Where would you start with gradual pickup drift? (fixture-to-tray transfer)

OscarArcher0358 · 7 Jun 2026, 20:30 UTC

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OscarArcher0358
We keep nudging pickup points when our Fairino FR10 setup gets unreliable at fixture-to-tray transfer with a molded plastic sleeve in a small assembly handling cell. The tray looks like it's in the same place, but the grip seems less square. I'm suspicious of all these tweaks. What should I inspect before blaming the arm or reteaching everything?

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JoAli0244
Replying to OscarArcher0358

Does the angle change before contact or as the fingers close? Existing footage may help you locate where things start going wrong

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OscarArcher0358
Replying to JoAli0244

@JoAli0244 In the footage, it sits consistently in the checked fixture and turns during gripping. So the crooked position isn't there at the start.

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JoAli0244
Replying to OscarArcher0358

Preserve the current settings and pause further nudges. Have maintenance inspect finger mounting, contact surfaces and tray seating under the proper isolation procedure, using that observation to guide the checks

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OscarArcher0358
Replying to JoAli0244

I've checked the maintenance history and found a pad replacement preceding the initial pickup-point correction. That establishes a relevant sequence of changes to investigate.

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JoAli0244
Replying to OscarArcher0358

That sounds like the pad replacement caused it. Check the installation against the specified arrangement

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PriyaBarnes0568
Replying to JoAli0244

Timing isn't enough to call it the cause. Check the pads, yes, but don't let one maintenance entry explain away fixture variation

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JoAli0244
Replying to PriyaBarnes0568

You're right; the history supports a check, not a conclusion. Inspect the pad installation and gripping surfaces while retaining tray location in the investigation

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VictorChen1142
Replying to JoAli0244

My separate handling setup had both worn gripping surfaces and variation in tray seating. Coordinate corrections alone gave inconsistent results because they didn't address either underlying condition.

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OscarArcher0358
Replying to VictorChen1142

@VictorChen1142 With multiple point changes already in our history, I'm unsure how to distinguish tooling and tray effects. How did you structure that comparison on your setup?

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VictorChen1142
Replying to OscarArcher0358

@OscarArcher0358 For my setup, a documented reference configuration anchored the investigation while maintenance assessed individual conditions. Discovering wear didn't mean we automatically restored older pickup coordinates.

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SamBarnes0594
Replying to VictorChen1142

Why not just go back to the original points once the gripper's checked? Aren't those the good ones?

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JoAli0244
Replying to SamBarnes0594

Only if they match the verified setup. Tooling, frames or presentation may have changed; your responsible technician should compare the configuration before any supervised validation

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OscarArcher0358
Replying to JoAli0244

We haven't verified that match yet. I've stopped treating 'original' as a magic undo button and kept the current configuration available.

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PriyaBarnes0568
Replying to OscarArcher0358

Good. Also, 'tray looks the same' isn't a seating measurement. Your pre-contact observation helps, but it doesn't cover every tray replacement

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OscarArcher0358
Replying to PriyaBarnes0568

The supervised comparison found seating variation as well as worn gripping surfaces. So we really do have more than one thing to investigate.

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OscarArcher0358
Replying to OscarArcher0358

The pre-contact and gripping observations have narrowed where the symptom develops. We haven't established an accepted remedy, so I'm holding further coordinate adjustments during the investigation.

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JoAli0244
Replying to OscarArcher0358

You've located when the symptom appears, even though the remedy is still open

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