Light gripper, long bracket. Not sure my FR3 layout is an improvement
CarlaAbbott0053 · 5 Jun 2026, 19:07 UTC
Reply to discussionI've sketched a small FQE on an offset bracket to get around a fixture. The assembly could be lighter than the larger gripper I first considered, but its mass sits further out. I haven't made the bracket. Before I spend time shaving grams out of it, would you revisit the fixture access instead?
https://pimmedia.schmalz.com/MAM_Library/Dokumente/Bedienungsanleitung/PGE/4682cec81141_BAL_PGE-05822_en-EN_001.pdf
Schmalz FQE operating instructions: weights and centre of gravityFQE-Xc table includes a UR flange. These are not confirmed weights or compatibility claims for a Fairino-mounted assembly.
Manual extract: Schmalz, revision 05, September 2024, page 19 ·
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Yes. Put the combined tool-and-part centre of gravity on both sketches. Comparing mass alone hides what that longer bracket has changed.
0 pointsCan the fixture come towards the robot? That's where I'd spend the first ten minutes.
0 pointsIt can, if I change the loading side. I was treating its position as fixed when it isn't. I'll redraw that before touching the bracket.
0 pointsThat gives you two real arrangements to check against the FR3's load limits. 'Lighter' on its own wasn't enough to choose between them.
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