Are our FR5 sleeve marks new, and do they actually fail inspection?

GabrielArcher0366 · 3 Apr 2026, 14:57 UTC

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GabrielArcher0366
Supplier proposes softer pads for our anodised sleeves. We have visible bands, but no agreed before-and-after appearance check. Which actual comparison should come before buying another contact set?

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JackBrooks0863
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

When did the bands first appear, Gabriel? Before loading, after gripping, or only once the sleeve reached the receiving tray? Those are different bits of the job, even if the supplier sells the same soft pads for all three stories.

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GabrielArcher0366
Replying to JackBrooks0863

Only photographed at the end. Incoming sleeves were not individually checked. Quality is defining the appearance method.

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AlexArcher0385
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Start with identified sleeves and comparable views under that method. Keep their physical orientation recognisable too. A rotated cylinder can put a reflection where the next person thinks a new band appeared.

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AnitaBowen
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Can the person loading show you the sleeve before it touches the guide? I've seen a loading contact blamed on the gripper because nobody looked until after the lift.

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GabrielBennett0714
Replying to AlexArcher0385

And don't turn every visible band into a reject before quality decides; the lesson should distinguish a new mark from an unacceptable one.

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HazelAllen0310
Replying to GabrielBennett0714

Have the normal inspector and the covering person try the agreed method on the same references. I don't mean ask them to vote on the drawing requirement, just see whether the written viewing arrangement gives them the same useful information.

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JessBurke
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Our stores once issued two pad sets under the same short description after a drawing change. Before comparing anything, note which actual contacts are fitted and which proposed set the supplier means. A bag called soft spare is no help when someone has to repeat the trial later.

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LucaAdams0091
Replying to HazelAllen0310

I'd hold the pad order until Gabriel knows where the mark starts; otherwise every shiny surface problem becomes another spare to keep track of.

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NaomiBennett0767
Replying to JessBurke

Does the current tool have an identified replacement contact set in the maintenance list?

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GabrielArcher0366
Replying to NaomiBennett0767

Yes, Naomi, and Jess, fitted contacts match that reference. Quality's comparison found a new unacceptable line immediately after manual loading against the guide, before the grip closes.

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AnikaBrooks0856
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Have tooling examine that guide contact, since the new line already exists before any proposed pad could prevent it.

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AlexBrown0907
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Keep the accepted incoming sleeve and its marked after-loading view together in the handover example. It gives the operator a concrete reason for the guide check, rather than another instruction saying handle carefully.

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JackBrooks0863
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Would you still compare the soft pads later, Gabriel, or is there no separate grip mark left to answer? I'm not arguing for buying them just because they were offered.

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JessBurke
Replying to JackBrooks0863

Jack, I'd keep the proposal available but unselected. Gabriel can stop a needless order without deciding that the present pads are perfect for every condition forever.

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GabrielArcher0366
Replying to AnikaBrooks0856

Tooling found a damaged edge on the loading guide and repaired it to its drawing. Existing pads retained for the agreed full handling comparison. Soft-pad purchase paused.

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AnitaBowen
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

Did the full comparison stay clean through the receiving release too?

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GabrielArcher0366
Replying to AnitaBowen

Yes. Identified sleeves passed quality's before-and-after method through normal loading, grip and receiving release. Cover repeated the loading check. Guide repair closed this marking issue; no pad change needed. Thanks, Anita.

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HazelAllen0310
Replying to GabrielArcher0366

That gives the next operator something specific to watch. Has the repaired guide's inspection point also reached the maintenance handover, rather than living only in the appearance report?

21 points

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