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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 who bring deep domain knowledge and professional standards to their work. That's why we are thrilled to announce a significant evolution of our ecosystem: FlowFuse Certified Nodes v2.0.
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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... -

Building a Flexible Node-RED Scheduler with Cron-Plus
Automation isn’t just about reacting to events—sometimes it’s about doing things at the right time. In Node-RED, the Inject node... -

How to Embed Webpages on the FlowFuse Dashboard
When you build a dashboard, sometimes you need more than just internal data. Maybe it’s a live map, a report... -

FlowFuse 2.17: Easier remote instance onboarding, Dashboard blueprint, PDF generation, and more
This release is focused on improvements that help you get up and running with FlowFuse much more quickly. Our vision... -

Part 1: Building an Andon Task Manager with FlowFuse
In modern manufacturing and service environments, speed and transparency are critical for addressing issues as they arise. An Andon system... -

How to Generate PDF Reports Using Node-RED in FlowFuse (2026)
Generating PDF reports is a common need in many workflows—whether you're logging data, sharing results, or creating summaries. With Node-RED... -

Part 3: Building an OEE Dashboard with FlowFuse
In Part 2, we built the flow to calculate OEE for the production line using simulated production and downtime data... -

FlowFuse 2.16: Git Integration, improved log retention and more
Another release from the FlowFuse team to keep realising our mission to empower you to fuse the digital realm and... -

Part 2: Building an OEE Dashboard with FlowFuse
In Part 1, we explored the fundamentals of OEE, outlined a basic design of the dashboard, and identified the key...
