Why did yesterday's pickup fix stop working by lunch?

KaiAli0193 · 19 Apr 2025, 11:45 UTC

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KaiAli0193
I checked the first housings from our FR5 transfer yesterday and they looked fine after a pickup adjustment. By lunch one was sitting crooked again. Maintenance has been moving the points a little each time this happens. I went back through the shift sheets expecting to find a pattern, but the notes mostly say adjusted pickup and okay now. No tray number, no photograph of the grip. I'm not blaming the people trying to keep it running; I just don't want tomorrow's sheet to say the same thing. What should we inspect or record first?

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FelixAdams0110
Replying to KaiAli0193

Who keeps saying the tray hasn't moved? Looking at a painted line isn't much of a check if there's play in the locators

13 points
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KaiAli0193
Replying to FelixAdams0110

Me, partly. I looked at the bench marks. I haven't measured how it seats against the stops.

0 points
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FelixAdams0110
Replying to KaiAli0193

Then start there. Sorry, sounded more accusatory than I meant; those marks fooled us too, and we lost half a shift adjusting around a loose stop

9 points
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KaiAli0193
Replying to FelixAdams0110

No offence taken. I've asked the fitter to check the stops and latch. We will keep the current point values so we can see what was changed.

6 points
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FelixAdams0110
Replying to KaiAli0193

Can you tie the bad pickups to one tray?

4 points
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ElliotChan1118
Replying to FelixAdams0110

Number the trays before collecting another run of notes. Doesn't have to be fancy. If two trays look alike and seat differently, 'tray unchanged' can send you in circles.

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FelixAdams0110
Replying to ElliotChan1118

Exactly. Ours had a replacement insert nobody mentioned, because from the aisle it looked like the same tray. Not saying that's yours, but give the fitter a fighting chance

19 points
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EmmaBarnes0550
Replying to ElliotChan1118

Who will own the check at changeover? We introduced tray IDs and nobody wrote them down after the first week. Put the field where the operator already records the job.

5 points
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KaiAli0193
Replying to EmmaBarnes0550

The shift lead is adding it to that sheet. Fitter found some latch wear, but the tool also needs checking. We don't have a confirmed cause yet.

15 points
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EmmaBarnes0550
Replying to KaiAli0193

Include the tray ID on that tool check too.

15 points
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GraceBennett0755
Replying to KaiAli0193

Once the mechanical checks are finished, have maintenance review the accumulated point adjustments against the intended setup. Otherwise yesterday's workaround can remain in the program after the condition it compensated for has changed.

17 points

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