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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.

AI-Powered Energy Savings: Case Studies in Metals

  • GoSmarter AI
  • Blog
  • Feb 18, 2026
  • Updated

Stop wasting cash on spreadsheets and 1985 tech — learn how AI kills furnace waste, cuts scrap and slashes energy bills in weeks.

Compliance Checklists That Don't Suck

Stop guessing if you’re legal. Generate OSHA, GDPR, or ISO 9001 checklists that actually make sense.

Material Yield Planner: Stop Throwing Money in the Bin

Calculate exactly how many parts you can get from a sheet. Stop guessing and stop wasting metal.

Stop Underpricing Your Work: Manufacturing Cost Estimator

Know exactly what a job costs before you quote it. Stop working for free.

Metal Weight Calculator: Stop Guessing Before the Job Starts

Calculate the weight of steel rebar, metal plates, bars, and tubes before your fabrication job goes sideways. Free. No sign-up.

Another Suit Wants to Buy British Steel

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • Feb 4, 2026
  • Updated

Michael Flacks thinks he can save British Steel. Good luck to him.

Kill the Busy Work: Why Automation Matters

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • Feb 3, 2026
  • Updated

Stop wasting 120+ hours a year on paperwork. Automate it.

Steel Grade Converter: Stop Memorizing Tables

What’s the DIN equivalent of 316L? Stop guessing and use this tool.

5 Problems That Are Killing Your Production (And How to Fix Them)

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • Jan 13, 2026
  • Updated

Reduce downtime, stop making scrap, and stop wasting money.

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