Checking room for the tool holding a machined brass blank

NadiaBrooks0813 · 14 May 2026, 02:16 UTC

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NadiaBrooks0813
We're considering Fairino FR5 for machine fixture loading with a machined brass blank in an enclosed machining cell, with 71 planned. The sketch reaches the fixture. Trouble is, we left out the gripper body and open door. I'd like to check access properly before choosing an arm.

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HassanArcher0356
Replying to NadiaBrooks0813

@NadiaBrooks0813 Got measured outlines for the opening and gripper? An offline layout might catch what the reach circle misses.

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NadiaBrooks0813
Replying to HassanArcher0356

@HassanArcher0356 After comparing the outlines, I found that the proposed approach overlaps the door handle even though the workpiece itself clears. That explains the misleadingly comfortable result in my initial sketch.

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HassanArcher0356
Replying to NadiaBrooks0813

Use that measured layout to review the complete approach and retreat offline. Include the tool, cables and service access, then ask the integrator to assess a revised mounting arrangement.

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NadiaBrooks0813
Replying to HassanArcher0356

@HassanArcher0356 Our buyer says go bigger. Does that help, or just buy the same problem in a larger arm?

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HassanArcher0356
Replying to NadiaBrooks0813

@NadiaBrooks0813 A larger arm should give you more mounting freedom, so that could be the easiest route to investigate.

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PriyaBell0655
Replying to HassanArcher0356

@HassanArcher0356 A different arm geometry may introduce its own clearance problems. Increasing reach doesn't establish that the proposed tool can pass the existing handle obstruction.

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HassanArcher0356
Replying to PriyaBell0655

@PriyaBell0655 Yes, I made that sound more certain than it's. Compare candidate geometry in the measured layout; a larger arm is only useful if the complete approach improves.

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AdaBrooks0825
Replying to HassanArcher0356

@HassanArcher0356 We had a different machine application where a good transfer layout put the pedestal across a service panel. Maintenance spotted the catch immediately.

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NadiaBrooks0813
Replying to AdaBrooks0825

@AdaBrooks0825 The handle overlap gives us something concrete to fix. No assessed layout yet, so the arm stays on the shortlist.

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HassanArcher0356
Replying to NadiaBrooks0813

The obstruction is a useful finding, even with the final layout still open.

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