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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.
Wales Tech Week 2025: Connecting, Showcasing, and Inspiring Welsh Innovation
- Steph Locke
- News , Blog
- Dec 1, 2025
- Updated
Wales Tech Week 2025 brought together leading figures from the Welsh tech ecosystem to connect, share insights, and celebrate innovation. Highlights included discussions on digitalisation in manufacturing, honest conversations about the role of failure in entrepreneurship, and a strong focus on collaboration and funding for the sector. Nightingale HQ was recognised with the Best Greentech Award for its work in sustainable manufacturing, reflecting the event’s emphasis on impactful technology and the growing global reputation of Welsh tech.
Nightingale HQ team attend UK Metals Expo
- Steph Locke
- News
- Sep 9, 2025
- Updated
Nightingale HQ team attend UK Metals Expo on 10 and 11 September at the NEC, Birmingham.
CBAM Explained: The Financial Case for Cutting Scrap
- Ruth Kearney
- Learning , Blog
- Aug 21, 2025
- Updated
The steel industry faces increasing pressure to decarbonise, with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) set to become a decisive factor by 2026. Scrap is no longer just a production inefficiency it directly increases reported emissions and carbon costs. For Finance and Sustainability Managers, reducing scrap is now central to meeting carbon targets and protecting margins.
Smart Cuts, Less Scrap: A 1D Cutting Stock Problem
- Ruth Kearney
- Blog , Case studies
- Aug 21, 2025
- Updated
In rebar manufacturing, scrap directly impacts profitability and sustainability, making efficient production essential. Mathematical optimisation, particularly the 1D Cutting Stock Problem, helps minimise waste by determining the most efficient way to cut raw steel bars into required lengths while reducing leftover material.
Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference highlights
- Ruth Kearney
- Blog , Archive
- Sep 15, 2024
- Updated
It was great to contribute to the Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition Titanic Exhibition Centre last week. I was there to talk about our approach to greener software, to promote Strada and to network with the wider manufacturing community.
NHQ attend Databricks's Data + AI World Tour
- Richard Jackson
- Blog , Archive
- Sep 12, 2024
- Updated
We were invited to attend Databricks’s “Data + AI World Tour” event, held at the ExCel in London, UK, on 11th Sept 2024. The data platform Databricks has been an increasingly valuable tool for Nightingale HQ’s software development.
South West Manufacturing Digitalisation Series
- Ruth Kearney
- Archive , Blog , News
- Oct 26, 2023
- Updated
South West Manufacturing Digitalisation Series from RDI Hub in the South West of Ireland.
SQLBits 2023
- Richard Jackson
- Archive
- Mar 21, 2023
- Updated
SQLBits is the largest community-led SQL Server and Microsoft Data Platform conference in Europe.
Manufacturing excellence with Astellas Ireland
- Ruth Kearney
- Archive , Blog
- Mar 14, 2023
- Updated
Learning from manufacturing best practice with Astellas Ireland.
Nightingale HQ meets German manufacturers and tech founders
- Ruth Kearney
- Archive , News
- Nov 3, 2022
- Updated
In an effort to increase visibility of UK technology start-ups the Welsh and UK governments participated in Start-up BW conference in Batten-Württemberg Germany this September.
Categories
Tags
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation
- Cloud Technology
- Compliance
- Continuous Improvement
- Cutting Optimisation
- Data Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Energy Management
- Glossary
- India
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Management for Metals
- Ireland
- Manufacturing
- Metals
- Nightingale HQ and GoSmarter
- Procurement
- Production Planning
- Quality
- Research & Innovation
- Small & Medium Enterprises
- Steel Industry
- Supply Chain
- Sustainability
- Steel Tariffs
- Traceability
- Trade & International Steel
- Wales
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.
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