What should we measure before choosing Fairino FR10? (machining fixture exchange)

AnilArcher0375 · 28 Apr 2026, 13:58 UTC

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AnilArcher0375
Our proposed use for Fairino FR10 is machining fixture exchange with a short steel blank in an enclosed machining cell, with 28 planned. The reach sketch suggests the fixture is accessible, but it includes neither the gripper body nor the open machine door. I need a fuller access check to inform our choice of arm.

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JaneAdams0162
Replying to AnilArcher0375

Can you compare measured door geometry with the proposed gripper envelope? An offline layout including both may expose access issues that the reach sketch doesn't represent

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AnilArcher0375
Replying to JaneAdams0162

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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JaneAdams0162
Replying to AnilArcher0375

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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AnilArcher0375
Replying to JaneAdams0162

The buyer has suggested choosing a larger arm. I'm unsure whether that would address the access issue or simply increase our purchase while leaving the obstruction unresolved.

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JaneAdams0162
Replying to AnilArcher0375

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

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WillBarnes0574
Replying to JaneAdams0162

@JaneAdams0162 Bigger could bring another obstruction. Extra reach won't shrink the gripper past that handle

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JaneAdams0162
Replying to WillBarnes0574

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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DanielAli0217
Replying to JaneAdams0162

@JaneAdams0162 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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AnilArcher0375
Replying to DanielAli0217

Your example prompted me to compare our proposed pedestal with the service panel opening. That revealed another overlap to correct in the layout.

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AnilArcher0375
Replying to AnilArcher0375

Identifying the handle obstruction has helped, but we still need an assessed layout that addresses it. We're keeping the arm under consideration without making a purchase decision.

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JaneAdams0162
Replying to AnilArcher0375

Having a specific access issue to resolve is progress; it doesn't require choosing the arm yet

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