AI

What is Microsoft Project Bonsai?

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 production efficiency and reducing equipment downtime.

Nightingale HQ joins forces with King’s College London

Nightingale HQ joins forces with AI faculty at King’s College London.

Nightingale HQ team attend UK Metals Expo

Nightingale HQ team attend UK Metals Expo on 10 and 11 September at the NEC, Birmingham.

CBAM 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.

Smart Cuts, Less Scrap: A 1D Cutting Stock Problem

In rebar manufacturing, scrap directly impacts profitability and sustainability, making efficient production essential. Mathematical optimisation, particularly the 1D Cutting Stock Problem, helps minimise waste by determining the most efficient way to cut raw steel bars into required lengths while reducing leftover material.

Welsh AI firm launches platform to cut waste and boost UK steel industry

Cardiff-based Nightingale HQ (NHQ), has launched GoSmarter.ai, an AI-powered platform designed to help steel manufacturers to reduce waste, lower carbon emissions, and improve production efficiency.

GoSmarter.ai Launches Rebar Optimiser to Cut Steel Waste and Carbon Emissions

GoSmarter.ai is excited to announce the launch of the Rebar Optimiser, a smart new tool designed to help steel manufacturers and fabricators reduce waste and lower carbon emissions during the rebar cutting process.

Case Study: MillCert Reader saves 10 hours a month for busy Production teams

MillCert Reader is helping steel production teams save hours by automatically extracting key data from mill certificates and renaming documents in seconds

GoSmarter.ai offers free tools to minimise waste for the steel sector

Cardiff-based Nightingale HQ has launched a free suite of digital tools to help steel manufacturers boost efficiency, cut waste, and lower carbon emissions - GoSmarter.ai

Steel MillCert Reader launched

We’re excited to share that MillCert Reader is now live on GoSmarter.ai and it’s already making life easier for production teams.

Nightingale HQ delivers on scrap cutting trials with steel manufacturer

{Cardiff, December 2024} – As the steel industry continues to account for nearly one-third of global industrial CO₂ emissions, the imperative for innovative, sustainable production methods has never been greater. Nightingale HQ, a pioneering force in industrial AI, has developed GoSmarter: a cutting-edge, AI-powered toolkit that enables steel manufacturers to dramatically reduce material waste and carbon emissions.

CEO speaks at European Manufacturing Conference

CEO Ruth Kearney will speak at the 2024 European Manufacturing Conference to be held in Brussels this month.

NHQ joins consortium to make steel industry greener

Technology business Nightingale HQ have won funding with a European consortium to make steel manufacturing greener.

It's competition time with EIT BoostUp - Irish Edition

This week the NHQ team head to the IMR to attend EIT Manufacturing BoostUp competition.

NHQ embracing manufacturing conferences this summer!

Attending conferences has its opportunity-cost, but I usually find them productive and worthwhile. I’m no stranger to the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference held in the RDS every year and find that there is a good networking opportunity with strong representation of both manufacturers and vendors from all over the world.

Umbraco London, Global Azure Day and Microsoft Reactor

This week, Richard Jackson (Cloud Software Engineer) visited London for two sessions at Microsoft Reactor, and to present a talk at Umbraco London.

Nightingale HQ meets German manufacturers and tech founders

In an effort to increase visibility of UK technology start-ups the Welsh and UK governments participated in Start-up BW conference in Batten-Württemberg Germany this September.

Nightingale HQ supports Green Freight with FLS Logistics

Many industries are becoming more aware of the impacts of their CO2 emissions and are looking for practical ways to reduce this. It’s an area that we have written about previously, where we explore digital tools that can help accelerate greater sustainability.

Smart Data in Manufacturing - Germany

In our efforts to expand in the German markets and partner with the Mittelstand or SME manufacturers, our CEO Ruth Kearney will be presenting at the Smart Data in Manufacturing event in Darmstadt on the 7th of July 2022.

AI Meet and Match Luncheon Germany and Wales

Nightingale HQ were selected to attend a Meet & Match Luncheon with business from Baden Württemberg Germany and Wales as part of London Tech Week. It was an opportunity to network with technology companies and gain insights into the regional ecosystems of both regions.

Market Entry To Germany - At A Glance

Market expansion especially into another country is always challenging but there are a lot of supports out there. We recently attended the ‘Opportunities for UK Tech Businesses in Germany’ hosted by Tech UK.

Advancing Digital Transformation of SMEs in the Midlands

Partnering on EI Digitalisation Vouchers with Irish manufacturers Midland Steel and Shabra Plastics.

Ruth Kearney joins Irish Digital Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Cluster (IDEAM)

New Year and new opportunities. I am delighted to be joining the Steering board of the Irish Digital Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing IDEAM Cluster and will be working with Jamie Meehan, PhD and Katrin Weittenhiller to grow the community and bring more opportunities to Irish manufacturers.

Microsoft podcast - A bit of AI

Steph Locke talks A bit of AI with Microsoft cloud advocates Henk & Amy.

The State of AI and learning from Transformers

Deloitte’s State of AI in the Enterprise report is an enlightening read. This edition focuses on becoming an ‘AI fueled’ organisation. The results come from a survey conducted on 2,875 executives from across the Americas, Europe and Asia. They separated companies into four groups based on their success with AI implementation and identified what was driving the success of the highest performers.

Why you should upskill your team with Azure AI fundamentals

As digital transformation and AI adoption become the norm in manufacturing it’s vital that management are all on the same page. A lack of understanding of AI and a fear of the unknown are some of the key barriers to successful implementation in most organisations. Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals could be your solution.

What manufacturing SME's need to know about IIoT and cyber-security

IIoT can have benefits for manufacturing businesses of all types and sizes. It can be particularly useful in providing transparency and tracking along the supply chain but that’s just the start. To stay safe, it is vital you develop strong cyber security practices around IIoT. Here we offer some best practices and how to approach them.

Cloud Migration: important for a green future

Cloud providers like Microsoft are making their data centres greener and carbon neutral, whereas your in-house servers and associated resources are burning energy. As well as potentially lowering your compute costs, revitalising your IT infrastructure, reducing risk, the green advantages make a cloud move a must for any manufacturer with sights on a net zero goal.

Design, manufacture, and ship products more sustainably with AI

AI can help manufacturers design, make, and ship products more sustainably. From lowering waste through defect detection, to generative design to reduce prototype waste, to smart energy management and predictive maintenance, manufacturers can use AI to make a big impact.

Can AI get you sued? How AI impacts IP

AI and intellectual property is a minefield. The UK Intellectual Property Office recently completed a public consultation to inform their policy and here I bring you thoughts and highlights.

Europe's '2030 Digital Compass' and manufacturing

The 2030 Digital Compass aims to digitally transform Europe by the end of the decade. It aims to strengthen digital infrastructure and facilitate digital transformation of businesses and the public sector. At its core will be a framework that allows businesses and services to go digital in keeping with European values.

We've been selected for Innovate UK Edge

We’re now being supported by Innovate UK through their EDGE initiative to help us scale. We’re looking forward to working with them and learning from what they have to offer.

Utilizing AI with Steph Locke

Head over to Utilizing AI to listen to Steph on all things AI, it’s a very worthy listen.

What Is Microsoft Power Platform?

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 access previously untapped value through smarter, time-saving automation solutions.

What Is Azure Logic Apps?

If you are looking to automate the execution of your business processes across diverse apps and services, Azure Logic Apps is the cloud service you need. Logic Apps serves as a gate to other Azure services you may want to employ to your automation solution, delivering new and innovative integration scenarios.

Digital Twins and AI for manufacturers

Digital Twins are virtual replicas of real-world systems enabling low-cost modelling of the factory floor to help optimise processes. Combined with AI the Digital Twin can support improved forecasting, dynamic optimisation, and more.

Announcing GoSmarter In A Day

Our GoSmarter In A Day workshops solve one problem like processing Accounts Payable incoming invoices to demonstrate the value such automation can bring.

European AI Act

The European Commission proposes new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Using AI to make your warehouse operations smarter

You can benefit from lower overheads by using AI to manage stock levels, whilst building a more scalable warehouse operation that is safer for employees, using AI.

Detecting defects with AI - a computer vision challenge

With the pace of output on machines ever increasing, quality control becomes a lot tougher. Using AI to detect defective products sooner can help scale your quality processes and avoid significant stops.

Building operational resilience in times of crisis

Operational resilience has always been a key factor in business success, but not enough businesses consider their ability to take stress in turbulent times until it is too late. Covid-19 has been a huge wake-up call for many, presenting uncertainty and disruption.

Inspiring women in UK manufacturing

CEO Steph Locke was listed among 30 inspiring women leading the way for youngsters of all genders to get involved in manufacturing. But why are there so few women in manufacturing, and why should we care? It all boils down to what happens when an industry is run predominantly by one demographic.

Highlights of 2020 - as read by you

What better way to round off 2020 than with a review of our most popular content as read by you. We've selected just 6 of your most enjoyed articles this year in case you fancy diving in again. From AI and data fundamentals, to the use of AI in different sectors, and even a quick win AI project, here's what made the cut.

Nightingale HQ team up with ICBE

Nightingale HQ team up with Irish Centre for Business Excellence Network (ICBE) Advanced Productivity Skillnet to bring three webinars on AI in Manufacturing as part of the AIFightsBack series.

What is Google Cloud BigQuery?

BigQuery is a fully-managed, serverless cloud data warehouse that scales with your needs and is easy to set-up and manage. By adopting BigQuery, you can avoid the hassle of developing and managing the infrastructure needed to store large, complex datasets, allowing you to focus on gaining insight from your data.

What is Google Cloud?

Google Cloud is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products, such as Google Search and YouTube. It provides pay-as-you-go access to vast data storage and computing capabilities and allows you to scale the costs as you grow.

What is Azure?

Microsoft Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud services to help your organisation meet your business challenges. It’s the freedom to build, manage and deploy applications on a massive, global network using your favourite tools and frameworks.

What are Azure Cognitive Services?

Azure Cognitive Services is a comprehensive family of AI services and cognitive APIs to help you build intelligent apps. Cognitive Services bring AI within reach of every developer – without requiring machine-learning expertise. All it takes is an API call to embed the ability to see, hear, speak, search, understand and accelerate decision-making into your apps.

What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)?

Amazon Web Services is a cloud computing platform that provides customers with a wide array of cloud services. We can define AWS (Amazon Web Services) as a secured cloud services platform that offers compute power, database storage, content delivery and various other functionalities.

What is AI?

Artificial intelligence is a technology that can ‘think’ in a human-like way. It is a diverse area of computer science that enlists tools such as machine learning and image processing to recreate and build upon the complex capabilities of the human brain.

What is AI product development?

AI product development is the development of an AI solution - either from scratch or building upon an AI solution that is used internally - that can be made available externally as a marketable product.

What is AI integration into applications?

AI systems such as natural language processing and machine learning algorithms can be integrated into existing applications to add functionality and improve their performance over time. Examples of AI features that can be integrated into applications are facial recognition image processing, speech processing and personalised content.