# Your business. Less Paper. More Metal. > Practical AI tools for metals manufacturers who hate wasting time. Stop burning cash and start shipping. **URL:** https://www.gosmarter.ai/products/ **Last updated:** 2026-04-06 --- You don't need a Digital Transformation™ consultant. You need tools that work. Our platform gives you a set of no-nonsense utilities to handle the grunt work. No months-long integration, no "paradigm shifts", just tools that let you get back to making things. ## Which tool do I need? Not sure where to start? Here's the short version: - **Cutting Plans** — if your saw operators are planning cuts by hand and you're burying scrap in the price of every order - **MillCert Reader** — if someone in your business is typing data from PDFs into a spreadsheet every single day - **Metals Manager** — if your stock records are unreliable and your team walks the floor to check what's in the yard - **Free Tools** — if you just want useful calculators right now, no account required ## How the products compare | | Cutting Plans | MillCert Reader | Metals Manager | Free Tools | |--|--|--|--|--| | Best for | Production planners and saw operators | QC and compliance teams | Stock controllers and yard managers | Anyone in metals manufacturing | | Starting price | Free trial | £275 / month | £400 / month | Free forever | | Time to first value | 5 minutes | Seconds | Same day | Instant | | Key output | Optimised cut list | Structured cert data + renamed PDFs | Live stock position | Calculation results | | Free trial | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Always free | | No credit card needed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | All paid products include a free trial. No credit card required to start. ## Stop Losing Stuff > GoSmarter Metals Manager: real-time steel inventory by grade, heat number, and certificate. For stockholders and distributors — no ERP required. ## What is Steel Inventory Management Software? Steel inventory management software tracks material by the attributes that matter in metals manufacturing: grade, size, heat number, certificate reference, and allocation status. Unlike generic stock-control systems that count items in a location, steel inventory management software understands that a coil of S355 3mm and a coil of S275 3mm are different items — even if they sit on the same rack. This distinction matters operationally. Material committed to a live order is not available for another job, even if it is physically present. Offcuts below a minimum usable length need tracking separately from prime stock. GoSmarter Metals Manager is steel inventory management software built for steel stockholders, distributors, and fabricators. It tracks what is actually available to commit, not a generic count that mixes allocated material with free stock. ## Go deeper - [Steel Distributor Software Hub](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/steel-distributor-software/) — how GoSmarter supports steel stockholders, service centres, and distributors end to end - [Inventory Management Solutions](https://www.gosmarter.ai/solutions/inventory/) — how GoSmarter Metals Manager fits into your broader operations and compliance workflow - [Mill Certificate Automation: The Complete Guide](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/mill-cert-automation/) — how certificate data links automatically to every inventory item - [Midland Steel Manufacturing Case Study](https://www.gosmarter.ai/casestudies/midland-steel/) — how a leading rebar supplier replaced spreadsheet-based tracking with live inventory visibility - [Metals Manufacturing Glossary](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/metals-manufacturing-glossary/) — definitions: heat numbers, grades, traceability, and why inventory in metals is different ## Kill the PDF Nightmare > MillCert Reader extracts data from scanned and PDF mill certificates automatically. Save 120+ hours a year and sync clean data with your ERP. ## Go deeper - [Mill Certificate Automation: The Complete Guide](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/mill-cert-automation/) — everything about how GoSmarter reads, extracts, validates, and links mill cert data - [Integrated Cert Traceability & Auditability](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/integrated-cert-traceability/) — how GoSmarter builds your EN 10204 audit trail automatically - [Midland Steel Manufacturing Case Study](https://www.gosmarter.ai/casestudies/midland-steel/) — how a leading rebar supplier automated certificate handling and removed audit prep pain - [Metals Manufacturing Glossary](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/metals-manufacturing-glossary/) — plain-English definitions: mill certificates, EN 10204 types, heat numbers, and more - [ROI of AI in Metals Manufacturing](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/roi-ai-metals-manufacturing/) — worked payback period example for mill cert automation: ~10 months at 120 hours saved per year - [GoSmarter vs Generic OCR/IDP Tools for Mill Certificates](https://www.gosmarter.ai/blog/gosmarter-vs-generic-ocr-mill-cert/) — why metals-specific AI outperforms generic document processing ## Cut Metal, Not Profit > GoSmarter Cutting Plans: AI cut list software for metals. Reduce rebar scrap by up to 50%, generate optimised cut lists in minutes. Connects to any ERP. ## Go deeper - [Cutting Optimiser: The Complete Guide](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/cutting-optimiser/) — linear cutting optimisation, rebar cutting optimiser, cutting plan efficiency, and what to look for in cutting plan software - [Scrap, Waste & Yield Optimisation](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/scrap-waste-yield-optimisation/) — the complete guide to reducing material waste with AI-powered cutting optimisation - [Production Planning Solutions](https://www.gosmarter.ai/solutions/production/) — how GoSmarter fits into your broader production workflow - [Midland Steel Manufacturing Case Study](https://www.gosmarter.ai/casestudies/midland-steel/) — how a leading rebar supplier achieved 50% scrap reduction in production trials - [ROI of AI in Metals Manufacturing](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/roi-ai-metals-manufacturing/) — worked payback period example for cutting optimisation: <4 months at 100t/week - [Metals Manufacturing Glossary](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/metals-manufacturing-glossary/) — plain-English definitions: yield rate, off-cuts, long products, and more ## Freebies That Fix Problems > Free tools for metals manufacturers — scrap calculators, emissions calculators, steel grade converters and more. No account required. Just use them. You shouldn't have to pay a fortune to do basic maths. We built these calculators because we got tired of seeing people do back-of-the-envelope calculations that ended up wrong. Use them. They're free. ### Scrap Rate Calculator {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/scrap-calculator" title="Scrap Rate Calculator" >}} Standardise scrap calculations across your operation and get consistent scrap-rate and cost reports to support improvement work. ### Steel emissions calculator {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/emissions-calculator" title="Emissions Calculator" >}} Find out exactly how much CO₂ your steel orders are generating. Enter the material, weight and process — and stop guessing when sustainability reporting comes round. ### Business Case Calculator {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/business-case-calculator" title="Business Case Calculator" >}} Build a business case that actually gets sign-off. Cost and benefit breakdown, exportable as PDF or a shareable link — so the people holding the budget can't say they didn't understand it. ### Steel Grade Converter {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/steel-grade-converter" title="Steel Grade Converter" >}} Quickly convert between steel grade naming conventions and equivalents to help match materials and specifications. ### Metal Weight Calculator {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/metal-weight-calculator" title="Metal Weight Calculator" >}} Calculate the mass of common metal shapes and profiles for steel, aluminium and copper, with results shown in kg and lbs. For reinforcing bar, select round bar and enter the nominal diameter — H10, H12, H16, H20, H25, H32, H40 — to get the weight per metre and total bar weight instantly. Useful for order estimating, bending schedule checks, and material accounting without touching a spreadsheet. ### Compliance Checklist {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/compliance-checklist" title="Compliance Checklist" >}} Compliance paperwork is dull. Missing it is expensive. Run through the checklist — certificates, traceability, documentation — and know your deliveries are actually covered. ### Material Yield Planner {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/material-yield-planner" title="Material Yield Planner" >}} Plan parts from sheets or slabs while accounting for cutting loss (kerf) to reduce scrap and estimate usable leftover material. ### Manufacturing Cost Calculator {{< iframe src="https://app.gosmarter.ai/manufacturing-cost-calculator" title="Manufacturing Cost Calculator" >}} Estimate manufacturing costs — material, processing, and labour — so your quotes don't leave money on the table. ## Want more than calculators? These tools are free because we want you to see what GoSmarter can do. When you're ready for real-time inventory, automated cert reading, or AI-powered cut planning, we have paid products that go much further. The free tools work best as a starting point. Use the scrap rate calculator to understand your current waste levels, then try Cutting Plans to see how much you could save with a better cut plan. Use the business case calculator to build the numbers for sign-off, then get started on a free trial. ## Go deeper - [Midland Steel Manufacturing Case Study](https://www.gosmarter.ai/casestudies/midland-steel/) — how a real metals business cut scrap rates and automated cert handling with GoSmarter - [Scrap, Waste & Yield Optimisation](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/scrap-waste-yield-optimisation/) — the complete guide to reducing material waste - [Metals Manufacturing Glossary](https://www.gosmarter.ai/hubs/metals-manufacturing-glossary/) — plain-English definitions for the terms these tools use