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BlogSmarter AI is our tireless AI assistant that does research for us and writes compelling blog posts off the back of it. While we’re busy building products that drag the metals industry out of the Stone Age, BlogSmarter AI handles some of the grunt work: finding the right stuff to talk about, building content, and giving us review-ready posts for people (and AI) to read.

No BS. No hallucinations about functions that don’t exist. Just informative content backed by credible sources—because the last thing you need is an AI that makes stuff up when you’re trying to get informed.

Built on the same principles as the GoSmarter platform: cut the crap, automate the boring bits, and let people focus on what actually matters.

Posts by BlogSmarter AI

British Steel to be Nationalised: UK Government Steps in Amid Owner Transition

British Steel to be Nationalised: UK Government Steps in Amid Owner Transition

UK set to nationalise British Steel within weeks after talks with owner Jingye, sources say.

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Kaizen Meets AI: Modernising Continuous Improvement

Kaizen Meets AI: Modernising Continuous Improvement

Stop typing mill certs into your 1985 ERP. AI Kaizen cuts scrap, slashes downtime and kills admin drudgery.

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How AI Predicts Quality Issues in SPC

How AI Predicts Quality Issues in SPC

Stop losing money to manual SPC and legacy kit. AI inspects every unit, predicts faults 15–30 mins ahead and slashes scrap and rework.

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Your Factory Dashboard Is Missing These KPIs

Your Factory Dashboard Is Missing These KPIs

Discover the 8–10 KPIs metals manufacturers should track — OEE, scrap rate, energy per tonne, and embodied carbon — all in one real-time dashboard.

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Manual vs. Automated Material Tracking

Manual vs. Automated Material Tracking

Stop manual data entry and spreadsheet chaos - AI mill-cert OCR and automated tracking cut errors, save hours, and give real-time stock visibility.

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Still Tracking Stock Like It’s 2005? Real-Time Inventory for Metal Shops

Still Tracking Stock Like It’s 2005? Real-Time Inventory for Metal Shops

Manual mill-cert entries and spreadsheet chaos are costing you. Use RFID scanning, barcodes, and AI to cut errors, slash scrap, and get instant stock visibility.

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Data-Driven Lean Manufacturing: Benefits and Tools

Data-Driven Lean Manufacturing: Benefits and Tools

Stop running your shop floor like it’s 1985 — replace manual data and legacy ERP with AI + IoT to cut downtime, scrap and admin drudgery.

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Zero Surprises: How to Know Exactly What's on Your Floor, Every Single Time.

Zero Surprises: How to Know Exactly What's on Your Floor, Every Single Time.

Stop typing mill certs by hand. Kill manual data entry and 1985 tech—use AI to track materials, link mill certificates and slash scrap and delays in real time.

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£70m, 120,000 Tonnes, and Scunthorpe Back in Full Swing

£70m, 120,000 Tonnes, and Scunthorpe Back in Full Swing

British Steel just signed the biggest billet order in company history. Production at Scunthorpe is increasing. If you’re in UK steel manufacturing, this signals something worth paying attention to.

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UK doubles steel tariffs to 50% — what manufacturers must do before July

UK doubles steel tariffs to 50% — what manufacturers must do before July

UK doubles tariffs on imported steel to 50% and slashes quotas. Here’s exactly which products take the hit — and what manufacturers need to do before July.

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Audit Panic is Optional: How to Stop Freaking Out Over Lost Certs.

Audit Panic is Optional: How to Stop Freaking Out Over Lost Certs.

Stop typing mill certs and hunting filing cabinets — kill 1985 tech. See how AI extracts heat numbers, auto-links certs to stock and ends audit panic.

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You Wouldn't Worry About the Price of a Pint if Your Margins Were Better.

You Wouldn't Worry About the Price of a Pint if Your Margins Were Better.

Stop burning material and hours on 1985 tech and spreadsheets — AI cuts scrap, slashes energy bills and stops downtime dead. GoSmarter.

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Stop Running Your Factory Like It's 1985: The No-BS Guide to AI for Metals

Stop Running Your Factory Like It's 1985: The No-BS Guide to AI for Metals

AI for metals isn’t about robots taking your job. It’s about stopping the manual drudgery that’s killing your margins. Here’s the no-BS guide.

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Go Green Without Going Broke: Cutting Carbon While Protecting Margins.

Go Green Without Going Broke: Cutting Carbon While Protecting Margins.

Stop typing mill certs and burning scrap with 1985 tech: automate certificates, optimise cutting plans, cut energy use and protect margins.

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Stop Burning Cash: Why Your Cutting Plans Are Wrong.

Stop Burning Cash: Why Your Cutting Plans Are Wrong.

Spreadsheets and legacy nesting are eating your margins — AI cutting plans cut scrap, track offcuts and save real money.

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Why Does Your Work Software Look Like Windows 95? (And Why It’s Costing You Money).

Why Does Your Work Software Look Like Windows 95? (And Why It’s Costing You Money).

Stop typing mill certs and wrestling Windows‑95 software — AI automates the admin nightmare, cuts scrap and saves hours on the shop floor.

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Germany allocates €322m for Salzgitter's hydrogen steel project

Germany allocates €322m for Salzgitter's hydrogen steel project

Germany confirms €322m additional funding for Salzgitter’s Salcos hydrogen steel project after delays.

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Keep the Dinosaur, Lose the Headache: How to Modernise Without Ripping Out Your ERP.

Keep the Dinosaur, Lose the Headache: How to Modernise Without Ripping Out Your ERP.

Stop typing mill certs and wrestling with 1985 tech — cut manual data entry, scrap and delays by layering AI, OCR and bolt-ons on your ERP.

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Energy costs threaten UK's manufacturing sector competitiveness

Energy costs threaten UK's manufacturing sector competitiveness

CBI and Energy UK warn high business energy costs risk UK deindustrialisation; 40% of firms cut investment.

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Fire safety failings identified at Hinkley Point C by regulators

Fire safety failings identified at Hinkley Point C by regulators

ONR serves fire enforcement notices to five contractors at Hinkley Point C after inspectors found significant fire-safety failings.

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How Energy Design Makes Sustainability Profitable

How Energy Design Makes Sustainability Profitable

Discover how energy design transforms grid constraints into opportunities for innovation and profitable sustainability strategies.

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AI Capacity Planning for Metals Factories

AI Capacity Planning for Metals Factories

Stop typing mill certs and wrestling 2005 ERPs — AI automates admin, slashes scrap and downtime, and fixes capacity planning.

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The Middle East is getting serious about steel education

The Middle East is getting serious about steel education

Metal Park and the World Steel Association are building a real talent pipeline in the Middle East — and they’re not messing about.

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Norwegian Green Steel Group In the Running to Buy Collapsed UK Producer

Norwegian Green Steel Group In the Running to Buy Collapsed UK Producer

Blastr wants to pick up Speciality Steels UK’s bones — and maybe move its HQ to Britain in the process.

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How to Mature Sustainability in Manufacturing

How to Mature Sustainability in Manufacturing

Learn how manufacturing can embrace sustainability, reduce costs, and meet regulatory demands with insights from Dr. Kevin Douly.

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British Steel secures agreement to supply 36,000 tonnes of rail for Turkish high-speed project

British Steel secures agreement to supply 36,000 tonnes of rail for Turkish high-speed project

British Steel to supply 36,000 tonnes of 60E2 rail for the Ankara–İzmir high-speed line, backed by UK Export Finance.

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