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- BlogAudit Trails: Because 'I Think It Was Dave' Isn't a Defence
What audit trails mean in metals manufacturing — and how GoSmarter satisfies ISO 9001 Clause 8.5.2, IATF 16949, and AS9100 automatically.
- NewsroomGoSmarter Wins the BSSA 2026 Sustainability Award
GoSmarter has won the British Stainless Steel Association 2026 Sustainability Award for cutting waste, scrap, and carbon for stainless steel firms.
- BlogFrom Mill to Customer: End-to-End Mill Cert Traceability
Mill certs fail customers when the traceability chain breaks. This guide covers every gap — from upload and approval to branded certs and order packs.
- DocumentationDue Diligence Q&A
Straight answers to the questions buyers, procurement teams, and operations leads ask before signing off on GoSmarter.
- BlogGoSmarter Now Covers Non-Ferrous Metals: Copper, Bronze, and Beyond
GoSmarter now covers non-ferrous metals: 83 grades, Cu-Ni C70600/C71500, bronze, and copper alloys. Includes CBAM-ready aluminium emissions factors.
- NewsroomNightingale HQ CEO to Speak at National Manufacturing Conference 2026
Nightingale HQ CEO Ruth Kearney will speak at 11:20 on 27–28 May 2026 on the Robotics and Automation Stage at the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition in Dublin.
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- DocumentationSecurity & Compliance
GoSmarter's security, compliance, and data protection practices - built on Microsoft Azure with UK and EU data residency.
- DocumentationData Residency
Where GoSmarter stores and processes your data - UK and EU only, with no customer data leaving these regions.
- DocumentationHosting & Infrastructure
GoSmarter runs on Microsoft Azure - containerised API, managed database, and isolated AI processing jobs in UK and EU regions.
- DocumentationEncryption
GoSmarter encrypts all data at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2+ - across database, storage, messaging, and AI services.
- DocumentationAI Security
How GoSmarter uses AI to process mill certificates - what data is sent, where it goes, and how it's protected.
- DocumentationAccess Control
GoSmarter uses Microsoft Entra ID for authentication and enforces tenant isolation on every API request.
- DocumentationFrontend Security
GoSmarter's browser security controls - Content Security Policy, secure token storage, and supply chain protections.
- DocumentationIncident Response
How GoSmarter detects, responds to, and communicates about security incidents.
- DocumentationPrivacy & Data Protection
How GoSmarter handles personal data under GDPR - data processing practices, subject rights, and Microsoft's DPA.
- DocumentationCertifications & Attestations
Azure platform certifications that apply to GoSmarter's deployment, and how to request compliance evidence.
- DocumentationCompliance Standards
How GoSmarter aligns with SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other compliance frameworks - what applies and what we can demonstrate.
- DocumentationFAQ
Frequently asked security and compliance questions about GoSmarter - data residency, AI, encryption, and access control.
- DocumentationHow everything hangs together: customer product flows and influence map
A functional design document covering product flows, influence mapping, traceability, and buyer expectations.
- TeamDr. Brian O’Halloran
Dr. Brian O'Halloran is a highly experienced data scientist and leader with expertise across manufacturing, telecoms, insurance, and media industries in Ireland and the UK.
- NewsroomIt’s a Wrap – Our Year in Review
It’s a Wrap – Our Year in Review
- NewsroomNightingale HQ joins forces with King’s College London
Strategic collaboration between Nightingale HQ and Kings College London
- NewsroomNightingale HQ delivers on scrap cutting trials with steel manufacturer
GoSmarter Toolkit Delivers Waste and Emissions Reductions in Rebar Manufacturing POC trails
- BlogThe State of AI and learning from Transformers
State of AI in the Enterprise 4th edition is a must-read for any business using or planning to use AI in their organisation.
- BlogHow you can turn an extra £100 per month IT spend into more than £4,000 of staff time savings monthly
Turn a small IT budget into big productivity gains — the best time-saving SaaS tools that help manufacturers cut admin hours without breaking the bank.
- BlogProcurement best practice – what manufacturers can learn
The National Audit Office (NAO) released its report on ‘Managing the Commercial Lifecycle’ in July 2021. We’ve taken a look and identified key areas that manufacturers can learn from government procurement best practices.
- BlogEurope’s Digital Strategy and Manufacturing
Find out everything you need to know about European data strategy
- NewsroomSelected for Procter & Gamble Supplier Academy 2021
We're very excited to be joining Procter & Gamble's Supplier Academy as part of the class of 2021.
- NewsroomWe’ve been shortlisted - Wales Start-Up Awards 2021
Nightingale HQ have been shortlisted for two Wales Start-Up awards 2021. The awards are taking place on September 9 in the Depot, Cardiff.
- BlogEuropean AI Act
The proposal for the Artificial Intelligence Act is the first ever legal framework on AI.
- NewsroomNightingale HQ partners with WattTime to deliver Carbon-Aware AI solutions
Nightingale HQ can intelligently adjust where and when data processing occurs to minimise its carbon impact.
- ProductsStop Losing Stuff
Metals inventory management for steel stockholders — real-time stock, cert-linked, with immutable audit trail for ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance.
- ProductsKill 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.
- Hubs & GuidesIntegrated Cert Traceability & Auditability for Metals Manufacturers
Immutable audit trail for metals — mill certs, inventory, and orders linked end-to-end. Satisfies ISO 9001 Clause 8.5.2, IATF 16949, and AS9100.
- Hubs & GuidesMill Certificate Automation for Metals Manufacturers: The Complete Guide
Stop typing mill cert data by hand. MillCert Reader extracts heat numbers, grades, and properties from any PDF in seconds. 120+ hours saved per year.
- SolutionsCompliance Management
Automate mill cert management, material traceability, and ISO 9001 audit trails. EN 10204, IATF 16949, and AS9100 ready. For metals manufacturers.
- SolutionsFinance Solutions
Metals finance software that tracks material costs in real time, makes your scrap spend visible, and protects margins before month-end confirms the damage.
- SolutionsInventory Management
Know exactly what stock you have, where it is, and what it is committed to — without a manual stock count or a spreadsheet that's already out of date.
- SolutionsOperations Management
Connect production, quality, and logistics so information flows without anyone having to chase it — and your team can focus on running the business.
- DocumentationDigitise your mill certificates / MTRs
See how you can upload and manage certificates for traceability
- DocumentationIntegration Strategy
Learn about GoSmarter's flexible integration approach: from independent use to full API integration, designed to work alongside your existing systems
- BlogAI vs. Spreadsheets: Carbon Reporting in Metals
Spreadsheet errors in carbon reporting - see how AI automates batch emissions, cuts mistakes and readies metals firms for CBAM.
- BlogHow AI Turns Manufacturing Data Into Better Decisions
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.
- BlogLegacy Systems vs AI for Compliance Security in Metals
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.
- BlogHow AI Simplifies Cross-Border Compliance in Metals
Manual mill cert entry causes fines and delays. AI extracts, validates and flags compliance issues in minutes, hitting 99% accuracy for metals manufacturers.
- BlogDigital Traceability for Metals: Best Practices
Missing mill certs waste hours and risk recalls. Learn to track heat numbers, automate certificate capture, and cut audit and recall time.
- BlogUltimate Guide to AI in Sustainable Metals Sourcing
Mill certificates and emissions data waste hours. GoSmarter's AI automates extraction, links certs to inventory and tracks carbon for CBAM compliance.
- BlogLifecycle Carbon Tools for CBAM Compliance
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.
- BlogAI and IoT: Smarter Data for Metal Fabrication
AI and IoT cut unplanned downtime by up to 68% in metal fabrication. Learn how integrated sensor networks and AI analytics replace manual guesswork.
- BlogAI vs. Spreadsheets: Inventory Tracking Showdown
Spreadsheets cost metals manufacturers up to GBP100,000 a year. See how AI inventory tracking cuts errors, tracks live stock and automates mill certificates.
- BlogAI Training ROI: What to Measure
AI training delivers a 3:1 to 5:1 ROI in year one, but only 38% of UK manufacturers can prove it. Here's the 30/60/90-day framework to measure what matters.
- BlogCommon Resource Allocation Problems and AI Solutions
Resource allocation problems cost UK metals manufacturers millions every year in scrap, delays, and stock chaos. Here's how AI fixes all three.
- BlogAI Resource Allocation: Lessons from the Shop Floor
UK manufacturers lose £95bn a year to idle machines and wasted resources. Learn how to allocate AI on the shop floor and see real returns.
- BlogERP for JIT in Metals Manufacturing
Remnant stock causing costly emergency buys? Learn how JIT-ready ERPs track remnants, automate mill certs, and cut scrap and procurement costs.
- BlogTop AI Tools for Supply Chain Visibility in Metals Manufacturing
Buried in certificates, re-keying and late shipments → Learn which AI tools cut admin hours, reduce scrap and predict disruptions.
- BlogERP vs Spreadsheets: Multi-Warehouse Inventory for Metals
Spreadsheets are costing your metals business. Learn how ERP solves multi-warehouse inventory - and why GoSmarter gets you running in a day, not months.
- BlogSmart Sensors and IoT: Security Best Practices
IoT security best practices for smart sensors in metals manufacturing: device hardening, PKI, mTLS, real-time monitoring, and GDPR-compliant data management.
- BlogReal-Time Data vs. Manual Tracking in Manufacturing
UK manufacturers waste £200,000 a year on manual production tracking. Real-time data cuts errors, slashes downtime, and makes compliance effortless.
- BlogPredictive Maintenance: Edge Computing in Action
Learn how predictive maintenance with edge computing helps metals manufacturers detect failures in milliseconds, reduce downtime and scrap, and cut maintenance costs.
- BlogAI Augmentation for Metals: Fix What Generic ERP Can’t
Generic ERP fails metals teams on mill certs, heat codes, and scrap rates. An AI layer like GoSmarter fixes the gaps without replacing your ERP.
- BlogLifecycle Assessment Tools for Metals Manufacturers
Compare Life Cycle Assessment tools for metals manufacturers and see how AI cuts timeline and cost while improving audit-ready reporting.
- BlogStop Running Metal Machining Like It's 1985
AI robotics cuts scrap, downtime, and certificate admin before they eat your margin.
- BlogERP vs AI: Scaling Manufacturing Operations
Stop typing mill certs and fighting 1985 ERPs. AI automates the admin nightmare, cuts downtime and scrap, and gets factories scaling fast.
- BlogAI Load Balancing: Lessons from Steel Plants
1985 tech and spreadsheets are bleeding your plant dry - AI load balancing fixes furnace temps, crane schedules and maintenance to cut waste.
- BlogCase Studies: AI in Inventory and Production Planning
Stop running on 1985 tech - manual mill certs, spreadsheets and scrap kill margins. AI automates scheduling, inventory and cutting plans.
- BlogKaizen Meets AI: Modernising Continuous Improvement
Stop typing mill certs into your 1985 ERP. AI Kaizen cuts scrap, slashes downtime and kills admin drudgery.
- BlogHow AI Predicts Quality Issues in SPC
Stop losing money to manual SPC and legacy kit. AI inspects every unit, predicts faults 15–30 mins ahead and slashes scrap and rework.
- BlogAI vs. Spreadsheets: Smarter Production Planning
Stop losing hours to Excel - AI automates mill certs, live schedules and cutting plans to cut waste and save time.
- BlogYour Factory Dashboard Is Missing These KPIs
Discover the 8–10 KPIs metals manufacturers should track — OEE, scrap rate, energy per tonne, and embodied carbon — all in one real-time dashboard.
- BlogManual vs. Automated Material Tracking
Stop manual data entry and spreadsheet chaos - AI mill-cert OCR and automated tracking cut errors, save hours, and give real-time stock visibility.
- BlogStill Tracking Stock Like It’s 2005? Real-Time Inventory for Metal Shops
Stop manual mill-cert entries and spreadsheet chaos. Use AI, barcodes, and RFID to cut errors, slash scrap, and get real-time stock visibility.
- BlogData-Driven Lean Manufacturing: Benefits and Tools
Stop running your shop floor like it’s 1985 — replace manual data and legacy ERP with AI + IoT to cut downtime, scrap and admin drudgery.
- BlogZero Surprises: How to Know Exactly What's on Your Floor, Every Single Time.
Stop typing mill certs by hand. Kill manual data entry and 1985 tech—use AI to track materials, link mill certificates and slash scrap and delays in real time.
- BlogAudit Panic is Optional: How to Stop Freaking Out Over Lost Certs.
Stop typing mill certs and hunting filing cabinets — kill 1985 tech. See how AI extracts heat numbers, auto-links certs to stock and ends audit panic.
- BlogYou Wouldn't Worry About the Price of a Pint if Your Margins Were Better.
Stop burning material and hours on 1985 tech and spreadsheets — AI cuts scrap, slashes energy bills and stops downtime dead. GoSmarter.
- BlogGo Green Without Going Broke: Cutting Carbon While Protecting Margins.
Stop typing mill certs and burning scrap with 1985 tech: automate certificates, optimise cutting plans, cut energy use and protect margins.
- BlogStop Burning Cash: Why Your Cutting Plans Are Wrong.
Spreadsheets and legacy nesting are eating your margins — AI cutting plans cut scrap, track offcuts and save real money.
- BlogWhy Does Your Work Software Look Like Windows 95? (And Why It’s Costing You Money).
Stop typing mill certs and wrestling Windows‑95 software — AI automates the admin nightmare, cuts scrap and saves hours on the shop floor.
- BlogStop Running Your Factory Like It’s 1985.
Still typing mill certs and juggling spreadsheets? Kill 1985 tech—AI extracts certs, auto-schedules and slashes scrap so your floor stops firefighting.
- BlogKeep the Dinosaur, Lose the Headache: How to Modernise Without Ripping Out Your ERP.
Stop typing mill certs and wrestling with 1985 tech — cut manual data entry, scrap and delays by layering AI, OCR and bolt-ons on your ERP.
- BlogStop Drowning in Paperwork: Why Your Inbox is Killing Your Production Speed.
Stop letting inbox overload and manual data entry kill output - see how AI automates RFQs, mill certificates and cut lists to cut admin, scrap and delays.
- BlogYour Spreadsheets Are Not a Database (So Stop Pretending They Are).
Stop typing mill certs and chasing broken XLSX files. Learn how databases and AI kill manual errors, cut scrap and restore real-time traceability.
- BlogAI Capacity Planning for Metals Factories
Stop typing mill certs and wrestling 2005 ERPs — AI automates admin, slashes scrap and downtime, and fixes capacity planning.
- BlogYou Didn’t Become an Engineer to Read PDFs All Day
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.
- BlogAI-Powered Energy Savings: Case Studies in Metals
Stop wasting cash on spreadsheets and 1985 tech — learn how AI kills furnace waste, cuts scrap and slashes energy bills in weeks.
- BlogKill the Busy Work: Why Automation Matters
Stop wasting 120+ hours a year on paperwork. Automate it.
- Blog5 Problems That Are Killing Your Production (And How to Fix Them)
Reduce downtime, stop making scrap, and stop wasting money.
- BlogWhy Your ERP Sucks at Supply Chain (And What to Do About It)
Most ERPs are giant, expensive filing cabinets. Here's how to actually use them to stop your supply chain from blowing up.
- BlogHow AI Transforms CRM for Metals Manufacturing
How AI-powered CRM unifies ERP, IoT and CRM data to automate tasks, improve demand forecasting, cut costs and strengthen customer relationships.
- BlogAI Tools for Production Scheduling in Metals
AI scheduling tools cut scrap, lower costs, automate mill-certificate handling and enable real-time production planning for metals manufacturers.
- BlogAI in ERP: Smarter Production Scheduling
AI-powered ERP transforms metals production scheduling with real-time data, cutting planning time and scrap while boosting capacity and on-time delivery.
- BlogAI‑Powered Flow Optimisation: What Leading Metals Producers Know That You Don't
How AI boosts metals production: real-time control and planning that raise throughput, cut energy and emissions, and outline steps to pilot.
- BlogHow AI Optimises Steel Production Processes
How AI reduces waste and costs in steelmaking: boosting yields, predicting equipment failures, optimising energy use and production schedules.
- BlogAI in Steel Inventory: Case Studies and Results
AI in steel inventory and stock management: case studies on vision systems, predictive analytics, and what to look for in a steel stock management app.
- BlogCloud-Based vs On-Premise Manufacturing Software: A Comparison
Compare cloud and on‑premise manufacturing software across cost, deployment, customisation, scalability, security and remote access to decide the best fit.
- BlogHow to Cut Production Delays with Automated Workflows
AI-driven automated workflows reduce manufacturing downtime by digitising certificates, providing real-time inventory data and cutting manual errors.
- BlogManual vs Digital Inventory Tracking: Which Saves More Time?
Digital inventory tracking cuts time and errors versus manual counts by automating scans, providing real‑time visibility and scalable workflows.
- Blog5 Best Practices for Managing Manufacturing Documentation
Standardise, digitise and automate manufacturing records to improve traceability, version control and audit readiness.
- BlogThe Complete Guide to Streamlining Metal Fabrication Operations
How UK metal fabricators can reduce waste, cut lead times and boost output using workflow mapping, KPIs, AI scheduling and automation.
- BlogMill Test Certificate Management: Common Questions Answered
Clear answers on Mill Test Certificates: what MTCs contain, EN 10204 types, verification, common issues and AI automation with digital audit trails.
- BlogSteel Mill Certificate Management Software: How to Automate in 5 Steps
Automate mill cert handling in 5 steps with steel certificate management software. Reduce errors, close compliance gaps, and cut manual admin.
- BlogCompliance Management Checklist for Metals Manufacturers
Compliance checklist for metals manufacturers: UK REACH, import/export rules, ISO standards, supplier qualification, traceability, emissions, and digital tools.
- BlogCloud Migration: important for a green future
Cloud providers are going greener and cheaper. Your in-house servers are burning cash and carbon. Here's why manufacturers should make the move.
- BlogGoSmarter vs Excel for Metals Inventory Management
Excel wasn't built for steel inventory. GoSmarter was. Here is the honest comparison: where each one wins and when it makes sense to use both.
- Hubs & GuidesAI for Metals Manufacturing: What It Actually Does and Where GoSmarter Fits
Plain-English guide to AI in metals manufacturing — what it does, what it does not, and where GoSmarter fits in your workflow.
- BlogGoSmarter vs Generic OCR/IDP Tools for Mill Certificates: Why Metals-Specific AI Wins
Generic OCR and IDP platforms can read text. They cannot handle multi-heat certificates or build an audit trail. Here's why metals manufacturers need GoSmarter.
- TeamPhil Leach
Agentic AI Engineer building autonomous document processing pipelines and AI-powered automation for the metals manufacturing industry.
- ProductsCut 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.
- The Team Behind the Machine
Meet the Nightingale HQ team behind GoSmarter, the metals manufacturing AI platform built to cut manual admin, improve traceability, and speed up production.
- BlogEuropean Parliament Approves New Steel Trading Measures for July 2026
The European Parliament has approved tougher steel trading measures from 1 July 2026. Here is what changes and what manufacturers should do now.
- BlogGoSmarter vs Katana and Fiix for Metals Inventory and MTO Planning
Katana handles make-to-order. Fiix handles maintenance. Neither was built for metals. The honest comparison for metals SMEs choosing inventory software.
- BlogGoSmarter vs Strumis for Structural Steel Management
Strumis is purpose-built for structural steel fabricators. Where it excels, where GoSmarter adds something different, and how the two work together.
- BlogGoSmarter vs Epicor for Metals Operations Management
Epicor is powerful but not built for steel. GoSmarter fills the metals gaps: mill certs, traceability, cutting optimisation. Live in a day, not 18 months.
- BlogItaly's Electric Arc Furnaces: 23.9Mt Capacity and Three Bets on the Future
Italy produces 90% of its steel via EAF. Three new furnace projects are reshaping the map. Here's what EAF operators need to manage.
- BlogGoSmarter vs Sage 50 for Metals Inventory Management
Sage 50 is excellent accounting software — not a metals inventory system. What Sage does well, where it falls short for steel, and how GoSmarter fits in.
- BlogUK doubles steel tariffs to 50% — what manufacturers must do before July
UK doubles tariffs on imported steel to 50% and slashes quotas. Here's exactly which products take the hit — and what manufacturers need to do before July.
- SolutionsProduction Planning
GoSmarter shop floor planning software: live cutting plans, real-time stock allocation, and order tracking for metals manufacturers. Reduce scrap by up to 50%.
- ProductsFreebies That Fix Problems
Free tools for metals manufacturers: scrap calculators, multi-metal emissions calculators, steel grade converters and more. No account required. Just use them.
- BlogMetal Weight Calculator: Stop Guessing Before the Job Starts
Calculate the weight of steel rebar, metal plates, bars, and tubes before your fabrication job goes sideways. Free. No sign-up.
- PricingGoSmarter Pricing
GoSmarter pricing for metals manufacturers: per site, not per user. Unlimited users on one flat subscription. No per-seat fees, no hidden charges, no lock-in.
- Hubs & GuidesMetals Manufacturing Glossary: Plain-English Definitions for the Shop Floor
Every term your team throws around — mill certificates, heat numbers, EN 10204, yield rate, cutting optimisation — defined in plain English. No MBA required.
- Press Kit
Download logos, photos, and access company information for media coverage of GoSmarter and Nightingale HQ.
- BlogCBAM Explained: The Financial Case for Cutting Scrap
The steel industry faces increasing pressure to decarbonise, with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) set to become a decisive factor by 2026. Scrap is no longer just a production inefficiency — it directly increases reported emissions and carbon costs. For Finance and Sustainability Managers, reducing scrap is now central to meeting carbon targets and protecting margins.
- NewsroomWelsh AI firm launches platform to cut waste and boost UK steel industry
Cardiff-based Nightingale HQ (NHQ), has launched GoSmarter.ai
- NewsroomMillCert Reader Saves 10 Hours Monthly for Production Teams
Midland Steel cuts 10 hours of manual admin monthly using GoSmarter's MillCert Reader to automate mill certificate data extraction and document renaming.
- BlogNHQ attend Databricks's Data + AI World Tour
Nightingale HQ attended Databricks Data + AI World Tour in London, learning about serverless compute and platform innovations
- NewsroomWales tech scale-up collaborate with steel manufacturers to make production greener
Nightingale HQ leads digitalisation on an EIT Manufacturing-funded project with Midland Steel and KUKA to cut rebar waste and carbon emissions.
- BlogSouth West Manufacturing Digitalisation Series
Manufacturing clusters, Steel production and Process mapping
- NewsroomGoing International
Nightingale HQ joins Wales Business Insider's international trade roundtable, discussing ESG standards and export opportunities for Welsh businesses.
- BlogNightingale HQ supports Green Freight with FLS Logistics
How digital tools are helping FLS Logistics cut CO2 emissions — practical sustainability strategies for freight and logistics manufacturers.
- BlogAI Meet and Match Luncheon Germany and Wales
GoSmarter at the AI Meet & Match Luncheon, London Tech Week — connecting Welsh and German tech firms to share AI insights and build manufacturing partnerships.
- NewsroomNightingale HQ to speak at leading Irish manufacturing conference
Ruth Kearney joins IDEAM's Conference on Digitalisation of Manufacturing in Limerick to discuss AI adoption and digital tools for SME manufacturers.
- NewsroomCTO appointed to drive innovation at Cardiff tech company
Nightingale HQ appoints Chris Wilson as CTO to lead technology vision and drive digital innovation for manufacturers across the UK and Europe.
- BlogAdvancing Digital Transformation of SMEs in the Midlands
Partnering on EI Digitalisation Vouchers with Irish manufacturers Midland Steel and Shabra Plastics to accelerate digital transformation for SMEs.
- BlogHow AI can improve your logistics fast
Logistics business and logistics have a huge opportunity to unlock additional value in their business through the use of data and AI integration.
- BlogIndustry 4.0 in a post-Covid world
McKinsey's take on manufacturing's post-Covid recovery — which Industry 4.0 adoption paths work, and what 'lighthouse' manufacturers are doing differently.
- Blog6 board-level agenda items and how AI can help
We look at some of the major priorities facing senior management and the role that AI can play in solving them.
- BlogDigitising your factory floor is hard
Digitising your factory floor is hard, that's why we try to accelerate digital transformation in other operational areas.
- BlogUpskilling for the green revolution
Make UK and Sage recently teamed up to produce a report on the skills needed for a green future.
- BlogMicrosoft Emissions Impact Dashboard - what you need to know
The Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard measures the impact of cloud usage on your carbon footprint. You can track your savings and plan for further reductions to emissions through an accessible visual interface.
- DocumentationWhat is Microsoft Project Bonsai?
Microsoft Project Bonsai is a low-code AI platform that can be used to build AI-powered systems that can provide guidance to operators or be used to control industrial equipment to optimise process variables, leading to an increase in production efficiency and reducing equipment downtime.
- BlogInvesting in digital technology lowers future operating costs for manufacturers
Digital technology and Net Zero combine when we look into the future for productivity opportunities in manufacturing. Investing in digital not only lowers your future operating costs but also provides a significant boost on your way to net zero.
- BlogWhat is a citizen developer?
Discover what citizen developers are and what they can contribute to today's manufacturing industry.
- BlogWhat manufacturing SME's need to know about IIoT and cyber-security
Take a look at what IIoT can do for your business and how to develop good cybersecurity practices around it.
- BlogUK Government supports AI approaches to manufacturing sustainability
The UK government's national AI strategy was released on the 22nd September 2021. Find out what it means for manufacturers.
- NewsroomSteph Locke at Impact Festival 2021
Impact Festival, EIT Manufacturing and the road to net zero.
- BlogDigitalising your business processes to be more sustainable
Moving away from paper-based processes can help you meet your sustainability goals. Re-inventing your processes gives you a whole new avenue for making huge gains.
- BlogDesign, manufacture, and ship products more sustainably with AI
The smart use of computing advances can help your manufacturing business be more sustainable.
- BlogSummer roundup
Take a look at what's been happening here at Nightingale HQ over the last 3 months in our summer roundup.
- BlogEIT Manufacturing - all you need to know
We’ve joined the EIT Manufacturing. Here is a summary of who they are and what they do.
- NewsroomCardiff-based AI startup is the first UK startup to join the largest European manufacturing ecosystem
Press release: Nightingale HQ joining EIT Manufacturing
- BlogWhat does NatWest's Future Fit report say about digital transformation for manufacturers
Natwest's Future Fit report has some great insights we've broken down for you in this quick read.
- BlogSoftware-as-a-Service to help you digitise
Software as a Service or SaaS as it's more commonly known as makes digital easy. Find out how it can help to streamline your processes and run a more efficient business.
- BlogHow 10 manufacturers are digitally transforming with Microsoft
We are Microsoft partners and we use their tech to power our data and AI services. Take a look at some of our favourite Microsoft manufacturing case studies
- BlogManufacturers - you need DataOps
DataOps is a data-driven approach that helps with rapid insights and automation, reducing the cycle time on data analytics.
- BlogEurope's '2030 Digital Compass' and manufacturing
What is Europe's '2030 Digital Compass' and how will it effect your buisiness?
- BlogInnovation funding with EIC Accelerator
Find out all there is to know about the EIC Accelerator
- BlogDetecting defects with AI - a computer vision challenge
Use cameras and AI to identify products with defects to help scale quality control.
- NewsroomFeatured in Forbes
We featured in a Forbes story on 5 startups helping companies during the Covid-19 pandemic
- NewsroomThinkBusiness.ie
Nightingale HQ featured in ThinkBusiness.ie.
- BlogAutomation: The fundamentals
Taking steps towards automation is easy once businesses know what tools are available and how to approach automation. Find out more.
- NewsroomNightingale HQ team up with ICBE
New collaboration with Irish Centre For Business Excellence ICBE
- BlogAugmenting Customer Services with Chatbots
Explore our presentation on how chatbots can reduce the burden on customer service staff. Part of Nightingale HQ's AIFightsBack series.
- DocumentationWhat is Python?
Python has a wide variety of applications including data science and software development. Learn more at Nightingale HQ.
- DocumentationWhat are Azure Cognitive Services?
Azure Cognitive Services is a collection of APIs and services that you can use to integrate intelligent features into your applications. The services are grouped into five categories: decision, language, speech, text, vision, and search.
- BlogDataOps for everyone at #DataOpticon
Data is going to shape our future, so we must build healthy practices around its use. Learn more about DataOpticon at Nightingale HQ.
- BlogLet your business strategy drive AI adoption
Read more about the business strategies which drive successful AI adoption in companies across several fields. Get ahead with Nightingale HQ.
- BlogDo you really need big data to start using data science?
The key to getting started with data projects is starting small. Learn more at Nightingale HQ.