Cannot approve the UR5e weld layout from a line through the clamps

NiamhBailey · 13 Jul 2025, 10:51 UTC

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NiamhBailey
I need a fuller offline access review for our UR5e bracket-welding proposal. The simulation shows each seam as reachable, but the torch is a line and the inside clamp fills much of the space where the torch body would sit. Which tool and fixture details should I request?

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AnilBell0636
Replying to NiamhBailey

Use the proposed torch assembly, not a generic pointer. Include the neck, nozzle, mounting parts and cable routing. Put the fixture clamps in their actual states for each seam.

8 points
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NiamhBailey
Replying to AnilBell0636

The integrator has the torch supplier's drawing now. Their existing fixture model shows every clamp open throughout the simulated weld sequence.

8 points
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AnilBell0636
Replying to NiamhBailey

Then that model cannot answer your access question yet. Have the welding and fixture leads agree the required clamp states before the next route review.

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EmmaBennett0724
Replying to NiamhBailey

Include acceptable torch angles from the welding lead. A model can dodge a clamp at an angle that does not suit the joint.

14 points
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NiamhBailey
Replying to AnilBell0636

The fixture lead has marked which clamps remain closed. Welding has supplied the permitted approach range. The integrator is reviewing those together with the actual torch outline.

8 points
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AnilBell0636
Replying to NiamhBailey

Get a view of entry and withdrawal at the inside corner too. Reaching the seam is only part of the route.

11 points
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BrunoAdams0104
Replying to NiamhBailey

Will this comparison identify the fixture revision in the returned model? We have had revised clamp positions discussed against screenshots from an earlier export. It was hard to tell whether the apparent improvement belonged to the new fixture or the old image

9 points
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NiamhBailey
Replying to BrunoAdams0104

Yes, fixture revision C and torch assembly T2 are identified on the returned review. It shows a nozzle clash at the inside corner with the required clamp closed. No usable route agreed there.

7 points
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EmmaBennett0724
Replying to NiamhBailey

Has the fixture designer proposed a lower-profile clamp, or is the torch supplier looking at another neck arrangement? Different changes, different work to check.

5 points
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VictorBrooks0794
Replying to NiamhBailey

And who checks access to replace the nozzle afterwards?

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AnilBell0636
Replying to VictorBrooks0794

Maintenance should join that review. Do not solve the welding clash by burying the consumables behind the fixture.

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NiamhBailey
Replying to EmmaBennett0724

The fixture designer is reviewing a different clamp arrangement. Maintenance will check consumable access with it. Thank you for naming the actual tool details; the original line model hid the problem entirely.

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VictorBrooks0794
Replying to NiamhBailey

Post whether the replacement clamp still leaves room for maintenance. Curious how much space that corner needs.

14 points

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