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Research That Actually Means Something

Most industry research is written for people who already agree with the conclusion.

GoSmarter covers academic research, industry studies, and data-backed analysis that is relevant to metals manufacturers. The question is always the same: does this help a production manager make a better decision?

Topics include:

  • AI adoption in manufacturing: what the adoption data shows, not what vendors claim
  • Scrap reduction and yield research: measured outcomes from real facilities
  • Workforce and skills studies: the human side of automation
  • Industry 4.0 implementation research: what separates the pilot projects from the deployments that stick
  • Environmental impact studies: scope 1 and 2 emissions in metals production

Where research findings have direct implications for how GoSmarter builds its tools, that is noted explicitly. Where the evidence is mixed or the sample sizes are small, that is noted too.

Good decisions come from clear data. That is what these posts aim to deliver.

Investing in digital technology lowers future operating costs for manufacturers

There are so many benefits to going digital with your business including cutting your future operating costs and becoming more sustainable. We’ve taken a look at the UKRI’s report on productivity opportunities and risks in a transformative, low-carbon and digital age which looks at this in more detail.

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What is a citizen developer?

Citizen developers are not developers by trade but still make useful tools and applications with no-code tools. The concept is relatively new and has gained momentum in the last few years. Citizen Development has the potential to be of great benefit to the manufacturing industry by empowering ordinary staff to improve the processes they work with every day. Their unique perspectives can be transformative in identifying key areas to work on and improve.

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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.

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UK Government supports AI approaches to manufacturing sustainability

The UK government released its AI strategy on 22nd September 2021. We’ve looked at the report and broken down how this will affect the manufacturing industry going forward. We outline some key areas such as skills shortages, addressing net-zero challenges, and new product development as well as the next steps manufacturers can take.

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Steph Locke at Impact Festival 2021

Take a look at what happened at last week’s Impact Festival, where Steph took part in the EIT Manufacturing panel on The Future of Sustainable Manufacturing.

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Digitalising your business processes to be more sustainable

Digitalising your business processes might help you run a more sustainable, environmentally friendly manufacturing operation. Simply digitising your records and reducing physical resource usage is an excellent place to begin. Taking it a step further and re-engineering the way you work to be smoother, more integrated, and less data entry dependent while digitalising can save you even more compute power (and therefore energy!).

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Impact festival 2021

Impact festival is an event taking place in Frankfurt over 16 and 17 September. It aims to bring together thought-leaders and innovators working on sustainability to discuss and collaborate on potential problems. Our CEO, Steph Locke will be speaking there on the EIT manufacturing panel.

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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.

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EIT Manufacturing - all you need to know

EIT Manufacturing is a consortium of over 60 leaders in the manufacturing industry from business, education, and research. We’ve just joined the organisation as one of their Scaleups so I’ve put together a quick explanation of who they are and what they do.

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Cardiff-based AI startup is the first UK startup to join the largest European manufacturing ecosystem

Cardiff, AugustĀ 23, 2021:Ā Cardiff-basedĀ AIĀ startup Nightingale HQ has become theĀ first UK startup to joinĀ EIT Manufacturing, the largest European consortium of manufacturers.

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