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Revcor, a family-owned industry leader based in Carpentersville, Illinois, is the engine behind some of the world’s most efficient airflow products. Operating across the US and Mexico, they manage a massive catalog ranging from 1-piece fan blades to heavy-duty blower wheels for over 2,000 global customers. Their partnership with IFS began in 2010, navigating through versions 7.5, 8, 9, and currently Apps 10. In 2021, Revcor reached a turning point: they needed to replace an aging, rigid scanner system with something more agile. They chose Novacura Flow because it offered a low-code layer that could sit on top of IFS, allowing them to build user-friendly mobile apps without complex ERP modifications. Today, Revcor operates over 40 specialized applications—covering everything from inventory and production reporting to forecasting and CRM proposals. The Infrastructure Ceiling As Revcor’s digital ecosystem expanded to over 100 active users, their technical requirements evolved. The “Flow Classic” infrastructure had served as a reliable foundation for years, but as the company looked toward IFS Cloud, it became clear that they had reached an “Infrastructure Ceiling.” The challenge was not the functionality of the apps, but the need for a modern architectural bridge. To prepare for the eventual move to IFS Cloud, Revcor needed to move away from the “Classic” server-client model which lacked the web-based orchestration required for Cloud environments. Administrative friction—such as limited admin licenses and manual environment management—meant that as the company grew, the effort to maintain the system grew with it. The migration was not about fixing a problem, but about “cleaning up the landscape” to ensure the platform could scale alongside their global operations. Flow Classic was the engine that brought Revcor into the mobile era. However, to reach the next peak — IFS Cloud — a more sophisticated flight deck was required. The move to Flow Connect is about future-proofing the integration layer. Naren Gehlot Director of Software Engineering Revcor Inc. The Strategic Migration to Flow Connect The bridge to the future was a 4-month migration project (June–September 2025). This was a collaborative “uplift” effort between Revcor and Novacura, designed to modernize the backend without disrupting the shop floor. The technical transition involved several “Sage-level” maneuvers: Identity Modernization: Replacing PIN-based server logins with MS365 and Azure AD authentication, providing a single sign-on (SSO) experience for the first time. Flow Hub Orchestration: Implementing the Flow Hub as the “Central Brain,” allowing for seamless promotion of application packages across environments. The Uplift Process: Novacura and Revcor developers held weekly sessions to address technical hurdles, such as reimplementing specific “Run-as” user properties and updating deprecated Flow Script syntax to ensure performance remained high. A Scalable Foundation By September 2025, the migration was complete, delivered on time and within budget. Revcor is now operating on a platform designed for the next decade of manufacturing. Measurable Gains & Strategic Wins: Administrative Freedom: Unlimited Admin User licenses mean Revcor’s technical team can grow and innovate without artificial bottlenecks. Granular Governance: Using App Packages, admins can now control access with surgical precision, ensuring the right users have the right tools. User […]
At Novacura, our focus is on providing solutions that integrate innovative technology into your existing ERP framework, ultimately delivering faster time-to-value for your business processes. The Novacura Marketplace is a core part of this approach, serving as a comprehensive source of ready-made applications for your ERP system. Once subscribed, you gain access to the complete library, allowing you to download and import applications directly into your Novacura Flow environment. A key benefit is the flexibility to immediately customize, clone, or build your own individual versions tailored to your specific operational needs. The Marketplace library currently holds 232 applications, ranging from small examples to major solutions. These are categorized to meet varying requirements: Complete Solutions: Complex application sets that can be used “out-of-the-box” for real business processes, such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or Field Service Management. Base Applications: Fully functional applications that deliver one specific, narrow function, such as picking an inventory item. Examples, Tutorials, and Components: Simplified apps or workflow fragments designed to demonstrate specific use-cases, new capabilities, or repeatable activities. In 2025, we delivered 36 new applications (as of November). Our priorities for the year included ensuring the migration of all Flow Classic apps to Flow Connect , expanding Flow’s utility into administrative areas like Procurement and Master Data Management , and developing new applications powered by AI services. For Novacura Marketplace: 2025 App Releases Summary, go to the link and download the free PDF. Practical Examples and Tutorials for Immediate Utility To support Novacura Flow developers and users, the Marketplace contains a substantial section dedicated to practical Examples and Tutorials. These resources focus on core functions and complex integrations. For immediate utility, there are basic examples demonstrating repetitive operations, such as how to import a CSV file into Flow, convert it to a dataset, and display it in a grid, or how to export a Flow dataset to a CSV file. A dedicated Flow Script Module is also available as a component to decode long GS1 barcodes into separate fields for processing. When it comes to integration, the HubSpot CRM Integration Example illustrates how to seamlessly connect HubSpot with an ERP system using Novacura Flow. This enables the automatic synchronization of new customer data from HubSpot to the ERP, eliminating manual data entry. Furthermore, we provide a set of examples that clarify how to correctly access documents and media files via the IFS API, covering both IFS Cloud and IFS Applications 10 environments. Tutorials, in particular, are designed to demonstrate the latest platform capabilities delivered in recent product releases. Driving Efficiency with AI-Powered Apps One of key areas of development has been AI-powered applications, driven by the goal of equipping Flow developers with the capabilities necessary to streamline daily work for end-users. We have developed examples that demonstrate basic AI interactions and practical use for data cleaning and manipulation. For instance, the Convert Units Example utilizes the power of AI to normalize non-unified source data, such as converting a list of mixed length units into a single standard (meters). The Dataset Classification Example showcases how AI can automatically classify records by assigning appropriate dictionary values based on a list of samples. Beyond basic data […]
On October 1–2, 2025, the historic Clarion Hotel Post in Gothenburg once again became the epicenter of the Flow Users Ecosystem. The Novacura Flow User Conference 2025 brought together customers, partners, and experts for two days of intensive learning, networking, and a first-hand look at the future of business automation. Following the success of last year’s event, the 2025 edition raised the bar with a stronger focus on AI Agents, Flow Connect maturity, and highly requested hands-on training workshops. Highlights included: Variety of customer cases: This year we focused to deliver many various real-life customer use cases, so we could gain from their experiences and best practices. Hands-On Training and Empowering the Power User: In direct response to attendee feedback from 2024, we introduced a dedicated Hands-On Training track on Day 2. Led by our senior engineers, these sessions allowed users to Build their first Flow Connect App from scratch, practice migrating apps from Flow Classic to Connect and Integrate ERP systems using the latest Flow Script Modules. Networking and Connection: The conference wasn’t just about code; it was about the community. During the “Networking Discovery Sessions” and coffee breaks, ideas were exchanged and new partnerships were formed. The rise of AI Agents: One of the most anticipated sessions was the introduction of AI Agents Implementation, a new service offered by Novacura. We moved beyond simple chat-bots to showcase how AI can act as an autonomous layer within you workflows, handling complex data analysis and decision making directly within Flow runtime. An Inspiring Lineup Customer Case: Retail Excellence in Action – Mio’s Approach to everyday efficiency using Novacura Flow Tobias Larsson and Pontus Leander from MIO, presented a powerful customer case study. They detailed how MIO achieved Retail Excellence by leveraging Novacura Flow to enhance everyday efficiency, optimize internal processes, and streamline operations in a dynamic retail environment. What’s New in Flow Connect Hub and Client Malin Johannson and Andreas Bergen showcased the latest enhancements to the Flow Connect Hub and Client. They unveiled new features designed to boost performance and improve user experience, demonstrating how these updates maximize the power and flexibility of Novacura Flow. What’s New in Flow Connect Portal Malin Johannson and Ola Carlander provided an in-depth look at the newest features implemented in the Flow Connect Portal. They highlighted how the updated portal offers superior management capabilities and introduces tools that make application deployment and user administration simpler and more intuitive. Novacura Flow Roadmap and Strategy Overview Paul Phillips presented the high-level Flow Roadmap and Strategy Overview. He shared Novacura’s vision for the future of the platform, outlining strategic priorities for the next few years and discussing key areas of investment to meet evolving market demands in the ERP sector. AI Agents Implementation – new service offered by Novacura Homan Elfström introduced the groundbreaking AI Agents Implementation service. This session detailed how Novacura is integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities into the Flow platform, explaining the scope of this new offering and showcasing its potential to revolutionize business process automation. What’s new in Novacura Marketplace […]
Almost overnight, the pandemic fundamentally changed the way businesses operate. Many retail stores were forced to close, global supply chains were disrupted, and consumers shifted their focus to online purchases. Warehouses, often regarded as a back-end function, were now front and center and had to shift from fulfilling large retail orders to selling individual items directly to consumers. As a result, the need for a comprehensive e-commerce fulfillment strategy – centered around the warehouse – has never been greater. In this article, we explore nine practical and essential ways to align your warehouse operations with modern e-commerce needs. From integrating inventory management systems to optimizing packaging and returns processes, each step aims to streamline workflows, improve visibility, and enhance flexibility within the warehouse environment. These custom solutions ensure that your warehouse can adapt to fluctuating demand and deliver a seamless experience, ultimately strengthening the foundation for growth and sustainability in the evolving landscape of e-commerce. 1. Invest in an e-commerce solution that’s connected to your warehouse E-commerce popularity was growing before the pandemic began, but COVID-19 massively accelerated the growth for as much as 4 to 6 years, according to a recent Forbes report. The boost in online sales, while great, came with its own set of challenges. Most warehouses were not equipped to handle the influx of online sales, especially when selling directly to the consumer. New safety protocols, personnel shortages and supply chain delays compounded the issues further, highlighting the need for a comprehensive e-commerce strategy tightly integrated throughout the warehouse. Online communication between your e-commerce platform and warehouse management solution (WMS) is key to making better-informed decisions and having visibility throughout your warehouse. Technology solutions, like Novacura Flow (low-code platform and integration platform), enable you to connect your existing e-commerce platform to your WMS. This integration provides immediate online access to information such as current stock levels, order processing status, and online reservation of goods when they are sold. But this is not the end – Novacura Flow platform can help implement the “Omni-channel” strategy. The platform can integrate physical stores and e-commerce platforms and effectively manage all reservations from all channels. 2. Monitor warehouse activities in real-time Customer demand is often hard to predict and can quickly fluctuate based on a change in a situation or priorities. Governmental regulations, extreme weather events, and social media can all influence overall demand and the demand between channels (purchases made in retail stores vs. online). For example, not many could have predicted the toilet paper shortage that resulted from COVID-19. Still, there are steps your business can take to make better-informed decisions and react more quickly to fluctuations in demand. Warehouse activity can, and should be, monitored minute-by-minute online using e-commerce software solution, like Novacura Flow, so that you can be alerted to trend changes as they arise. By integrating your e-commerce with your warehouse, you will no longer have to guess where an item is within the warehouse or wonder where an order is in the process. Instead, you’ll be able to see exactly where everything […]
15-11-2022 Novacura participated in the ERP Future 2022 conference in Vienna. The event took place at Fachhochschule Technikum and was attended by 80 participants representing various companies involved in enterprise support in the ERP environment.
For our valued partners and customers of Novacura Flow, we want to present some significant changes that we hope you will appreciate as much as we do. We have revised the Q&A, the Release notes, the Downloads page and the Knowledge Base and given them new homes and a facelift. The previous Flow Community will be shut down shortly. We hope you want to continue to be an essential part of our Community! Here is a list of the new locations to bookmark: FLOW FORUM Get in touch with other Flowers. Ask or answer questions to fellow Flow users and the Novacura Support in the new Forum. Signing up is easy – create a user name and password and you´re in! Please note that your user name from the old Community will be deleted. Novacura Forum NOVACURA MARKETPLACE Purchase ready-to-run Flow applications and components suited for your business and your ERP. Novacura Marketplace PARTNER PORTAL There is a new place for our partners to retrieve sales and marketing information and material. Get in touch with your Novacura representative if you haven´t gotten login credentials. Novacura Partner Portal FLOW HELP A go-to place for tools, guides and information about: Releases Installations Connectors and clients Development and more Flow Help FLOW DOWNLOADS Download Installation packages for all our clients, Flow Studio, Flow Servers and Connectors. Flow Downloads FLOW DOCS Novacura documentation, links and learning for developers and technology professionals. For example, Manuals, Installation guides and Release notes. Previously called Knowledge base. Flow Docs Have you subscribed to Flow Product Updates emails? If you aren´t already a subscriber, we suggest that you sign up for our Product Updates emails to keep you up to date with what is going on with Novacura Flow at the moment. Just follow the link and submit the form to subscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time. Subscribe to Product Updates Catch up on our latest blog posts? We would love for you to sign up for Novacura´s Monthly Blog post summary! Submit the simple form on the right side of this Blog page and there will be an email delivered every 1st of the month with the latest and greatest. Related articles : Brak wyników wyszukiwania