Business Automation

Business Process Automation

Not every workflow needs an LLM. Sometimes you need reliable file processing, scheduled API calls, conditional routing, and data transforms — executed consistently, every time. IronFlow handles this with 96 built-in nodes in a single binary. When the project calls for a visual builder, we work with n8n and Dify. For AI-powered agent workflows, see our AI Automation page.

IronFlow for Business Workflows

Our Rust workflow engine isn't just for AI pipelines — the majority of its 96 nodes handle everyday business automation.

HTTP & API Integration

GET/POST/PUT/DELETE with auth (bearer, API key, OAuth)
Webhook receivers for event-driven triggers
Response parsing, status routing, body extraction
Retry with exponential backoff on failures

File & Document Processing

Read, write, copy, move, delete files
Word, PDF, HTML, VTT, SRT text extraction
PDF merge, split, thumbnails, and image conversion
ZIP create, list, and extract

Data Transforms & Routing

JSON, CSV, XML, YAML parse and stringify
Field selection, renaming, filtering, deduplication
Conditional if/switch routing
Foreach iteration and batch processing

Database & Storage

SQLite queries via sqlx
ArangoDB AQL with bind variables
S3 operations (get, put, delete, list, copy, presign)
In-memory and file-based key-value caching with TTL

Notifications & Output

Email via Resend or SMTP
Slack webhook notifications
Template rendering with Tera
Markdown to HTML conversion

Orchestration

DAG-based parallel step execution
Subworkflow composition and parallel subworkflows
Per-step timeouts and error handlers
Context interpolation across all steps

Platforms We Work With

When the project calls for a visual builder or a managed platform instead of our toolchain.

n8n & Dify

n8n for visual workflow automation with 500+ integrations, self-hosted for data control, and native AI nodes. Dify for LLM application development with visual prompt chaining. Both are good choices when the team needs a GUI-based builder.

Temporal & Airflow

Temporal for durable, mission-critical workflow execution with automatic retry, recovery, and full history. Apache Airflow for DAG-based data pipeline orchestration with pre-built operators and sensors.

GitHub Actions

CI/CD pipelines, cron-based scheduled tasks, reusable custom actions, and matrix builds. We build Docker-backed workflows for complex build and deployment automation.

Custom Integration

When none of the above fits — IronFlow's REST API and webhook routes let you embed workflow automation into any existing service. Submit Lua scripts via HTTP, trigger flows from external events.

What We Automate

High-value enterprise processes where automation delivers measurable ROI.

Document Workflows

Invoice intake, OCR, validation, and approval routing
Contract clause extraction and risk flagging
Email triage — categorize, prioritize, draft responses
Report generation from live data sources
Archival with metadata tagging

Customer Operations

Lead scoring and qualification
Onboarding sequences — verification, setup, welcome
Support ticket routing by intent and priority
Renewal management and churn prevention triggers

Finance & Compliance

Invoice processing with policy checks
Expense report automation
Transaction reconciliation
Audit trail generation for regulatory compliance

DevOps & Infrastructure

CI/CD pipeline automation
Infrastructure provisioning and teardown
Log aggregation and alerting workflows
Cross-service data synchronization

Proven Implementations

Automation deployed at enterprise scale.

Electrolux Supply Chain

300+ EU Locations

Order processing workflows, inventory sync automation, quality control triggers, and logistics coordination across a pan-European distribution network. Reliable execution at scale across hundreds of facilities.

Retraced GmbH

DevOps Automation Platform

GitHub Actions workflows with custom Docker-based pipelines. Cross-cloud synchronization and full deployment automation for continuous delivery across the company and its affiliates.

IronFlow Production Pipelines

In-house — Daily Operations

File processing, API integration, data transformation, and scheduled synchronization workflows running daily across PLU Finder, TranscriptIntel, and internal operations. Single binary, no dependencies, zero downtime.