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Pareto Chart & Diagram: What It Is, Formula, Examples & Manufacturing Applications
A Pareto Chart helps manufacturing teams cut through the chaos when problems arrive in clusters—defects, delays, downtime, and customer complaints all competing for attention. With limited resources and time, how do you decide which fire to put out first?
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FlowFuse 2.21: AI-Assisted SQL, Low-Code Custom Nodes, and Remote Instance Performance Insights
It's been a very busy release and we have many great new features available on FlowFuse that will provide a... -
Orchestrating Virtual Power Plants: How Low-Code Platforms Bridge the Gap
Our electric grid is changing. For a century, it operated as a one-way street: large, centralized power plants generated electricity... -
Save with FlowFuse Annual Billing – Now Available!
We're excited to announce that FlowFuse customers can now choose annual billing for their Starter and Pro plans! Starting today,... -
Building Historical Data Dashboard with FlowFuse Tables
In Industrial IoT, tracking data over time is crucial. Whether you’re monitoring temperature changes throughout the day, spotting machine downtime,... -
Winning Through Open-Source Software in Manufacturing Digitalization
The manufacturing sector is in an interesting situation. It's caught between a future with immense promise and a present with high... -
OPC UA Tutorial: Advanced Monitoring with Subscriptions, Alarms, and Historical Data
In our previous tutorial, we covered OPC UA basics—connecting to servers, reading tags, and writing values. Now it's time for... -
FlowFuse's New Database: The Easiest Way to Store Industrial IoT Data
FlowFuse recently introduced a beta release built-in database service to their platform, making it easier than ever to store Industrial... -
The Evolution of Business Automation: Why Pricing Models Matter
The automation landscape is evolving rapidly, and recent industry developments have sparked important conversations about how businesses should evaluate their... -
FlowFuse 2.20: AI-Assisted Node-RED & New Database Service
This release represents a major leap forward in FlowFuse's data management and AI capabilities, introducing our new FlowFuse Tables database... -
FlowFuse Expert: Let Your Engineers Build Automation, Not Write Code
Every manufacturing engineer knows this scenario: Node-RED's visual programming handles most of your automation needs brilliantly. Connect to PLCs, route... -
Statistical Process Control (SPC): Benefits and Implementation Guide
Leading manufacturers are quietly saving thousands, sometimes millions, of dollars annually with a quality control method that's been proven since... -
OPC UA Tutorial: Connect and Exchange Data with Industrial Equipment
If you’ve ever tried to connect industrial equipment from different vendors, you know how frustrating it can be, a mess... -
Node-RED Serial Port Tutorial: Connect RS232/RS485 Manufacturing Equipment (2026)
Many factories rely on machines, both new and old, that communicate via traditional serial interfaces such as RS-232, RS-422, or... -
How we Built a Smart Manufacturing Order Execution Panel with FlowFuse
A few days ago, I had a conversation with a solution architect about how the lack of integration between the... -
FlowFuse 2.19: More Powerful AI in Node-RED, Drop-In Blueprints, Memory Monitoring, and Faster Onboarding
This release focuses on speeding time to value with more powerful AI functionality within Node-RED, along with reducing friction for... -
Curated Node-RED Integrations: FlowFuse Certified Nodes 2.0
At FlowFuse, we believe that enterprises deserve access to the best of Node-REDs custom nodes and solutions crafted by recognized experts... -
Part 2: Building an Andon Task Manager with FlowFuse
In Part 1, we introduced the concept of an Andon Task Manager—designed to streamline issue reporting and resolution on the... -
What to Measure on the Shop Floor: Factory KPIs Your MES Should Deliver
When discussing an MES, data is always at the core. In previous articles, we explored the crucial steps of collecting...
