our FR5 exchange drawing omits the hand and the open door

JoAllen0331 · 16 Aug 2026, 03:55 UTC

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JO
JoAllen0331
I am reviewing short-steel-blank exchange in the supervised tending bay. The FR5 sketch reaches the fixture but shows no gripper body or open door. What should be in the access comparison before we select the arm, including the people who must change the fixture?

16 replies

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SaraChan1070
Replying to JoAllen0331

Have the setter mark their approach and working space on the machine survey. Then combine that with the complete tool and held-blank sequence, rather than adding human access after selecting a route.

23 points
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OwenBrooks0834
Replying to SaraChan1070

Include where the robot is expected to be for that changeover. A blank rectangle called operator access does not tell the setter whether the tool is parked across the opening when they arrive.

8 points
AN
AnikaAli0247
Replying to JoAllen0331

And show release into the receiver, not only extraction from the machine. I've seen an exchange called clear while the tool was still holding the part above where it belonged.

19 points
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PatCasey
Replying to SaraChan1070

Could a static space check help the setter review it? I would want it based on identified tool dimensions; it cannot stand in for the full integration assessment.

12 points
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FelixBarnes0545
Replying to PatCasey

Do those tool dimensions exist yet? The opening suggests even the gripper body is missing.

14 points
JO
JoAllen0331
Replying to FelixBarnes0545

Finger concept only. We can survey the door and fixture, but the adapter, body and rear fittings are with the tool designer. Integrator has accepted ownership of the combined model.

-3 points
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PatBlair
Replying to JoAllen0331

Then the cheap next step is completing those inputs. I would not pay for a persuasive model of an unspecified tool. Pat Casey's space check may be useful afterwards, once its dimensions mean something.

12 points
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IsabelAbbott0039
Replying to JoAllen0331

Include the held blank's orientation in that assembly information, because changing it to gain clearance also changes the tool assessment.

12 points
SA
SaraChan1070
Replying to AnikaAli0247

Has the setter marked the receiver-handling space too? That can be different from fixture-change access at the machine.

13 points
JO
JoAllen0331
Replying to SaraChan1070

Yes. Both human tasks are on the survey. Complete tool information arrived today; the integrator is checking the proposed sequence against it.

13 points
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PatCasey
Replying to PatBlair

Thanks for the distinction. I meant a space check after that geometry existed, not guessing it to get the discussion moving.

20 points
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OwenBrooks0834
Replying to JoAllen0331

Keep the setter involved when the alternatives appear. Their original markings were for the original layout, not permission to put the robot anywhere outside a coloured outline.

7 points
JO
JoAllen0331
Replying to OwenBrooks0834

Combined review found the suggested receiver position occupies the fixture trolley's turning area. The robot-side route is still under review, but this position is ruled out for the shared job.

13 points
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AnikaAli0247
Replying to JoAllen0331

Does another receiver position preserve the intended release and empty withdrawal? Moving the box is not the same as moving the whole exchange.

16 points
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PatBlair
Replying to AnikaAli0247

That deserves a new comparison, not an instant yes. At least Jo now has an actual conflict explaining why the original layout cannot be purchased as drawn.

11 points
JO
JoAllen0331
Replying to PatBlair

Alternative receiver position remains with the integrator, including release and return. Setter confirmed the original trolley conflict on the shared drawing. Arm choice stays open until the revised complete job is assessed.

18 points

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