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Bring data from across your factory into one platform to build custom low-code applications.","See how FlowFuse connects your existing systems","\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},"Monitor Production in Real Time","Build production dashboards with low-code and AI assistance to monitor machine status, production counts, cycle time, OEE, alarms, and line performance using live data from your manufacturing systems.","See what production monitoring looks like with FlowFuse","\u002Fuse-cases\u002Fproduction-monitoring\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive\u002F2-monitor-production.png","Screenshot of a real-time production monitoring dashboard","red",{"title":26,"description":27,"linkText":28,"linkHref":29,"image":30,"imageAlt":31,"variant":32},"Reduce Downtime with Live Visibility","Automatically detect stoppages, capture downtime events, analyze root causes, and understand where production time is being lost with applications built on live machine data.","Read how to build a downtime logger","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fbuild-downtime-logger\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive\u002F3-reduce-downtime.png","Screenshot of a live downtime tracking dashboard","mixed",{"title":34,"description":35,"linkText":36,"linkHref":37,"image":38,"imageAlt":39,"variant":16},"Improve Quality with Complete Traceability","Trace every VIN and manufactured part through its complete production history, including torque values, weld parameters, barcode scans, batch records, and vision inspection results to accelerate investigations and improve quality.","Read how to build a defect and quality monitoring dashboard","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F07\u002Fdefect-and-quality-monitoring\u002F","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive\u002F4-quality-traceability.png","Screenshot of a quality traceability application",{"heading":41,"description":42},"Bring your production challenge","Every automotive manufacturer has different operational challenges. FlowFuse lets you build the automotive manufacturing applications your teams need using the systems already running your plant.",{"description":44,"items":45},"Automotive carries traceability requirements most industries don't. FlowFuse helps ensure the data an auditor asks for exists and is queryable when they ask for it.",[46,51,57,63],{"title":47,"text":48,"linkText":49,"linkHref":50},"IATF 16949","Asks for ongoing process audits. FlowFuse captures layered process audit findings and corrective actions so evidence stays current between visits.","Learn more about how FlowFuse supports layered process audits","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Flayered-process-audit\u002F",{"title":52,"icon":53,"text":54,"linkText":55,"linkHref":56},"VDA 6.3","i-heroicons-clipboard-document-check","Asks for objective evidence that production matches documentation. FlowFuse connects machines, PLCs, and quality systems so that evidence is easy to retrieve.","Learn more about how FlowFuse supports VDA 6.3 process audits","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fvda-6.3\u002F",{"title":58,"icon":59,"text":60,"linkText":61,"linkHref":62},"Control Plans","i-heroicons-document-chart-bar","Asks what to measure, how often, and how to react. FlowFuse links that plan to live measurement data instead of a manual cross-check.","Learn more about how FlowFuse connects control plans to production data","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fcontrol-plans\u002F",{"title":64,"icon":65,"text":66,"linkText":67,"linkHref":68},"Recall defense","i-heroicons-shield-check","FlowFuse traces a VIN back through every recorded step, fast.","Learn more about how FlowFuse enables automotive traceability","\u002Fblog\u002F2026\u002F08\u002Fautomotive-traceability\u002F","yml",[71,74,77,80,83,86],{"question":72,"answer":73},"How do I trace a VIN through body shop, paint, and assembly?","FlowFuse allows you to collect data from each station, associate it with the relevant VIN as it's captured, and route it to the systems where that data is stored and used. This connects weld records, paint parameters, torque results, inspection outcomes, and other production data across the vehicle's journey, making it easier to build a complete production history.",{"question":75,"answer":76},"Can FlowFuse get OEE from a line with mixed Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLCs?","Yes. FlowFuse reads tag data from both S7 and EtherNet\u002FIP-connected PLCs in the same flow, normalizes it, and calculates OEE metrics regardless of which controller brand runs which station.",{"question":78,"answer":79},"What does IATF 16949 require for production data retention?","IATF 16949 requires traceable records of process parameters, torque, weld, and inspection data, retained at a level of detail that supports root-cause investigation and audit. FlowFuse allows you to capture this data at the source, connect and process it, and route it to the systems where it can be stored and queried for quality, traceability, and audit needs.",{"question":81,"answer":82},"How long does FlowFuse deployment take on one line versus twenty plants?","Deployment time depends on the complexity of the application, the plant environment, and the systems being connected. Once a flow is built and validated, it can be reused and deployed across additional lines or plants rather than rebuilt from scratch each time, helping reduce the integration effort involved in scaling.",{"question":84,"answer":85},"Can FlowFuse run air-gapped in a plant with no cloud connectivity?","Yes. FlowFuse supports self-hosted, on-premises, and air-gapped deployments for manufacturing with strict network isolation requirements.",{"question":87,"answer":88},"How is this FlowFuse different from adding a module to our existing MES?","MES modules are built for standard workflows. FlowFuse handles the plant-specific gaps (custom quality gates, one-off traceability rules, non-standard handovers) that MES modules typically can't cover without a vendor change request.",{"eyebrow":90,"eyebrowIcon":91,"heading":92,"description":93,"quote":94},"Automotive Manufacturing","car","\u003Cspan class='text-red-600'>Scale automotive operations\u003C\u002Fspan> without rewiring your stack","Connect PLCs, SCADA, MES, and plant IT systems in one place. FlowFuse helps teams monitor, automate, and standardize production workflows across plants in real time.",{"text":95,"author":96,"role":97,"company":98,"image":99,"imageAlt":96},"At PennEngineering, I built out the FlowFuse deployment from scratch: machine monitoring, machine dashboards, ERP integration. What FlowFuse gave us was revision control and a platform the whole team could own. That made the deployment self-sustaining.","Lidiya Shutaya","Sr. Operational Technology System Architect","PennEngineering (formerly)","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive\u002Fheadshot-lidiya-shutaya-metaltec-and-pen.png","Automotive","\u002Fimages\u002Findustries\u002Fautomotive.jpg","Aerial view of an automotive manufacturing plant floor",{},[105,108,111],{"number":106,"text":107},"300+","Automotive applications built",{"number":109,"text":110},"120+","Plants or production lines running FlowFuse",{"number":112,"text":113},"40+","Industrial protocols and systems supported out of the box",null,{"heading":116,"description":117},"Every Disconnected System Has a Price Tag","PLCs, robots, SCADA, MES, historians, and cloud systems already hold the data your teams need; they just don't talk to each other. Closing that gap manually costs engineering hours spent searching and rebuilding, and production hours when something breaks with no quick solution. See what that's costing you below.",{"title":119,"description":93},"Automotive Manufacturing Applications","automotive","30+ automotive manufacturers in 20 countries have run their operations on FlowFuse","industries\u002Fautomotive","KJOMYhH7JrYpmMFtLNNDEJ8eNT9PQPf-Wj1OfOIZq9c",[125,129,133,137,141,154,158,163],{"slug":126,"title":127,"problem":128,"industries":114},"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":130,"title":131,"problem":132,"industries":114},"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":134,"title":135,"problem":136,"industries":114},"it-ot-middleware","FlowFuse for IT\u002FOT Integration","Bridge OT protocols and IT systems with low-code flows. 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