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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 automation platforms. N8N’s recent shift from workflow-based to execution-based pricing — positioned as removing limits — has received mixed reactions from the community, with many growing businesses finding the reality more complex. As pricing models change across the industry, now is the perfect time to reflect on what truly matters when choosing the right automation solution for your needs.
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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
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... -
Structuring and Storing Data for Effective MES Integration
Collecting factory data for your MES is just the first step. If that data isn't properly organized, cleaned, and stored,... -
MES Data Acquisition: How to Unlock Your Factory’s Hidden Data
A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is the central control system of a factory. To work properly, it needs a steady... -
Announcing Node-RED Con 2025: A Community Conference on Industrial Applications
At FlowFuse, our commitment to the Node-RED community is at the heart of everything we do. That's why we are... -
Optimizing operations: Improve Industrial Operations with FlowFuse
The announcement of our latest $7.25 million funding round isn't just a milestone for FlowFuse; it's a catalyst for our... -
FlowFuse Forms: Easy Data Collection for Your Factory Floor
It's often a pain to get important data from the factory floor. Things like doing quality checks still rely on... -
What Is MES (Manufacturing Execution System)? How It Works, Benefits, and Challenges
Running a factory means constantly pushing for better production. You want to make more products, make them faster, and ensure... -
FlowFuse 2.18: Smarter Monitoring, AI Integration, Improved DevOps, and a preview of exciting things to come
This release is focused on improvements that help you manage and optimize the performance of your Node-RED instances and takes... -
Connect Your Shop Floor to Your ERP – Odoo Edition
A major problem in manufacturing today is when your ERP system isn't getting real-time information from the factory floor. This...
