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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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What should I do with costs nobody can price yet? - carton insert loading

CallumBell0621 · 12 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Is our load comparison missing most of the assembly? (Fairino FR5, loading metal housings into inspection nests)

MinaArcher0424 · 24 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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How much can a refurbished robot demo actually establish? (parts tray loading)

MinaAbbott0076 · 5 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Workshop preparing repeat fixture kits: Seller counts pieces; I ordered matched kits

MinaBell0685 · 21 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Seller counts pieces; I ordered matched kits (Universal Robots UR5e, preparing molded part handling runs)

PavelBrown0875 · 29 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Fixtures, guarding, training: what else belongs in our cell estimate? (Fairino FR10, carton insert loading)

YasminBrown0876 · 37 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Where do I start with a claimed separate controller shipment? (Fairino FR10, placing assembly inserts)

JackBennett0776 · 27 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Fairino FR5: What should I document after an incomplete robot delivery?

IsabelChen1170 · 17 points · Buying advice · 3 Jun 2026

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Visible cylinder, contact marks, no agreed inspection method (Fairino FR5)

ZaraChan1091 · 5 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Handling a small bearing sleeve: how much did the tray help? - tray-to-tray transfer

BethBrown0933 · 19 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Buying for handling a rigid plastic spacer, unsure what has been checked - parts tray loading

LucaChan1048 · 30 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Manual inspection bench: Our spare kit keeps being pushed into an unspecified shipment

KaiAdams0106 · 3 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Fairino FR5: An arm on a pallet isn't the complete package I ordered

LeahBarnes0582 · 30 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Comparing the complete cost of handling a small retail carton (Fairino FR5)

PriyaChan1090 · 31 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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The installed gripper mounting adapter is here; the spare isn't (Fairino FR5, loading sample trays)

ThomasArcher0364 · 33 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Guarded assembly fixture: Seller says split shipment, but there's no second reference

LouisArcher0398 · 24 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Comparing the complete cost of handling a packaged connector kit (carton insert loading)

RachelBennett0783 · 19 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Prototype assembly room: Does this delivery note account for the whole package?

AmyBarnes0554 · 5 points · Buying advice · 1 Jun 2026

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Our Fairino FR5 arrived, but the promised spare kit didn't - transferring small housings

YasminBell0615 · 33 points · Buying advice · 1 Jun 2026

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