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One crate arrived; the rest of the order has no tracking

GraceCarter1016 · 24 points · Buying advice · 6 Jun 2026

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Closing a missing accessory issue without overstating it (Fairino FR5, placing parts in assembly nests)

RachelChan1131 · 15 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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An arm on a pallet isn't the complete package I ordered (Fairino FR5, placing assembly inserts)

LucaArcher0352 · 11 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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What would actually support an 'equivalent configuration' claim? (Fairino FR10)

RobinBaker0512 · 11 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Our spare kit keeps being pushed into an unspecified shipment (Fairino FR10, placing parts in assembly nests)

IsaacAllen0346 · 9 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Seller promised an extra pendant cable, not just the installed one (Universal Robots UR5e, transferring small housings)

ZaraAdams0134 · 14 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Fixtures, guarding, training: what else belongs in our cell estimate? - carton insert loading

JuliaBrown0935 · 37 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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The installed gripper mounting adapter is here; the spare isn't (Universal Robots UR5e, transferring small housings)

YasminBell0615 · 21 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Bought a complete Fairino FR5 setup, received only the arm (positioning assembly samples)

AlexCarter0994 · 3 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Sealed box, incomplete kits, disputed quantity (Fairino FR10, preparing molded part handling runs)

LouisBaker0485 · 19 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Seller promised an extra pendant cable, not just the installed one (loading sample trays)

LouisCarter1007 · 31 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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transferring finished cylindrical parts into trays: how do I weigh appearance against holding and release?

LeahBell0669 · 33 points · Buying advice · 5 Jun 2026

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Seller promised an extra pendant cable, not just the installed one - placing parts in assembly nests

PriyaAli0220 · 32 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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One crate arrived; the rest of the order has no tracking (placing assembly inserts)

ElenaBell0688 · 26 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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Should I pause fitting the tooling over this revision mismatch? - positioning inspection samples

TobyBennett0753 · 20 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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Sealed box, incomplete kits, disputed quantity (Fairino FR5, setting up repeat tray loading jobs)

HarishBaker0489 · 9 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

19replies E

Closing a missing accessory issue without overstating it (Universal Robots UR5e, transferring small housings)

ElenaAllen0340 · 7 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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Is our load comparison missing most of the assembly? (Fairino FR10, transferring housings between locating nests)

FarahAbbott0069 · 21 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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A compact production room: Refurbished Fairino FR10: what belongs in the acceptance check?

AaronAdams0088 · 19 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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The supplied the tool interface bracket interface doesn't match our fixture drawing (Fairino FR5)

SarahBrooks0850 · 13 points · Buying advice · 4 Jun 2026

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