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How to Build an MQTT-to-InfluxDB Data Pipeline (2026)
An MQTT to InfluxDB is one of the most common and most critical pipelines in IIoT. Every timestamped telemetry event that drives decisions on the floor needs to land somewhere it can be queried, trended, and acted on.
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Building an AI Vibration Anomaly Detector for Industrial Motors
Bearing wear, shaft misalignment, and imbalance don't appear overnight. They develop over days or weeks, leaving a clear trail in... -
Modbus TCP vs Modbus RTU: Reliability, Latency, and Failure Modes
Modbus shipped in 1979. It has outlasted every protocol that was meant to replace it, survived the transition from relay... -
CAN Bus Tutorial: Connect to Dashboards, Cloud, and Industrial Systems
If you work with vehicles, industrial automation, or embedded systems, you've likely encountered CAN bus, the communication backbone that connects... -
FlowFuse 2.27: Integrated Editor in Remote Instances & Context-Aware FlowFuse Expert
FlowFuse 2.27 tightens the development loop for Remote instances and makes FlowFuse Expert more aware of what is actually running... -
Event-Driven Architecture: 99% of Your System Requests Are Worthless
Nearly 99% of the requests your manufacturing systems make return the same answer: nothing changed. The 1% that matter? You... -
Shop Floor AI: Dead on Arrival Without This
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Mapping MTConnect Streams for Dashboard Visualization
Most manufacturing facilities run MTConnect agents on their CNC machines, but the XML data these agents produce isn't directly usable.... -
MQTT vs CoAP: Measure Your Constraints or Pick Wrong
The MQTT vs CoAP debate is mostly noise. One protocol assumes you have infrastructure and want centralized coordination. The other... -
Agentic AI Reads OPC UA Servers So You Don't Have To
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Why Modbus Refuses to Die
Modbus is 47 years old and has no built-in security. By every measure, it should have been obsolete a decade... -
MQTT vs OPC UA: Why This Question Never Has a Straight Answer
The question itself is broken. MQTT moves messages. OPC UA defines meaning. They operate at different layers of the stack. Comparing... -
Beyond Kepware: Why Modern Industrial Connectivity Demands a Second Look
Kepware isn't chosen, it's assumed. It appears in budgets like line items for electricity or insurance. No one questions it.... -
FlowFuse 2.26: Bringing access-controls to your MCP nodes
With the holiday break sitting in the middle of this release cycle, it's a smaller release than usual this month.... -
What Is a System Integrator? Understanding Manufacturing's Most Misunderstood Role
Most factories don't get built all at once. They evolve. Someone buys a robot in 2018. A conveyor system gets... -
Integrating Git within Node-RED Workflow with FlowFuse
If you've been using Node-RED in production, you already know the pain points. Flows get complex. Teams grow. Someone makes... -
The Node-RED Story: How Visual Programming Escaped the Lab and Conquered Industry
In late 2011, Nick O'Leary was a "plumber" of the digital age. As part of IBM's Emerging Technology Group, he... -
Mean Time to Failure (MTTF): Formula, Calculation, MTTF vs MTBF vs MTTR, and More
When a critical motor bearing assembly fails after just 6 months—half its rated lifespan—maintenance teams face a fundamental question: "How... -
What Is a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)? What It Does, How It Works, and Where It’s Used
A PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is an industrial computer that continuously monitors sensors, executes control logic, and operates motors, valves,...
