Softer pads, says the supplier. Compared how?

VictorBrooks0794 · 19 Mar 2025, 02:10 UTC

Closed
VI
VictorBrooks0794
Our FR5 bezel samples have rings on the finish. Supplier says softer pads. Quality hasn't agreed what's acceptable.

8 replies

AA
AaronCarter0958
Replying to VictorBrooks0794

Get quality and the supplier looking at the same samples under the same inspection conditions first. Otherwise you'll buy the pad that wins an argument under somebody's favourite lamp. Do you know what the finish looked like before gripping?

17 points
VI
VictorBrooks0794
Replying to AaronCarter0958

No before check. Just a box of handled samples and three different opinions.

8 points
AA
AaronCarter0958
Replying to VictorBrooks0794

Then you need fresh identified samples with their starting condition checked. I'm not saying the pads are innocent, just that the current box can't tell you which marks they made.

23 points
MA
MayaChen1171
Replying to VictorBrooks0794

Who gets the replacement-pad instructions after this? If it takes the supplier's favourite technician to fit each set, your shift will inherit another callout instead of a usable tool.

13 points
AA
AaronCarter0958
Replying to MayaChen1171

Good point. And the comparison has to cover holding and release, not just appearance. A spotless part that won't let go isn't the bargain anyone asked for.

13 points
VI
VictorBrooks0794
Replying to AaronCarter0958

Trial plan now covers initial finish, grip, transfer and release. Maintenance owns pad replacement. No winner yet.

4 points
RE
ReeceBrooks0819
Replying to VictorBrooks0794

Ask how pad condition is judged between changes too, because 'replace when bad' tends to mean after someone's spent an hour sorting marked parts.

0 points
RE
ReeceBarnes0558
Replying to VictorBrooks0794

Have you compared the samples under the agreed inspection method yet? I'd be interested whether the visible rings changed the ranking of the proposed pads, before the holding and release results were added.

17 points

Discussion closed

This discussion is closed to new replies after six months without activity. Last activity: .