Process variation visible in your data but never acted on is what drives field failures
Connect SMT lines, test stations, ERP, PLM, and inspection systems in one place. FlowFuse helps teams turn process signals into immediate operational responses — and maintain serialized traceability from line to field.
The Problem Today
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SMT line faults and AOI rejections trigger operator-dependent, inconsistent responses — downtime reason codes entered manually at shift end, if at all, making OEE data unreliable and real-time improvement impossible.
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Test and inspection failures are dispositioned informally, with re-test results not linked to the original failure record or serialized unit history — creating field quality and warranty exposure.
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Engineering change orders reach different sites and contract manufacturers at different times, leaving some lines running on outdated specifications and creating customer-visible quality inconsistencies.
What You Get with FlowFuse
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One platform to connect OT data (SMT lines, AOI stations, test equipment, process sensors) with IT systems (ERP, PLM, MES, quality systems).
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Low-code automation built on Node-RED so engineers can configure and deploy flows across lines without custom integration work.
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Dev/test/prod environments to safely roll out standardized workflows across sites and contract manufacturers with consistent, auditable execution.
Key Outcomes for Electronics & Appliance Manufacturers
Reduce SMT line downtime with automated fault escalation routing the right team the moment a machine state change or AOI rejection occurs.
Improve first-pass yield with process exceedances — SPI volume, reflow profile deviation, torque out-of-spec — triggering immediate hold and investigation, not retrospective analysis.
Eliminate serialized traceability gaps by linking test results, component lots, and disposition records to serialized unit history automatically at each production stage.
Deploy engineering changes simultaneously to all sites and CMs with mandatory operator acknowledgment before production on the new revision can begin.
Use Cases
SMT fault detection and structured escalation — machine state change, AOI rejection, or alarm triggers immediate routing to process engineering, quality, or maintenance with fault context attached; escalation logic fires automatically if no acknowledgment within the defined window.
Test failure disposition and traceability — failed unit flagged automatically, rework order raised, routing updated, and re-test result linked to the original failure record and serialized unit history; yield trends and repeat-failure patterns visible within the shift.
ERP/PLM-to-line synchronization — work order release propagates current BOM and specification to all production stations; ECOs deployed simultaneously across all sites and CMs with mandatory acknowledgment before the new revision becomes active.
Used by electronics, appliance, and industrial controls manufacturers to standardize operations and maintain end-to-end traceability on top of Node-RED
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