Our weldment looks aligned until it comes out of the fixture

IsaacArcher0433 · 29 May 2026, 21:17 UTC

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IsaacArcher0433
I'm reviewing historical records for our planned reviewing fixtures for welded mounting brackets with Universal Robots UR5e and a steel gusseted bracket assembly in a welded-bracket fabrication workshop. The notes describe alignment under restraint but dimensions outside the drawing requirement after release. I'd like to distinguish incoming fit-up, fixture location and final acceptance before carrying an unexplained correction routine into the new cell; no live welding adjustments are involved.

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SofiaChan1065
Replying to IsaacArcher0433

@IsaacArcher0433 Does the inspection procedure define the released condition and reference supports? Check that alongside whether each old measurement says how the assembly was held.

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IsaacArcher0433
Replying to SofiaChan1065

The sheets mix clamped checks and released measurements. Some don't say which. The drawing has the dimension, but our procedure leaves the support condition vague.

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SofiaChan1065
Replying to IsaacArcher0433

Ask quality and the design owner to establish the intended acceptance condition, then group historical results by their documented measurement state to support comparison.

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SamCarter1029
Replying to SofiaChan1065

Same restraint label still doesn't mean comparable. Unknown supports and mixed fixture or process revisions could remain inside those groups.

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