GoSmarter Documentation

A mill test certificate (MTC) is the document issued by a steel mill to certify that a batch of metal meets a specified grade and material standard. Understanding what’s on a cert — and how to manage them efficiently — is critical for metals …

Cutting optimisation solves the cutting stock problem: given a set of standard-length stock bars, find the combination of cuts that fulfils all orders with minimum scrap. For long products manufacturers, this is one of the highest-value applications …

EN 10204 defines the types of material test certificates that metals manufacturers must issue and hold. Understanding the four types — 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 — is essential for compliance in construction, aerospace, energy, and automotive supply chains.

ERP systems manage finance, procurement, sales orders, and production in one place. But most ERPs were not built for metals-specific workflows: they can’t read mill certificates, generate optimised cut plans, or track stock by heat number. …

Metals inventory management tracks steel and other materials by grade, size, heat number, and certification status — not just location and quantity. This specificity matters because not all stock of the same nominal size is interchangeable.

Rebar (reinforcing bar) is steel bar used to reinforce concrete structures. In the UK and Europe it’s governed by BS 4449 and BS 6744. For rebar manufacturers and cut-and-bend fabricators, compliance documentation, material traceability, and …

Steel traceability means being able to trace any piece of metal from the original mill heat through every stage of processing and delivery. It’s a legal and commercial requirement in construction, aerospace, energy, and automotive — and it …

Yield rate measures how much of your input material becomes usable output. In steel manufacturing, a 1% yield improvement on high-volume production can mean tens of thousands of pounds of recovered material. This guide explains the formula, …

Microsoft Project Bonsai is a low-code AI platform that can be used to build AI-powered systems. These can provide guidance to operators or control industrial equipment. This allows optimisation of process variables, leading to an increase in …

Microsoft Power Platform is a suite of services that consists of four key components: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents. Its ease-of-use help a broader range of people within your organisation create innovate solutions and …