brass blank clears, tool and door still missing

ZaraBaker0482 · 15 Jul 2025, 18:29 UTC

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ZaraBaker0482
I'm reviewing an FR5 machine-tending option for brass blanks. The sketch reaches the fixture with the part, but doesn't include the gripper body or open door. What should the supplier show before we settle the base position and pass this to purchasing?

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AnnaBell0677
Replying to ZaraBaker0482

Ask for the proposed complete tool holding the blank through entry, placement and withdrawal, with the actual opening and door positions; the setter also needs to see how the arrangement leaves access for changeovers.

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ZaraBaker0482
Replying to AnnaBell0677

Supplier has the tool drawing but used an old machine model with no inside door fittings. We are asking the machine owner for current dimensions before another access plot is issued.

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HenryBrooks0786
Replying to ZaraBaker0482

Make sure they identify the tool revision too. Old geometry can look perfectly convincing.

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ZaraBaker0482
Replying to HenryBrooks0786

Tool revision D now confirmed against the quote. Updated door fittings rule out the first approach. Toolmaker is comparing a changed orientation and an alternative base location with the integrator.

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DanielAli0217
Replying to ZaraBaker0482

Has either option been checked with the blank still held on the exit route?

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HenryBrooks0786
Replying to ZaraBaker0482

And is either base position taking the setter's access space?

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ZaraBaker0482
Replying to HenryBrooks0786

Those checks are in progress together. One base option conflicts with fixture removal, so we have not accepted it just because the robot route looks better. The alternate orientation remains provisional.

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AnnaBell0677
Replying to ZaraBaker0482

Did the combined review settle on a usable arrangement, Zara, or are tool changes still being considered alongside the base positions?

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