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See how FlowFuse supports machinery, tooling, and precision component manufacturers with connectivity, CNC machine monitoring, maintenance, and error-proofing — for equipment you run and equipment you sell.",[9,17,25,33],{"title":10,"description":11,"linkText":12,"linkHref":13,"image":14,"imageAlt":15,"variant":16},"Connect Legacy Machines to Current Systems","No rip and replace. Connect CNC machining centers, grinders, EDM, presses, robots, PLCs, SCADA, historians, MES, and ERP using open industrial protocols — MTConnect, OPC UA, FOCAS, Modbus, EtherNet\u002FIP, and Siemens S7. Normalize the tags so a mixed fleet reports the same numbers the same way and reuse one connectivity pattern at every plant instead of rebuilding per site.","Explore manufacturing data integration","\u002Fuse-cases\u002Fdata-integration\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive\u002F1-connect-systems.png","Screenshot of a FlowFuse application connecting manufacturing systems","indigo",{"title":18,"description":19,"linkText":20,"linkHref":21,"image":22,"imageAlt":23,"variant":24},"Bring Your Own AI to the Shop Floor","Use FlowFuse Expert, or connect the AI tool your company already approved — ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, or another MCP-compatible client — directly to that same data, since FlowFuse can act as an MCP server. No policy exception needed to stand up an AI pilot on machine data.","Read how to connect an industrial AI agent to FlowFuse","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Findustrial-ai-agent\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Findustrial-machinery\u002Fbring-your-ai.png","Screenshot of an AI chat interface showing supported AI tool logos and a prompt to build an MCP server exposing CNC machine data","red",{"title":26,"description":27,"linkText":28,"linkHref":29,"image":30,"imageAlt":31,"variant":32},"Act on Stops and Maintenance Signals Before They Cost You","Spindle load, vibration, temperature, and cycle counts already predict wear. Combine operating hours, condition signals, and maintenance rules to flag equipment that needs attention, and trigger alerts on what the machine is doing rather than a fixed interval. Record downtime duration and operator-entered reasons so teams can investigate recurring losses.","Build a machine downtime tracking application","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fbuild-downtime-logger\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Findustrial-machinery\u002Fact-on-stops.png","Screenshot of a motor anomaly detection dashboard showing real-time vibration monitoring and a live camera view of the machine","mixed",{"title":34,"description":35,"linkText":36,"linkHref":37,"image":38,"imageAlt":39,"variant":16},"Error-Proof Work Through Frequent Changeovers","Build poka-yoke workflows that check the scanned part, active job, and required process steps against approved instructions. Show operators what to do next, flag mismatches, and route exceptions before an incorrect setup or missed check moves downstream.","Connect process requirements to measurement data","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fcontrol-plans\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Findustrial-machinery\u002Ferror-proof-work.png","Screenshot of a guided work instruction app showing a step-by-step fixture alignment checklist with a reference photo",{"heading":41,"description":42},"Bring your production challenge","Every machinery and tooling manufacturer runs a different mix of machines, jobs, and customers. FlowFuse lets you build the applications your teams need using the systems already running your plant.",{"description":44,"items":45},"Supplying regulated customers means your own process gets audited too. FlowFuse helps you keep the data an auditor asks for queryable in one place. These are workflows FlowFuse supports, not a guarantee of regulatory compliance — certification and audit outcomes depend on your own program.",[46,51,57,63],{"title":47,"text":48,"linkText":49,"linkHref":50},"ISO 9001","Asks you to find the cause of a nonconformity and prove the fix held. FlowFuse links corrective actions to the production data that triggered them, so the evidence is already there.","Learn more about how FlowFuse supports CAPA workflows","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Fcapa-corrective-preventive-action\u002F",{"title":52,"icon":53,"text":54,"linkText":55,"linkHref":56},"Run at Rate","i-heroicons-chart-bar","Customers qualifying your tooling want a demonstrated rate, not a claimed one. FlowFuse records the run as it happens and reports the rate from machine data.","Learn more about running a Run at Rate study","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Frun-at-rate\u002F",{"title":58,"icon":59,"text":60,"linkText":61,"linkHref":62},"IEC 62443 & NIS2","i-heroicons-shield-check","Connecting machines widens the attack surface unless the connection layer is governed. FlowFuse adds role-based access, audit logging, and controlled deployment to OT integrations.","Learn more about NIS2 and IEC 62443 for manufacturers","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F05\u002Fnis2-iec-62443-manufacturers\u002F",{"title":64,"icon":65,"text":66,"linkText":67,"linkHref":68},"Gauge calibration","i-heroicons-wrench-screwdriver","An out-of-calibration gauge invalidates every reading it took. FlowFuse tracks calibration status and due dates next to the measurements themselves.","Learn more about building a calibration management dashboard","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fcalibration-management-dashboard\u002F","yml",[71,74,77,80,83,86],{"question":72,"answer":73},"Can FlowFuse read data from a mixed fleet of CNC machines?","Yes. FlowFuse connects to machine tools over MTConnect, OPC UA, FOCAS, Modbus TCP and RTU, EtherNet\u002FIP, and Siemens S7, and normalizes the tags in the flow. A Fanuc control and a Siemens control can feed the same utilization dashboard without a per-vendor gateway product.",{"question":75,"answer":76},"Can older machines with no network interface be included?","Yes. Machines that predate the plant network can be brought in over RS232 or RS485, or by wiring run, stop, and cycle-complete signals into an edge device running the FlowFuse Device Agent. That is often the fastest way to get honest utilization numbers from legacy equipment.",{"question":78,"answer":79},"Can machine builders use FlowFuse in the equipment they sell?","Yes. For OEMs, FlowFuse can support applications that become part of the equipment and service offering sold to customers. Build operator dashboards, diagnostics, and maintenance notifications on suitable edge hardware, then manage deployments centrally. With customer-authorized connectivity, service teams can receive machine context remotely. Discuss your intended distribution, hosting, and support model with FlowFuse to establish the appropriate commercial arrangement.",{"question":81,"answer":82},"We are a small IT team supporting many machines. Does onboarding FlowFuse add headcount?","No, it's the opposite problem FlowFuse is usually brought in to solve. Walter Tools' seven-person IT team scaled from a single production unit to more than 130 instances, because flows are built once, version controlled, and deployed to every site rather than rebuilt per machine.",{"question":84,"answer":85},"Does FlowFuse predict machine failures?","Not on its own. FlowFuse supports condition monitoring and rule-based maintenance alerts using available sensor data, operating hours, and equipment limits. True predictive maintenance requires additional models, suitable historical data, and validation for the equipment involved. Begin with signals your team can act on, and treat an observed threshold violation as a trigger for review, not a prediction of failure.",{"question":87,"answer":88},"Can applications keep running without an internet connection?","Yes, with limits. Applications deployed through the Device Agent can continue running locally if the connection to the FlowFuse management platform is lost. They still depend on the services used by each flow, so design buffering, reconnection, and cloud-dependent steps accordingly. Receiving new deployments requires a connection to the management platform; self-hosted options support isolated environments.",{"eyebrow":90,"eyebrowIcon":91,"heading":92,"description":93,"quote":94},"Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","cog-6-tooth","\u003Cspan class='text-red-600'>Connect new and aging machines\u003C\u002Fspan> to a single platform","FlowFuse helps machinery, tooling, and precision component manufacturers monitor, automate, and standardize production across sites in real time.",{"text":95,"author":96,"role":97,"company":98,"image":99,"imageAlt":96},"Without FlowFuse, I would be able to support maybe one production unit, but that's it. FlowFuse gives us the chance to deliver what the business asks us for while maintaining our small team size. It's not just about connecting machines, it's about creating the foundation that makes everything else possible.","Felix Reck","IT Application Manager","Walter Tools (formerly)","\u002Fimages\u002Fcustomer-headshots\u002Ffelix-reck-walter-tools.png","Industrial Machinery","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive.jpg","Aerial view of an automotive manufacturing plant floor",{},[105,108,111],{"number":106,"text":107},"130+","Node-RED instances managed at Walter Tools",{"number":109,"text":110},"7","People on Walter Tools' IT team",{"number":112,"text":113},"5","Fragmented systems unified at Walter Tools",{"heading":115,"description":116,"linkText":117,"linkHref":118},"How Walter Tools scaled \u003Cspan class='text-red-600'>machine connectivity\u003C\u002Fspan>","Walter Tools uses FlowFuse to standardize machine connectivity across its production network. Its seven-person IT team manages more than 130 Node-RED instances across multiple locations, connecting machine data with manufacturing and business systems.","See how Walter Tools scaled its industrial IoT operations","\u002Fcustomer-stories\u002Fscaling-industrial-iot-operations-while-maintaining-competitive-edge\u002F",{"heading":120,"description":121},"\u003Cspan class='text-indigo-600'>Put a cost\u003C\u002Fspan> on disconnected machine data","Machining centers, grinders, robots, SCADA, MES, and ERP already hold the data your teams need — they just don't talk to each other. When a machine stops, someone finds out only after checking a screen or calling another site, and every one of those handoffs costs engineering hours and idle spindle time. See what it's costing you below:",{"title":123,"description":124},"Industrial Machinery Monitoring Software","Connect CNC machines, PLCs, and legacy equipment you operate or build with FlowFuse. Monitor machines, trigger maintenance alerts, and error-proof production — no vendor gateway required.","industrial-machinery",null,"industries\u002Findustrial-machinery","_e86ScmIws2uog83-sgZ3VF2F3pW0HAKQn9G6eFgmFw",[130,134,138,142,146,159,163,168],{"slug":131,"title":132,"problem":133,"industries":126},"data-integration","FlowFuse for Data Integration","Collect, transform, and route data from any industrial source to any destination, without writing integration code from scratch.",{"slug":135,"title":136,"problem":137,"industries":126},"edge-connectivity","FlowFuse for Edge Connectivity","Deploy and manage Node-RED instances on edge hardware at scale, from a single pane of glass, without touching each device.",{"slug":139,"title":140,"problem":141,"industries":126},"it-ot-middleware","FlowFuse for IT\u002FOT Integration","Bridge OT protocols and IT systems with low-code flows. Connect PLCs, SCADA, and historians to ERP, databases, and cloud services.",{"slug":143,"title":144,"problem":145,"industries":126},"mes","FlowFuse for MES","Build exactly the MES your operation needs, compose modular execution, tracking, and reporting flows without a monolithic vendor platform.",{"slug":147,"title":148,"problem":149,"industries":150},"production-monitoring","Production Monitoring","Your operation is running. You just can't see it clearly enough, until something breaks.",[151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,125],"automotive","food-beverage","life-sciences","aviation-aerospace","aerospace-components","renewables","semiconductors","electronics-appliances",{"slug":160,"title":161,"problem":162,"industries":126},"scada","FlowFuse for SCADA","Modernize SCADA with low-code flows that connect legacy hardware, stream real-time data, and drive dashboards and alerts from a single platform.",{"slug":164,"title":165,"problem":166,"industries":167},"shop-floor-communication","Shop Floor Communication","The line stopped four minutes ago. The person who can fix it will find out when someone walks over.",[151,152,154,158,125],{"slug":169,"title":170,"problem":171,"industries":126},"uns","FlowFuse for UNS","Adopt a Unified Namespace without ripping out existing infrastructure. FlowFuse connects producers and consumers through MQTT with low-code flows.",1789757204998]