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Tutorials & Learning

Tutorials and Learning Resources

Practical tutorials and how-to guides for manufacturers who want to understand and use AI tools — without wading through academic papers or sitting through hour-long webinars.

These resources cover the things that actually trip people up: how to read a mill certificate, how to set up a cutting optimisation plan, how to build a business case for digitalisation without a finance degree, and how to get your team using new software without a six-week training programme.

Topics covered in this section include:

  • Understanding mill certificates and EN 10204 certificate types
  • How cutting optimisation software generates cut lists
  • Setting up yield tracking and scrap reporting
  • Building a business case for digital tools in a metals SME
  • Getting started with GoSmarter’s platform

If you’re looking for formal product documentation, head to the GoSmarter Knowledge Base. If you want background reading on industry terminology, start with the metals manufacturing glossary.

Metals Manufacturing Glossary: Plain-English Definitions for the Shop Floor

Plain-English definitions of the technical terms metals manufacturers use every day: mill certificates, EN 10204, heat numbers, cutting optimisation, yield, traceability, and more.

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AI for Metals Manufacturing: What It Actually Does and Where GoSmarter Fits

AI in metals manufacturing is not magic — it is a set of specific capabilities: reading documents, optimising constrained problems, and surfacing useful data. GoSmarter applies all three to the workflows that matter most.

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GoSmarter for Metals Operations: The AI Toolkit Built for the Shop Floor

GoSmarter is the AI toolkit for metals manufacturers — mill-cert automation, cutting optimisation, inventory traceability, and production planning, all in one place.

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GoSmarter vs Generic OCR/IDP Tools for Mill Certificates: Why Metals-Specific AI Wins

Generic OCR and IDP tools fall apart on real-world mill certificates — multi-heat documents, non-English formats, domain-specific data. GoSmarter was built specifically for metals, and it shows.

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Integrated Cert Traceability & Auditability for Metals Manufacturers

GoSmarter provides integrated cert traceability for metals manufacturers — linking every certificate to inventory, orders, and despatch records to build a complete, auditable chain of custody automatically.

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Mill Certificate Automation for Metals Manufacturers: The Complete Guide

GoSmarter’s MillCert Reader automates mill certificate extraction for metals manufacturers — saving 120+ hours a year, eliminating manual entry errors, and building a full audit trail automatically.

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No-Code Workflows for Metals SMEs: AI Without the IT Department

GoSmarter brings AI-powered production workflows to metals SMEs without needing an IT department, implementation project, or technical skills. Every tool is point-and-click and live within a week.

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Scrap, Waste & Yield Optimisation for Metals Manufacturers

GoSmarter’s Cutting Optimiser reduces scrap rates by up to 50% using AI-powered cut plan optimisation for long products. Proven at Midland Steel. No technical skills required.

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Spreadsheet-to-System Planning for Metals Manufacturers

GoSmarter replaces spreadsheet-based production planning for metals manufacturers with a live, connected system — no IT department, no implementation project, no waiting.

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How AI Optimises Steel Production Processes

How AI Optimises Steel Production Processes

How AI reduces waste and costs in steelmaking: boosting yields, predicting equipment failures, optimising energy use and production schedules.

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