FlowFuse Expert in Practice: From 4,000 Data Points to Actionable Insights
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In Part 2 of our FlowFuse mini-series on Unplugged: An IIoT Podcast, Phil Seboa and Ed Fuentes get practical with Kristopher Sandoval from FlowFuse. We move from “what is the application gap?” to what it looks like to close it on the shop floor. Kristopher walks through real operational use cases—OEE dashboards, shift handover workflows, quality validation, and asset monitoring—starting with the operational problem and then showing the working application. We also dig into the technical mechanics: how FlowFuse Expert turns plain-language requirements into Node-RED nodes and flows, updates to the immersive editor in FlowFuse 2.30, and the governance layer (snapshot comparisons, change review, and deployment management) that helps teams keep changes production-ready. Anchor use cases (agreed with FlowFuse) OEE: “Build me an OEE dashboard for three production lines with downtime tracking and shift comparison.” Shift handover: “Create a shift handover workflow where operators log production issues, actions taken, and outstanding risks.” Quality validation: “Create a workflow that validates production data and alerts operators when thresholds are exceeded.” Asset monitoring: “Create a dashboard showing machine status, downtime, and maintenance alerts.” Draft chapters (confirm after split) 0:00 — Welcome back: real operational use cases 1:00 — Shift handover, quality validation, asset monitoring, Modbus-to-UNS 5:00 — From operational problem to working application 9:00 — Technical mechanics: how Expert translates needs into flows 13:00 — Immersive editor improvements in 2.30 16:00 — Governance: snapshot comparisons, change review, deployment Connect Kristopher Sandoval (FlowFuse): LinkedIn (TBC) FlowFuse docs: https://flowfuse.com/docs Phil Seboa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-seboa/ Ed Fuentes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-fuentes-2046121a/ Disclosure: FlowFuse is a proud sponsor of Unplugged: An IIoT Podcast. #IIoT #NodeRED #FlowFuse #OEE #ShopFloor #IndustrialAutomation #ITOT
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