Checking the tool before rewriting all our pickup points

ZaraBrooks0830 · 31 Aug 2026, 18:20 UTC

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ZA
ZaraBrooks0830
We keep nudging pickup points when our Fairino FR10 setup gets unreliable at tray loading with a machined aluminum puck in a shared tray handling station. The tray looks like it's in the same place, but the grip seems less square. I'm suspicious of all these tweaks. What should I inspect before blaming the arm or reteaching everything?

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AmaraCarter1035
Replying to ZaraBrooks0830

@ZaraBrooks0830 Look at the relationship between the workpiece and fixture before contact, then during gripping. Can your existing observations show when the change in angle begins?

24 points
ZA
ZaraBrooks0830
Replying to AmaraCarter1035

In the footage, it sits consistently in the checked fixture and turns during gripping. So the crooked position isn't there at the start.

11 points
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AmaraCarter1035
Replying to ZaraBrooks0830

Keep a copy of the current configuration and hold off on further coordinate changes. Under the appropriate isolation procedure, maintenance can use the observed rotation to focus inspection on tooling contact, mounting and tray seating.

15 points
ZA
ZaraBrooks0830
Replying to AmaraCarter1035

The maintenance notes show contact pads were replaced before the first point adjustment. That's the first useful clue I've found in the history.

22 points
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AmaraCarter1035
Replying to ZaraBrooks0830

The timing suggests the replacement is responsible. I'd check whether the pads were installed in the specified configuration.

6 points
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SarahAli0241
Replying to AmaraCarter1035

Timing isn't enough to call it the cause. Check the pads, yes, but don't let one maintenance entry explain away fixture variation.

-3 points
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AmaraCarter1035
Replying to SarahAli0241

@SarahAli0241 You're right; the history supports a check, not a conclusion. Inspect the pad installation and gripping surfaces while retaining tray location in the investigation.

10 points
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ImranAli0218
Replying to AmaraCarter1035

My separate handling setup had both worn gripping surfaces and variation in tray seating. Coordinate corrections alone gave inconsistent results because they didn't address either underlying condition.

4 points
ZA
ZaraBrooks0830
Replying to ImranAli0218

@ImranAli0218 How did you keep those two effects apart? Ours already has enough point edits to make the history messy.

18 points
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ImranAli0218
Replying to ZaraBrooks0830

@ZaraBrooks0830 For my setup, a documented reference configuration anchored the investigation while maintenance assessed individual conditions. Discovering wear didn't mean we automatically restored older pickup coordinates.

14 points
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ElenaArcher0427
Replying to ImranAli0218

Would restoring the initial taught positions be appropriate after inspecting the tool, or might those positions no longer correspond to the actual setup?

22 points

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