A subcontract lathe department: documenting a machine-tending interface: one status, conflicting definitions

SamArcher0420 · 3 Jun 2026, 17:26 UTC

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SamArcher0420
While documenting our planned interface for Universal Robots UR5e handling a cylindrical sleeve blank during documenting a machine-tending interface in a subcontract lathe department, I've found that the suppliers use 'ready' differently. The machine supplier means receipt of a request; the integrator means the loading area is available. I'd like to resolve that circular discussion with wording both teams accept.

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NinaAli0240
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@SamArcher0420 Try listing both definitions side by side, including who sends and receives the signal. Can you do that for just the disputed transition?

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SamArcher0420
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Both list a machine-to-robot signal. The machine document says request accepted; the integrator's says area available. They agree on the arrow and disagree on what happened.

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NinaAli0240
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Give request receipt and achieved-state confirmation their own rows, each with an owner. That should make the normal handover clear in the document.

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