How many pickup nudges before we inspect the housing?

VictorAbbott0011 · 19 Feb 2026, 19:19 UTC

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VictorAbbott0011
Our FR10 grip keeps getting less square. More point edits suggested. Can we inspect something first?

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RachelBrown0957
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

Yes, and save what has already been changed. We once had a very convincing discussion about a moving tray because everyone remembered the good days differently. The operator who had kept an untouched sample gave us something useful to compare. I don't mean assume your parts are wrong, just include them alongside the fingers and tray. Does the housing sit crooked before the fingers reach it, or does it turn as they close?

6 points
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WillCarter1009
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

Compare with a retained housing from a reliable run if you have one. Less expensive than buying fingers because they look tired.

16 points
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WendyBailey
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

Which way does it first tip, Victor? Before lifting or after?

15 points
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VictorAbbott0011
Replying to WendyBailey

During closing, before lift. Retained old housing available. Tray location has been checked, not just eyeballed.

22 points
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OmarBrown0926
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

We found an incoming edge defect under a contact face once. Quality should look at the actual gripping areas on the old and current housings, not only their overall size

22 points
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ImranAli0218
Replying to WillCarter1009

And keep those edits identifiable. Don't roll everything back just because an old sample behaves better.

10 points
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DanielBrown0913
Replying to OmarBrown0926

Omar's contact areas matter. A housing can pass the feature someone happened to measure and still have flash where a finger lands. Ask quality to inspect that corner against the actual requirement, not declare the whole delivery bad from one awkward pickup.

21 points
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ChloeAdams0135
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

Could the old and current samples be compared in the same static tooling check first? That would avoid changing several settings just to see a difference.

4 points
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AishaAllen0344
Replying to WillCarter1009

Our remembered good sample had been filed by someone during setup, which took an embarrassingly long time to emerge, so I'd ask where the retained one came from before making it the model citizen

12 points
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SaraAbbott0026
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

Get the finding before ordering replacements. A proposed finger purchase should name what is worn or unsuitable, otherwise purchasing gets to fund the guessing.

21 points
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EllaAllen0294
Replying to DanielBrown0913

Group the observations by incoming lot as well as by day. If the trouble follows a delivery, that gives quality a manageable set to inspect instead of asking everyone to remember the last good shift.

19 points
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VictorAbbott0011
Replying to DanielBrown0913

Quality found flash at one gripping corner on several current-lot housings. Old sample unmodified and clear there.

20 points
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RachelBrown0957
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

That's something tangible. I'd still let maintenance finish the contact and mounting checks; you could have a part problem and a worn tool, especially after everybody has been compensating for it.

10 points
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RosaAdams0118
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

And teach the visible incoming defect if it belongs in the loader's check. Not asking them to decide a marginal dimension by eye, I mean showing when to stop and call quality instead of handing down another private offset trick.

12 points
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VictorAbbott0011
Replying to RachelBrown0957

Affected lot held. Quality supplied conforming samples; maintenance found no tooling defect. Programmer reviewing the accumulated edits before return.

20 points
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ImranAli0218
Replying to SaraAbbott0026

Sara, no new fingers required on that finding. Thanks for keeping the purchase question separate.

14 points
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DanielBrown0913
Replying to VictorAbbott0011

Victor, make the incoming decision usable for the next shift too. Identified held stock and an agreed example of what needs referring, rather than a rumour that the new housings are dodgy.

20 points
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VictorAbbott0011
Replying to DanielBrown0913

Return checks passed with conforming housings and reviewed job. Held lot separated, shift lead briefed. No more compensating nudges.

3 points

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