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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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What should I ask for when a spare has no parcel reference? (Universal Robots UR5e, sorting inspection samples)

JamieBell0643 · 23 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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The robot is here; this is a separate accessory shortage - changing sample handling fixtures

ElliotAli0248 · 27 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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Seller promised an extra controller cooling filter, not just the installed one (transferring small housings)

NaomiAdams0158 · 34 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026

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Our gripper samples are marked and nobody agrees how to judge them (Universal Robots UR5e)

MeiAbbott0081 · 23 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: The robot is here; this is a separate accessory shortage

JackArcher0428 · 25 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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moving cosmetic components between nests: how do I weigh appearance against holding and release? (Universal Robots UR5e)

ReeceAdams0123 · 26 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: Do I chase the spare kit separately from our sorting inspection samples setup?

HazelChan1093 · 26 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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Our spare kit keeps being pushed into an unspecified shipment (Fairino FR10, sorting inspection samples)

BenAli0196 · 0 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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How much work have I left out of handling a small plastic enclosure? - fixture loading

ElenaArcher0427 · 27 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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

MayaBaker0475 · 28 points · Buying advice · 2 Aug 2026

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