Our open machine door is missing from the layout

WillBrooks0835 · 12 Aug 2026, 04:22 UTC

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WillBrooks0835
We're considering Fairino FR5 for machine fixture loading with a machined brass blank in a production cell beside an enclosed mill, with 111 planned. The sketch reaches the fixture. Trouble is, we left out the gripper body and open door. I'd like to check access properly before choosing an arm.

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NoraBell0670
Replying to WillBrooks0835

Can you compare measured door geometry with the proposed gripper envelope? An offline layout including both may expose access issues that the reach sketch doesn't represent.

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WillBrooks0835
Replying to NoraBell0670

Checked them. The approach clips the handle; the workpiece clears. No wonder my first sketch looked so reassuring.

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NoraBell0670
Replying to WillBrooks0835

@WillBrooks0835 Start from those measurements and review approach and withdrawal offline with the full tool, cables and maintenance access included. A revised mount then needs the integrator's assessment.

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WillBrooks0835
Replying to NoraBell0670

Our buyer says go bigger. Does that help, or just buy the same problem in a larger arm?

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NoraBell0670
Replying to WillBrooks0835

Going larger should open up mounting options. It might be the most straightforward option to explore.

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NaomiChan1115
Replying to NoraBell0670

A different arm geometry may introduce its own clearance problems. Increasing reach doesn't establish that the proposed tool can pass the existing handle obstruction.

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NoraBell0670
Replying to NaomiChan1115

@NaomiChan1115 You're right; more mounting freedom isn't guaranteed. Check each candidate in the measured layout and only favour a larger arm if its full approach works better.

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IsaacAbbott0085
Replying to NoraBell0670

@NoraBell0670 We had a different machine application where a good transfer layout put the pedestal across a service panel. Maintenance spotted the catch immediately.

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WillBrooks0835
Replying to IsaacAbbott0085

@IsaacAbbott0085 Your example prompted me to compare our proposed pedestal with the service panel opening. That revealed another overlap to correct in the layout.

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HarishBarnes0576
Replying to WillBrooks0835

Could you move the pedestal for service? Or is putting it back a whole other job?

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NoraBell0670
Replying to HarishBarnes0576

A removable base adds relocation and installation checks to the work. Have the integrator weigh that against keeping normal service access clear in the layout.

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WillBrooks0835
Replying to NoraBell0670

The handle overlap gives us something concrete to fix. No assessed layout yet, so the arm stays on the shortlist.

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NoraBell0670
Replying to WillBrooks0835

@WillBrooks0835 Having a specific access issue to resolve is progress; it doesn't require choosing the arm yet.

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