Handling a rigid plastic cap: how much did the tray help?

AnilBrown0897 · 25 May 2026, 06:14 UTC

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AnilBrown0897
I'm comparing Fairino FR5 with other candidates: tray-to-fixture loading with a rigid plastic cap in a small production workshop, with 46 planned. One demo used a tidy tray; another used our awkward workshop tray. Both looked promising. I don't think the videos answer the same question.

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JamieChan1078
Replying to AnilBrown0897

@AnilBrown0897 Have you listed tray adjustments separately from missed pickups? Comparing those observations could show how much of the apparent transfer performance depended on preparation.

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AnilBrown0897
Replying to JamieChan1078

Barely, but yes. The notes catch nudges the clips don't show clearly. Across the candidates, most misses followed tray replacement.

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JamieChan1078
Replying to AnilBrown0897

@AnilBrown0897 Use those notes to plan a common tray trial, including normal replacement. Agree what counts as acceptable placement and operator help, then record both for each candidate.

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AmaraBrooks0861
Replying to JamieChan1078

We had a separate transfer application where the locating step was awkward, but the continuous run looked fine. A tray replacement by another operator exposed it.

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AnilBrown0897
Replying to AmaraBrooks0861

@AmaraBrooks0861 Robot cost or fixture cost? Our meeting keeps getting stuck there.

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AmaraBrooks0861
Replying to AnilBrown0897

In my own comparison, we included the cost in the complete package and identified its source as fixture work. How we categorised it didn't change the need to fund it.

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JamieChan1078
Replying to JamieChan1078

Keeping the same gripper would make the comparison fair too. That removes another variable while you sort out the tray issue.

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ChloeBaker0483
Replying to JamieChan1078

@JamieChan1078 Same gripper, unfair adapter? That's still a skewed comparison if the mounting suits one arm better.

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JamieChan1078
Replying to ChloeBaker0483

Fair correction; I overstated that. Keep the gripping requirement consistent, document adapters and tuning, and assess the actual proposed tools where a shared gripper would distort things.

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BrunoBrooks0800
Replying to JamieChan1078

@JamieChan1078 Does that mean a candidate can arrive with a custom fixture and still be compared? I'm trying to understand where the boundary goes.

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