Fairino FR5 reaches on paper. What about the gripper? - machine fixture unloading

OmarAllen0317 · 16 Jul 2026, 05:44 UTC

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OmarAllen0317
We're considering Fairino FR5 for machine fixture unloading with a short steel blank in a compact machining workshop, with 140 planned. The sketch reaches the fixture. Trouble is, we left out the gripper body and open door. I'd like to check access properly before choosing an arm.

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JuliaBrown0935
Replying to OmarAllen0317

@OmarAllen0317 Can you compare measured door geometry with the proposed gripper envelope? An offline layout including both may expose access issues that the reach sketch doesn't represent.

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OmarAllen0317
Replying to JuliaBrown0935

Checked them. The approach clips the handle; the workpiece clears. No wonder my first sketch looked so reassuring.

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JuliaBrown0935
Replying to OmarAllen0317

Use that measured layout to review the complete approach and retreat offline. Include the tool, cables and service access, then ask the integrator to assess a revised mounting arrangement.

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OmarAllen0317
Replying to JuliaBrown0935

@JuliaBrown0935 Our buyer says go bigger. Does that help, or just buy the same problem in a larger arm?

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JuliaBrown0935
Replying to OmarAllen0317

A larger arm should give you more mounting freedom, so that could be the easiest route to investigate.

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TheoBaker0497
Replying to JuliaBrown0935

Bigger could bring another obstruction. Extra reach won't shrink the gripper past that handle.

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JuliaBrown0935
Replying to TheoBaker0497

Yes, I made that sound more certain than it's. Compare candidate geometry in the measured layout; a larger arm is only useful if the complete approach improves.

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WillChen1183
Replying to JuliaBrown0935

@JuliaBrown0935 We had a different machine application where a good transfer layout put the pedestal across a service panel. Maintenance spotted the catch immediately.

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