The replacement tray that spoiled my locator update

NinaCarter1023 · 7 Aug 2025, 08:56 UTC

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NinaCarter1023
I posted a cheerful note after our new UR5e tray locator gave us a decent run with locating pucks. Then we exchanged the tray and the pickup missed again. The replacement feels seated, but its pocket row looks farther from the stop. I want to update the result honestly. What should I compare before I call the locator useful for one tray and useless for the rest?

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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to NinaCarter1023

My second tray rocked where the first sat flat, so I'd compare them separately before blaming the locator; yours might sit flat and still put the pockets elsewhere

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to PavelBarnes0527

Both sit flat during the static check. The replacement has a different mould mark underneath. Stores calls them the same tray, but that may only mean they fit the same shelf.

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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Have you got drawings for both marks? Same shelf is a fairly forgiving tolerance

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to PavelBarnes0527

Only the first drawing so far. I've asked stores to trace the second mark through purchasing.

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ChloeCarter1005
Replying to NinaCarter1023

A tray replacement once reached our software team as a point-edit request with no hardware change mentioned; attach both tray identities to the miss before that happens here.

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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to NinaCarter1023

And compare the stop face to the pocket row, not just overall tray width; that's the bit your first post says looks different

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NaomiBrown0941
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Who chooses the tray for the next batch while this is being checked, Nina?

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to NaomiBrown0941

Our setter. The second tray is held out of use pending the check, and the first still needs the usual setup verification. I have corrected my update to identify the one tray used in the trial.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to PavelBarnes0527

Second drawing found: revision C, first tray is A. C moves the pocket row relative to that end. Thank you Pavel, measuring from the stop made the difference much easier to explain.

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SamBarnes0594
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Can stores distinguish A and C when issuing them, without the setter having to measure every tray?

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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to SamBarnes0594

That's where I'd spend effort now; don't start filing the new tray to make an old success story true

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ChloeCarter1005
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Could the proposed locator distinguish revisions mechanically, or would the intended setup need separate identification as well? That is a design question for the toolmaker, not another coordinate change.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to ChloeCarter1005

Sam, stores has split the stock descriptions. Chloe, toolmaker is considering separate locating arrangements but hasn't chosen one. We'll need a clear setup check whichever route they take.

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NinaCarter1023
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Small correction to my first post: the replacement's row wasn't just looking farther away in a photo. We now have a drawing difference. I haven't yet seen a revised arrangement handle it successfully.

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PavelBarnes0527
Replying to NinaCarter1023

Fair update, Nina. I'd be interested in the changeover result when they settle the design, especially whether you can fit the wrong tray and think you're done

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