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About this Section

About this Section

The GoSmarter blog covers AI and digital transformation from a metals manufacturing perspective. Practical use cases, implementation guides, industry strategy, and plain-English takes on the tech that actually matters on the shop floor.

No fluff. No thought-leadership waffle dressed up as insight. Just practical articles written for people who run metal cutting, distribution, and processing operations.

Topics covered include mill certificate automation, rebar cutting optimisation, scrap rate reduction, EN 10204 compliance, inventory management for steel stockholders, and the practical realities of replacing spreadsheets with AI-powered workflows. The blog also covers industry news relevant to UK and European metals manufacturers — tariffs, standards changes, and technology developments that affect your margins.

Articles are written for production managers, quality managers, operations directors, and business owners in metals manufacturing. Each post focuses on a specific, solvable problem: how to reduce scrap on a saw line, how to stop losing mill certificates, how to automate the cert-to-stock link without an IT project.

For deeper, structured guides on specific topics, see the GoSmarter hub pages — pillar content covering cutting optimisation, mill cert automation, yield tracking, and more.

Germany allocates €322m for Salzgitter's hydrogen steel project

Germany confirms €322m additional funding for Salzgitter’s Salcos hydrogen steel project after delays.

Keep the Dinosaur, Lose the Headache: How to Modernise Without Ripping Out Your ERP.

Stop typing mill certs and wrestling with 1985 tech — cut manual data entry, scrap and delays by layering AI, OCR and bolt-ons on your ERP.

Stop Drowning in Paperwork: Why Your Inbox is Killing Your Production Speed.

Stop letting inbox overload and manual data entry kill output - see how AI automates RFQs, mill certificates and cut lists to cut admin, scrap and delays.

Your Spreadsheets Are Not a Database (So Stop Pretending They Are).

Stop typing mill certs and chasing broken XLSX files. Learn how databases and AI kill manual errors, cut scrap and restore real-time traceability.

Energy costs threaten UK's manufacturing sector competitiveness

CBI and Energy UK warn high business energy costs risk UK deindustrialisation; 40% of firms cut investment.

Fire safety failings identified at Hinkley Point C by regulators

ONR serves fire enforcement notices to five contractors at Hinkley Point C after inspectors found significant fire-safety failings.

How Energy Design Makes Sustainability Profitable

Discover how energy design transforms grid constraints into opportunities for innovation and profitable sustainability strategies.

AI Capacity Planning for Metals Factories

Stop typing mill certs and wrestling 2005 ERPs — AI automates admin, slashes scrap and downtime, and fixes capacity planning.

The Middle East is getting serious about steel education

Metal Park and the World Steel Association are building a real talent pipeline in the Middle East — and they’re not messing about.

Norwegian Green Steel Group In the Running to Buy Collapsed UK Producer

Blastr wants to pick up Speciality Steels UK’s bones — and maybe move its HQ to Britain in the process.

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