Each file enters an extraction queue.
Valenc's extraction models are purpose-built and trained specifically on safety data sheets. They accurately process layouts, tables, and section conventions that general-purpose models often miss, and provide a confidence score for each extracted field.
Review extracted data alongside the original PDF, which remains visible next to the structured record. Low-confidence fields are highlighted for your review and approval.
Once approved, the record becomes material data, accessible to every product that uses the material.
You receive structured data, including substance identifiers, composition and concentration ranges, physical and chemical properties, supplier-declared classification, transport information, and the source document attached to each record. Data can be exported to Excel or via API, making it immediately usable outside Valenc.
After review, each supplier SDS and its data are stored in the materials workspace. Materials can be substances or mixtures, with composition, properties, regulatory information, and the source SDS linked to the same record. When creating a new formulation, you select the material instead of re-entering data. The coverage view displays which materials have SDSs, including regional and language variants, and highlights those needing attention.
Switching platforms often requires months of manual data entry or consulting services. With Valenc, your existing SDSs serve as the implementation. Import your library as PDFs, review the extracted data, and begin authoring from structured records. Most teams are operational before a legacy vendor completes project scoping, and you can export all data at no cost if you choose to leave.
Language models excel at reading documents, and errors are easily identified when the source is displayed alongside the extracted results, each with a confidence score. In Valenc, AI is used exclusively for extraction. Classification is handled by a deterministic rules engine, and a person approves each SDS before publication.
SDS data extraction converts the information in a safety data sheet into structured fields that software can use, eliminating the need to manually read PDFs and re-enter values.
Field-level accuracy reaches 98% or higher, with every field accompanied by a confidence score so reviewers know exactly where to focus. Low-confidence fields are always flagged for review, never silently accepted.
Absolutely. Most teams begin with batch imports, whether they're adding a new set of raw material documents or migrating an entire legacy library.
No, human oversight remains essential. The original source document is always available beside the extracted record, and every entry is reviewed and approved before use in classification or authoring.
Once approved, the data becomes a reusable material record for any product containing that material, and is fully available for export or access via API.
No, SDS Indexing imports supplier data into Valenc, structures it, and prepares it for classification and authoring. It's designed to complement, not replace, the systems you use for distributing finished SDSs.
Share a few of your supplier SDSs and we'll return them structured, classified, and ready for your review.