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The installed controller cooling filter is here; the spare isn't - transferring small housings

AnnaBrooks0851 · 12 points · Buying advice · 6 Aug 2026

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Seller promised an extra tool cable, not just the installed one (Fairino FR5, transferring small housings)

OscarArcher0358 · 29 points · Buying advice · 5 Aug 2026

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Fairino FR10: A good price isn't answering my condition questions

TheoAbbott0062 · 15 points · Buying advice · 5 Aug 2026

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Our robot demos used different trays. How do we compare them? (Fairino FR10, sorted tray loading)

NathanArcher0373 · 4 points · Buying advice · 5 Aug 2026

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Our handling budget left out fixture work and staff time (Fairino FR5)

LinAli0183 · 32 points · Buying advice · 5 Aug 2026

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A small machined-components factory: Choosing contacts for Fairino FR5 without ignoring the finish

RobinBrooks0860 · 4 points · Buying advice · 5 Aug 2026

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Should I pause fitting the tooling over this revision mismatch? - transferring small fixture plates

FarahAllen0330 · 18 points · Buying advice · 5 Aug 2026

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An arm on a pallet isn't the complete package I ordered - loading assembly fixtures

MiaAllen0296 · 7 points · Buying advice · 4 Aug 2026

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Where do I start with a claimed separate controller shipment? (Fairino FR5, loading assembly fixtures)

NadiaCarter0987 · 27 points · Buying advice · 4 Aug 2026

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One crate arrived; the rest of the order has no tracking (Fairino FR5)

MeiBaker0516 · 15 points · Buying advice · 4 Aug 2026

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Our accessory box won't complete 220 kits (changing sample handling fixtures)

IsabelAllen0300 · 16 points · Buying advice · 4 Aug 2026

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The listing says inspected. I need something more useful. (Fairino FR10, parts tray loading)

LouisBrown0920 · 12 points · Buying advice · 4 Aug 2026

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What would actually support an 'equivalent configuration' claim? (loading lightweight housings)

JamieBennett0730 · 36 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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How should we compare contacts that leave witness marks? - moving cosmetic components between nests

ChloeChen1179 · 16 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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transferring housings between locating nests: what needs weighing besides a rigid motor housing?

NaomiBrown0941 · 17 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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Light assembly workshop: Seller promised an extra tool cable, not just the installed one

JaneBell0684 · 33 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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What did 'kit' mean in our confirmed accessory order? - preparing molded part handling runs

PriyaBaker0481 · 25 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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How do we rescue a robot proposal with an incomplete budget? (Fairino FR10, fixture loading)

LeahBell0669 · 19 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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My Fairino FR10 arrived without its controller (loading assembly fixtures)

CallumArcher0360 · 39 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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Different label suffix, different mounting arrangement - placing molded parts in nests

EllaBennett0729 · 32 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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