AI Solutions for Metals Manufacturing

You’ve got better things to do than babysit spreadsheets. GoSmarter takes the tedious, error-prone crap off your plate so you can focus on running a profitable shop.

Most metals manufacturers are fighting the same battles: chasing certificates before a delivery, hunting down stock levels in three different spreadsheets, and trying to plan production with data that’s already out of date. None of this is the actual job. It’s the admin around the job.

GoSmarter was built to eliminate these problems. Not with a massive ERP implementation that takes 18 months and a consultant you’ll never see again. With practical tools that work the day you turn them on. They sit on top of whatever you already use: spreadsheets, email, or a full ERP. No replacement. No migration. Just better data, running alongside your existing setup.

What we fix

• Compliance — automatically capture, store, and retrieve mill certificates and quality records so your next audit is not a panic
• Inventory — know exactly what material you have, where it is, and what it’s committed to without refreshing an ERP screen every five minutes
• Production — cut smarter, waste less, and stop losing orders because someone mis-allocated stock
• Finance — see where your margins are going in real time, not at month-end when the damage is already done
• Operations — stop the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing

Not sure where to begin? Most customers start with one thing. Some start with mill certs: the data is there from day one and the admin saving is immediate. Others start with cutting plans: the scrap reduction shows up in the first week. Either way, you’re live the same day. Add the next module when you’re ready. There’s no big-bang implementation, no phased rollout that drags on for months, and no consultant to manage.

How the savings stack up

Most customers tackle one problem first and find the savings compound quickly. Cutting scrap by 30–50% reduces your material cost directly. Recovering 100+ hours of admin time a year frees your planners to focus on throughput. Better stock visibility cuts over-ordering, releasing cash tied up in material you don’t need yet. Better order visibility improves On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance. Revenue stays protected and customer relationships stay intact. None of these require a rip-and-replace. You can start with one problem this week.

How it all connects

A mill certificate arrives. GoSmarter reads it automatically: grade, heat number, and mechanical properties extracted and linked to the stock item in your live inventory. When a cutting plan runs, it checks available grades against live job requirements. Scrap is tracked per cut. Finance sees margin in real time. Operations sees order status without chasing anyone. That’s the full chain: cert to stock to plan to despatch. Running in one connected system while your ERP and accounting tools carry on doing what they’re good at.

Before you commit

Your budget holder wants numbers. Your IT manager wants specs. Both are reasonable.

The free Business Case Calculator puts real pounds-and-pence projections behind every GoSmarter solution. Customers typically recover the annual subscription cost in scrap savings alone within the first quarter. The calculator shows you the projection for your specific operation: scrap rate savings, staff hours recovered, emergency procurement avoided. Export it as a PDF your finance team can review without sitting through a demo first.

For technical teams, the integration strategy covers exactly how GoSmarter connects to your existing systems — from standalone use through to full REST API integration with your ERP. API documentation is available without signing up.