How can I cost a UR5e pilot without borrowing invisible labour?

DineshChen1169 · 10 Jul 2025, 22:23 UTC

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DineshChen1169
I priced our connector-unloading pilot using the UR5e and gripper quote. My colleague asked who builds the fixture and fills the trays. I left both outside the estimate. How small should the next trial be?

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LucaBarnes0526
Replying to DineshChen1169

Use one representative order and count the work from getting its parts ready to putting the station away, because that is where my own neat transfer estimate first ran into actual people.

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DineshChen1169
Replying to LucaBarnes0526

We chose one housing variant. Toolroom can estimate a trial fixture from our retained samples. My colleague wants setup and supervision included even if I volunteer to do them.

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LucaBarnes0526
Replying to DineshChen1169

Your colleague is right about that; volunteering changes who pays the hours, not whether the job needs them.

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DineshChen1169
Replying to LucaBarnes0526

Agreed. We have a capped trial budget now, including my time. We still need the fixture estimate before deciding to run it.

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LucaBarnes0526
Replying to DineshChen1169

Did that estimate arrive, Dinesh, and does the little pilot still fit the budget you both agreed?

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