GoSmarter AI Blog
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
- Mill certificates and compliance stop chasing PDFs and test reports
- Cutting optimisation AI cut lists that actually reduce scrap
- Inventory management real-time visibility beyond spreadsheets
- Digital transformation modernise without an 18-month ERP project
- AI for manufacturing SMEs practical AI without an IT department
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How Energy Design Makes Sustainability Profitable
- Steph Locke
- Blog
- Feb 23, 2026
- Updated
Discover how energy design transforms grid constraints into opportunities for innovation and profitable sustainability strategies.
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AI Capacity Planning for Metals Factories
- Steph Locke
- Blog
- Feb 21, 2026
- Updated
Stop typing mill certs and wrestling 2005 ERPs — AI automates admin, slashes scrap and downtime, and fixes capacity planning.
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The Middle East is getting serious about steel education
- Steph Locke
- Blog
- Feb 20, 2026
- Updated
Metal Park and the World Steel Association are building a real talent pipeline in the Middle East — and they’re not messing about.
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Norwegian Green Steel Group In the Running to Buy Collapsed UK Producer
- Ruth Kearney
- Blog
- Feb 20, 2026
- Updated
Blastr wants to pick up Speciality Steels UK’s bones — and maybe move its HQ to Britain in the process.
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How to Mature Sustainability in Manufacturing
- Ruth Kearney
- Blog
- Feb 20, 2026
- Updated
Learn how manufacturing can embrace sustainability, reduce costs, and meet regulatory demands with insights from Dr. Kevin Douly.
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You Didn’t Become an Engineer to Read PDFs All Day
- Ruth Kearney
- Blog
- Feb 19, 2026
- Updated
Stop wasting hours on manual mill-certificate work and legacy 2005 tech. GoSmarter’s AI extracts mill cert data in seconds so engineers can engineer.
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British Steel secures agreement to supply 36,000 tonnes of rail for Turkish high-speed project
- Steph Locke
- Blog
- Feb 18, 2026
- Updated
British Steel to supply 36,000 tonnes of 60E2 rail for the Ankara–İzmir high-speed line, backed by UK Export Finance.
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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.
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Compliance Checklists That Don't Suck
- Steph Locke
- Blog , Free tools
- Feb 11, 2026
- Updated
Stop guessing if you’re legal. Generate OSHA, GDPR, or ISO 9001 checklists that actually make sense.
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Material Yield Planner: Stop Throwing Money in the Bin
- Steph Locke
- Blog , Free tools
- Feb 9, 2026
- Updated
Calculate exactly how many parts you can get from a sheet. Stop guessing and stop wasting metal.
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