Which carton edges does this UR5e layer actually support?

LinBaker0444 · 11 Oct 2025, 22:58 UTC

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LinBaker0444
Our proposed pallet layer has gaps which suit the fingers and apparently don't suit the carton base. Packaging says support the reinforced ends; the alternating top view never shows those ends underneath. I want a joint check before anyone mistakes a full-looking pallet for a supported one.

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JasperCarter0986
Replying to LinBaker0444

An underside section helped expose this on our comparison. Put the marked support areas and finger withdrawal on the same revision, then ask packaging which positions they can accept. Don't let the section replace checking the whole layer sequence.

13 points
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LinBaker0444
Replying to JasperCarter0986

I've got the underside drawing now. One rotated end sits right over a finger channel. Tooling says closing the channel would trap the fingers, which makes a joint review fairly unavoidable.

9 points
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GabrielChen1149
Replying to LinBaker0444

Could a different placement order leave the fingers room without that permanent channel, or has tooling already ruled that out?

14 points
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JasperCarter0986
Replying to GabrielChen1149

Gabriel, that is worth asking, though changing the order won't help if the tool needs the channel beneath the final carton itself. We need their actual withdrawal, not an imagined convenient one.

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GabrielChen1149
Replying to JasperCarter0986

Yes, I was asking for another candidate, not suggesting the channel could just disappear; has tooling answered?

9 points
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LinBaker0444
Replying to GabrielChen1149

They say the current fingers need that space under the last carton too. Different sequence alone won't do it. A lower-count layer is being compared with a different tool approach; neither has packaging approval.

8 points
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JasperCarter0986
Replying to LinBaker0444

Include dispatch in that comparison. More pallets and a different label direction can each add work, even if the robot finds both layouts equally agreeable.

20 points

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