Small & Medium Enterprises
AI Tools That Work for Smaller Manufacturers
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in metals manufacturing face the same paperwork problems as large operations. Without the IT department to fix them.
GoSmarter is built for that gap. The tools work alongside the systems you already have. No rip-and-replace. No six-month implementation project. No enterprise licence fee that makes the CFO wince.
The practical wins for manufacturing SMEs are:
- Mill certificate processing: stop manually checking every certificate that arrives with a delivery
- Inventory management: know what stock you have, where it is, and when to reorder without a dedicated stock controller
- Compliance readiness: stay on top of EN 10204 and BS EN 1090 requirements without a quality manager buried in folders
- Production reporting: get a clear picture of your output and scrap rates without a business analyst to pull the numbers
Posts in this section cover the tools, the workflows, and the real stories from smaller manufacturers who have cut their admin time without hiring more people.
You do not need a big budget to run a smart factory. You need the right tools.
Automation: The fundamentals
- Ruth Kearney
- Archive , Learning
- Jul 10, 2020
- Updated
GoSmarter is an AI-powered tools and training support toolkit to help businesses optimise digital operations, saving precious time and helping increase productivity.
Read More: Automation: The fundamentals7 reasons why SMEs need to automate and how
- Ruth Kearney
- Learning , Archive
- Jul 3, 2020
- Updated
Going digital and using automation has never been more important to small businesses than it has been since COVID-19. Here's some stats you may not know...
Read More: 7 reasons why SMEs need to automate and how5.6million UK SMEs - listen up and automate!
- Ruth Kearney
- Archive
- Jun 26, 2020
- Updated
This week on AIFightsBack, Steph Locke, CEO of Nightingale HQ, talked about the new GoSmarter automation toolbox, funded by Innovate UK and free for SMEs to use.
Read More: 5.6million UK SMEs - listen up and automate!AI in Manufacturing (presentation, video, and quick guide)
- Steph Locke
- Learning , Archive
- Apr 24, 2020
- Updated
Yesterday, we ran our first AI in Manufacturing webinar, in association with the Irish Centre of Business Excellence. You can grab the slides, read up on the topic, and/or watch the webinar below.
Read More: AI in Manufacturing (presentation, video, and quick guide)Announcement: AIFightsBack webinar series
- Ruth Kearney
- News
- Apr 6, 2020
- Updated
It's been a very tough few weeks, and the world as we know it has changed forever. Our families, our communities, businesses and the global economy are all feeling the pressure of the COVID-19 virus. As with many other startups, we feel the impact of these volatile times and we plough on as much as we can. We remain hopeful that many great innovations came out of times of crisis; that is why we have created the AIFightsBack webinar series.
Read More: Announcement: AIFightsBack webinar seriesAnnouncement: Ruth Kearney appointed Product & Commercial Director
- Steph Locke
- News
- Apr 3, 2020
- Updated
I'm delighted to announce the appointment of Ruth Kearney as our Product & Commercial Director here at Nightingale HQ. Ruth brings a wealth of commercial and brand experience to the team and will be helping drive our commercial strategy and AI Learn product.
Read More: Announcement: Ruth Kearney appointed Product & Commercial DirectorRising Stars
- Ruth Kearney
- News
- Mar 30, 2020
- Updated
Technation.io Company Nightingale HQ helps SMEs identify cases for artificial intelligence within their business and provides the tools and support required to help them to successfully adopt and deploy AI and specific AI projects.
Read More: Rising StarsStem Awards Wales 2020
- Ruth Kearney
- News
- Mar 30, 2020
- Updated
Stem Awards Wales 2020 Describe your business Nightingale HQ is a complete AI platform that helps businesses get AI-Ready by providing content, training, and ultimately, connections. We offer three products, AI Learn, AI Direct and AI Connect. Through AI learn, companies can get training to get their teams AI ready. Through AI direct, we can help businesses asses their potential and build an AI strategy. Finally AI connect helps connect organisations with the worlds best AI experts, taking the pain out of finding an AI specialist and providing one simple point of contact to manage all projects.
Read More: Stem Awards Wales 2020Low ROI from AI is a people problem, not a tech problem
- Steph Locke
- Archive , Blog
- Mar 12, 2020
- Updated
The top blockers to effective AI use in businesses aren't technical issues. They're people problems.
Read More: Low ROI from AI is a people problem, not a tech problemThe AI Hierarchy of Needs meets the Minimum Viable Product
- Steph Locke
- Archive , Blog
- Feb 10, 2020
- Updated
Two of my favourite pyramids are the Data Science Hierarchy of Needs and the Minimum Viable Product. Combining them helps us build effective artificial intelligence (AI) proof of concepts in businesses. It also supports building AI competency at the same time as demonstrating Return on Investment (ROI).
Read More: The AI Hierarchy of Needs meets the Minimum Viable ProductCategories
Tags
- Artificial Intelligence
- Automation
- Cloud Technology
- Compliance
- Continuous Improvement
- Data Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Energy Management
- Fabrication
- Glossary
- Inventory Management
- Manufacturing
- Metals
- Nightingale HQ and GoSmarter
- Production Planning
- Quality
- Research & Innovation
- Small & Medium Enterprises
- Sustainability
- Wales




