How is this an access check with the door missing?

GabrielBell0627 · 9 Apr 2025, 14:36 UTC

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GabrielBell0627
I've got an FR5 proposal for exchanging steel blanks in our mill. Reach line ends at the fixture, very nice. No gripper body. No open door. Am I being awkward asking for the actual entry and exit before we pick an arm?

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OmarChen1187
Replying to GabrielBell0627

No. Ask for the complete tool in the machine model, including jaw states and the held blank; reaching a fixture point doesn't prove access through the opening.

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GabrielBell0627
Replying to OmarChen1187

Revised model arrived. Door handle crosses the proposed entry, and the designer has suggested rotating the wrist. Fine as an idea. Still waiting to see whether the fingers can then reach and release the blank.

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OmarChen1187
Replying to GabrielBell0627

That needs the whole movement checked. I mean the proposed rotated approach through release and withdrawal, not just a screenshot where the handle happens to clear.

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GabrielBell0627
Replying to OmarChen1187

They've agreed to review it with the toolmaker. Base location is on hold. Took several emails to get from a reach circle to the actual machine, but we're there now.

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