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Modular tooling bench: Not enough fixture locating block for the kits we planned

LinAli0183 · 3 points · Buying advice · 8 Aug 2026

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Can't identify the tool mounting adapter in the seller's video (transferring molded housings)

NoraCarter1018 · 17 points · Buying advice · 8 Aug 2026

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One crate arrived; the rest of the order has no tracking (loading assembly fixtures)

LucaArcher0352 · 30 points · Buying advice · 8 Aug 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: Closing a missing accessory issue without overstating it

AaronBennett0697 · 11 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Seller promised an extra pendant cable, not just the installed one (Universal Robots UR5e, sorting inspection samples)

LeahAllen0321 · 24 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Visible cylinder, contact marks, no agreed inspection method (transferring finished cylindrical parts into trays)

MeiBaker0516 · 5 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Not enough gripper finger set for the kits we planned - repeating lightweight fixture loading jobs

JaneAbbott0075 · 24 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Does this tooling quote describe the load Fairino FR5 would actually carry? - planning a housing transfer operation

OwenChen1182 · 19 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Seller says split shipment, but there's no second reference (Universal Robots UR5e, loading assembly fixtures)

JoAli0244 · 13 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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A workshop test cell: What does 'inspected' mean on this refurbished Fairino FR10?

RaviArcher0389 · 14 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Fairino FR5: What should I ask suppliers for beyond a payload total?

ReeceBaker0471 · 40 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Can we use these videos to shortlist Fairino FR5? (fixture-to-tray unloading)

NinaArcher0414 · 11 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Buying for handling a molded housing, unsure what has been checked (parts tray unloading)

NathanArcher0373 · 27 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Prototype assembly room: How do I trace the missing controller and the teach pendant cable?

ReeceAdams0123 · 31 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Seller promised an extra gripper mounting adapter, not just the installed one (loading sample trays)

IsabelCarter0996 · 29 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: Our spare kit keeps being pushed into an unspecified shipment

RosaArcher0379 · 8 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Fairino FR5: Do I chase the spare kit separately from our sorting inspection samples setup?

ElenaBennett0775 · 24 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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Small sample handling bench: How can a short recording show the package and the agreed task?

ImranAbbott0044 · 7 points · Buying advice · 6 Aug 2026

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Buying for handling a machined polymer puck, unsure what has been checked (Fairino FR10)

IsabelAli0213 · 38 points · Buying advice · 6 Aug 2026

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Shared sample handling setup: How do I reconcile this gripper finger set shortage?

ElliotAdams0161 · 13 points · Buying advice · 6 Aug 2026

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