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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.

How AI Turns Manufacturing Data Into Better Decisions

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

Stop wasting hours on messy mill certificates and scrap tracking. See how AI automates data capture, cuts scrap by up to 15%, and fixes scheduling.

Legacy Systems vs AI for Compliance Security in Metals

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

Legacy systems scatter mill cert data and create audit risk. See how AI automates compliance, cuts breaches by 50%, and saves 8-12 hours weekly.

How AI Simplifies Cross-Border Compliance in Metals

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • May 2, 2026
  • Updated

Manual mill cert entry causes fines and delays. AI extracts, validates and flags compliance issues in minutes, hitting 99% accuracy for metals manufacturers.

Improving the Process for Fabricators Who Buy Stock Per Job

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • May 1, 2026
  • Updated

A practical walkthrough for to-order fabricators: where certificate rework happens, how to fix it, and three ways to deploy GoSmarter without disrupting production.

Digital Traceability for Metals: Best Practices

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • May 1, 2026
  • Updated

Missing mill certs waste hours and risk recalls. Learn to track heat numbers, automate certificate capture, and cut audit and recall time.

Ultimate Guide to AI in Sustainable Metals Sourcing

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • Apr 30, 2026
  • Updated

Mill certificates and emissions data waste hours. GoSmarter’s AI automates extraction, links certs to inventory and tracks carbon for CBAM compliance.

Lifecycle Carbon Tools for CBAM Compliance

  • Steph Locke
  • Blog
  • Apr 29, 2026
  • Updated

EU CBAM defaults add up to €35 extra per tonne for steel exporters. Digitise mill certificates, automate emissions tracking, and replace defaults with verified data.

Marcegaglia Finalises €450 Million Deal for French Steel Plant

Marcegaglia signs a €450m deal with Danieli to build a low-carbon EAF steel mill in Fos-sur-Mer. The Mistral Project is the largest investment in the group’s history and one of the biggest private green steel bets in Western Europe.

AI and IoT: Smarter Data for Metal Fabrication

  • Ruth Kearney
  • Blog
  • Apr 28, 2026
  • Updated

Disconnected sensors and manual data entry — this guide shows how AI and IoT cut downtime, reduce scrap and track production in real time.

GoSmarter vs Certivo for Mill Certificate and Quality Management

Certivo brings serious capability to quality and compliance document management. GoSmarter brings AI-powered mill certificate extraction and metals-specific validation. Here is the honest comparison and where the two work best together.

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