the sleeve grip gets crooked while we keep moving pickup points

MeiBaker0516 · 15 Aug 2026, 08:23 UTC

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ME
MeiBaker0516
Our UR5e fixture-to-tray sleeve job has collected one pickup correction after another. Tray looks unchanged, grip doesn't look square any more. I want a physical inspection before the next nudge hides something else. What would you compare first, and what should I preserve for whoever has to maintain it?

19 replies

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AnnaBrooks0851
Replying to MeiBaker0516

Preserve the current program and edit history. Have maintenance inspect the contacts and seating under the safe procedure.

18 points
JO
JoBrooks0853
Replying to AnnaBrooks0851

Get the fitted finger and pad references beside their drawings. A photograph of worn contacts is more useful when we know what shape they were meant to have... and whether those are the intended parts.

4 points
FE
FelixAdams0110
Replying to JoBrooks0853

Don't let the unchanged-looking tray become the innocent party by default. I'd include the sleeve seating and locator condition, because otherwise every crooked grip is going to be a gripper story

11 points
OM
OmarBrown0926
Replying to FelixAdams0110

And identify the sleeves used in the comparison. Different parts can make a repeated setup check look inconsistent, or conceal that it is.

11 points
ME
MeiBaker0516
Replying to JoBrooks0853

Backups and change notes retained. Maintenance found uneven contact impressions, but haven't compared the fitted pads to their drawing yet. I've asked for that and the source seating check together. No further pickup edits.

10 points
LE
LeonCarr
Replying to MeiBaker0516

Uneven impressions are worth following, though they can be a consequence of arriving crooked as well as a cause. Keep the observation order in the report

-2 points
IM
ImranBell0653
Replying to OmarBrown0926

Can the same identified sleeve be seated repeatedly in the static check? Then compare other sleeves separately. I mean with the setup made suitable for inspection, not repeated robot picks to see what falls out.

20 points
HA
HazelCarter1006
Replying to MeiBaker0516

Has anyone checked whether the pad pair is actually the same revision on both sides?

10 points
JO
JordanCarr
Replying to HazelCarter1006

Also compare mounting and fastening condition through maintenance, before assuming the contact faces alone explain it.

-1 points
ME
MeiBaker0516
Replying to HazelCarter1006

The two fitted pads have different drawing references. Stores records show one was replaced during a previous maintenance job. Tooling is checking the pair; I don't yet know whether the difference is permitted.

13 points
JO
JoBrooks0853
Replying to MeiBaker0516

That needs the assembly requirement, not simply matching numbers. Some legitimate pairs are handed parts. Can tooling identify what combination this job specifies?

6 points
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FelixAdams0110
Replying to JoBrooks0853

Yes, thanks Jo. I was about to call it a mixed-pair fault, which would be jumping ahead of the drawing again

12 points
ME
MeiBaker0516
Replying to JoBrooks0853

Tooling confirmed that the replacement belongs to an earlier contact geometry and isn't the specified partner. They have quarantined that pad and arranged the correct one. The static seating comparison didn't find a tray shift in the inspected setup.

10 points
LE
LeonCarr
Replying to MeiBaker0516

So the incorrect pad combination is established; the tray check is limited to that setup. I'd retain both findings without making either account for every old miss

2 points
OM
OmarBrown0926
Replying to MeiBaker0516

What will happen to the accumulated pickup changes after the pad is corrected? They may have been compensating for that geometry.

15 points
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AnnaBrooks0851
Replying to OmarBrown0926

Have the integrator review those versions. Do not just restore the oldest one because it predates the complaint.

6 points
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MeiBaker0516
Replying to AnnaBrooks0851

Correct pad fitted by maintenance and contacts checked. Integrator selected a reviewed program baseline after comparing the edits. The first supervised assessment has square seating again, but we haven't done the tray changeover assessment yet.

24 points
JO
JoBrooks0853
Replying to MeiBaker0516

Is the allowed pad combination now in the maintenance handover? That is how the next replacement avoids reopening the same problem.

4 points
ME
MeiBaker0516
Replying to JoBrooks0853

Yes, with the drawing references and the rejected combination recorded in stores too. Thanks Hazel for asking about the pair; it sent us to the replacement record instead of another round of teaching. Leaving the changeover check outstanding here.

22 points

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