How do I compare FR5 cap loading when the demo trays differ?

SofiaBrown0891 · 14 Jun 2026, 17:16 UTC

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SofiaBrown0891
Ninety-one caps planned. Both demos promising, but only one uses our awkward tray. What can we compare fairly?

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PavelArcher0353
Replying to SofiaBrown0891

Ask both to use the same incoming tray and placement requirement before ranking their performance.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to PavelArcher0353

The tidy tray has wider pockets. We'd have to transfer caps into it before loading.

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WillChan1096
Replying to SofiaBrown0891

Our alternative tray once earned its cost through easier changeovers, but we included the filling work in the comparison. I'd consider a tray change separately from judging which arm handles Sofia's existing process better.

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PavelArcher0353
Replying to WillChan1096

Will, did the people filling it try that tray, or did the supplier estimate their effort?

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WillChan1096
Replying to PavelArcher0353

They tried a sample tray over an actual order, Pavel. The first estimate missed glove handling and where the empty trays waited, so it needed revision before we selected it.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to WillChan1096

We've requested current-tray trials from both suppliers. No alternate tray accepted. Thank you, Will, the filling work wasn't in our comparison.

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WillChan1096
Replying to SofiaBrown0891

Keep their existing videos as demonstrations of those particular arrangements, Sofia. They need not be discarded; they just do not establish a fair speed ranking for the job you currently have.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to WillChan1096

Ranking removed. One supplier agreed to the current-tray trial; the other hasn't answered yet.

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