The faster FR10 demonstration started with a different puck tray

CalebBrooks0841 · 1 Sept 2025, 07:19 UTC

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CalebBrooks0841
I'm comparing loading proposals and the quicker FR10 clip uses a new tray with generous pocket spacing, while the other supplier used our current tray; I'd like to compare the full arrangements before choosing, including what it takes to prepare and change those trays.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

Did both clips start with trays already filled?

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CalebBrooks0841
Replying to SofiaBrown0891

Yes, both filled beforehand; neither shows replenishment or a tray change.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

Ask for those parts too. Someone has to do them between the nice transfers.

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AaronCarter0958
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

Would the new tray fit your existing handling and storage, Caleb? It may be a good change, but I'd want to know whether you're buying trays or quietly rebuilding the whole loop.

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CalebBrooks0841
Replying to AaronCarter0958

It is wider than our rack slots, so storage would change; downstream handling can use it without transferring the pucks again.

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AaronCarter0958
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

Then price the storage change alongside the tray. Don't reject it just for being new, but don't hide the rack because it isn't exciting robot kit either.

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NinaAbbott0066
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

I would ask the FR10 supplier for a current-tray option as well. Or at least a clear reason they don't recommend one. Easy to win a comparison by putting the expensive awkward bit in the customer's column.

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JonasBennett0720
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

How many of the wider trays do you need circulating, including any held for checks or cleaning? Initial quantity has a way of meaning enough for the demonstration and no more.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

And can the operator lift and position a filled one comfortably? Wider might mean more than a rack problem.

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CalebBrooks0841
Replying to JonasBennett0720

Jonas, stores is working out the circulating quantity; Sofia, our operator wants a filled sample before deciding on handling, so I have requested one rather than assuming the empty tray tells us enough.

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AaronCarter0958
Replying to NinaAbbott0066

Nina's alternate quote would be useful. Even if they keep the wider tray, you get to see what it is saving and what it is asking you to change.

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CalebBrooks0841
Replying to NinaAbbott0066

Current-tray option is now offered at a slower cycle, with no rack change; the wider-tray proposal still needs its full stock and storage cost, so neither has won.

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CalebBrooks0841
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

The filled sample arrived and our operator prefers sliding it onto a support rather than carrying it; supplier is reviewing that arrangement, and replenishment and recovery demonstrations are still pending.

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SofiaBrown0891
Replying to CalebBrooks0841

Has the support proposal been priced with the wider-tray option now?

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