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Data Strategy

Data Strategy and Governance

Discover essential resources for building and implementing effective data strategies in your organisation. From data governance frameworks to fostering data literacy, we provide comprehensive guidance on creating a data-driven culture.

Our data strategy content covers critical topics including data governance, data security and privacy, DataOps practices, data platform architecture, and building robust data warehouses. Learn how to establish proper data collection and storage practices, ensure data quality, and implement security measures that protect sensitive information.

Whether you’re developing your first data strategy or maturing existing data capabilities, our resources help you navigate challenges around data culture, literacy, and science. We focus on practical approaches that balance innovation with responsible data management, helping organisations unlock the full value of their data assets through business intelligence, analytics, and effective visualisation.

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

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.

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

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.

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Rebar Optimiser Cuts 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.

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MillCert Reader Saves 10 Hours Monthly for Production Teams

MillCert Reader Saves 10 Hours Monthly for Production Teams

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

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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

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Steel MillCert Reader launched

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.

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Nightingale HQ delivers on scrap cutting trials with steel manufacturer

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.

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CEO speaks at European Manufacturing Conference

CEO speaks at European Manufacturing Conference

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

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STRADA Project Empowers Women in Manufacturing with Leadership Programme

STRADA Project Empowers Women in Manufacturing with Leadership Programme

Co-funded by EIT Manufacturing, Strada provides leadership tools to women in manufacturing to tackle the gender gap in the industry. Nightingale HQ is a core partner and also leads the Leading Digitalisation masterclass.

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Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference hightlights

Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference hightlights

It was great to contribute to the Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition Titanic Exhibition Centre last week. I was there to talk about our approach to greener software, to promote Strada and to network with the wider manufacturing community.

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