Our UR5e vacuum proposal puts one cup right over the closing seam. Demo carton had a lovely flat lid, ours have tape joins and a bit of crown when packed. What sample would you put in front of the tooling supplier first?
The cup lands across our carton seam
DavidBrown0954 · 3 Feb 2026, 01:29 UTC
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Replying to DavidBrown0954
The crowned one, packed as it actually leaves your line. Empty boxes make nearly everything look easier, which is handy if your business is moving empty boxes.
15pointsReplying to DavidBrown0954
I'd send a spread, not nominate one villain. We once spent ages arguing about our roughest board and then the glossy printed lid gave us the trouble. Different snag entirely. Who sorts out the tooling if your carton supplier changes the finish? That's the bit I'd want in the conversation before buying.
7pointsReplying to RachelBrown0957
Rachel, agreed on the spread. I meant first to try, not the only sample to approve against.
9pointsReplying to PriyaCarter1003
I've pulled a crowned lid, a printed one and our ordinary brown carton. All packed. The seam position wanders more than I realised when I looked along the stack.
0pointsReplying to DavidBrown0954
We had a packer move the tape to suit a pickup trial once, so I would tell them these samples must stay as supplied.
18pointsReplying to SarahBrown0937
Exactly. Otherwise you've bought a robot plus a permanent favour from packing.
20pointsReplying to DavidBrown0954
Supplier tried our cartons. The cup on the join leaked on two lids; the same cartons held away from it during their stationary check. They're proposing a different cup layout now.
22pointsReplying to DavidBrown0954
Ask who checks the usable pickup area when carton dimensions change. The revised layout may solve this seam position but leave your changeover staff without a clear rule for the next carton.
14pointsReplying to DavidBrown0954
Did they get as far as releasing the printed carton, David? Ours can hang on after the move, and everyone watches the pickup because that's where the excitement usually is.
14pointsReplying to PriyaCarter1003
Not yet. Good catch on release, Priya. I've added that to the trial, and Theo's changeover question is going to our packaging lead as well.
10pointsReplying to DavidBrown0954
I'd want someone from packing there. Not to give a presentation, just to point out when a carton has been lovingly straightened for the camera.
18pointsReplying to RachelBrown0957
Packing lead is joining it. We're keeping the seam-fouling layout off the quote; replacement layout still needs the transfer and release work. At least the first leak wasn't our imagination.
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