GoSmarter AI Blog
CBAM Explained: The Financial Case for Cutting Scrap
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.
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Smart Cuts, Less Scrap: A 1D Cutting Stock Problem
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.
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Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference hightlights
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.
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NHQ attend Databricks's Data + AI World Tour
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.
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South West Manufacturing Digitalisation Series
South West Manufacturing Digitalisation Series from RDI Hub in the South West of Ireland.
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SQLBits 2023
SQLBits is the largest community-led SQL Server and Microsoft Data Platform conference in Europe.
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Manufacturing excellence with Astellas Ireland
Learning from manufacturing best practice with Astellas Ireland.
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Nightingale HQ meets German manufacturers and tech founders
In an effort to increase visibility of UK technology start-ups the Welsh and UK governments participated in Start-up BW conference in Batten-WĂĽrttemberg Germany this September.
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Inaugural AI conference a hit in UK universities
Nightingale HQ (NHQ) continues to ramp up attendance at tech and AI conferences across the UK and Ireland this summer with the first-ever AI conference by the Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Advanced Computing (AIMLAC UKRI)
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Nightingale HQ supports Green Freight with FLS Logistics
Many industries are becoming more aware of the impacts of their CO2 emissions and are looking for practical ways to reduce this. It’s an area that we have written about previously, where we explore digital tools that can help accelerate greater sustainability.
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