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A manageable arm price and an expanding installation budget (Universal Robots UR5e)

LouisChen1181 · 19 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Can't identify the sample handling gripper in the seller's video (Fairino FR5, loading small inspection fixtures)

SaraChen1157 · 24 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Can we make these Fairino FR10 proposals comparable? (carton insert loading)

SamAli0246 · 14 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Starting with 108: what belongs in the pilot budget? (Fairino FR10, fixture loading)

ChenChen1138 · 8 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Fairino FR10: What would actually support an 'equivalent configuration' claim?

OwenChan1095 · 22 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Visible cylinder, contact marks, no agreed inspection method (loading finished round parts into inspection trays)

ImranBaker0479 · 25 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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A complete robot delivery with one unfinished spare-kit promise

LouisArcher0398 · 5 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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What should I ask suppliers for beyond a payload total? (moving rigid components into assembly fixtures)

EmmaAbbott0028 · 23 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Our spare kit keeps being pushed into an unspecified shipment - loading sample trays

PavelChen1136 · 19 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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An arm on a pallet isn't the complete package I ordered (placing assembly inserts)

CarlaAdams0140 · 8 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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The supplied the tool interface bracket interface doesn't match our fixture drawing - loading lightweight housings

PriyaAdams0133 · 17 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Would you arrange an independent inspection here? (Fairino FR5)

AmyCarter0989 · 24 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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The installed gripper mounting adapter is here; the spare isn't (Fairino FR10, loading sample trays)

BrunoBarnes0539 · 5 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Should I pause fitting the tooling over this revision mismatch? - placing molded parts in nests

RebeccaBrown0952 · 15 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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What should I ask for when a spare has no parcel reference? (placing parts in assembly nests)

ElenaAdams0166 · 8 points · Buying advice · 27 Aug 2026
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Small assembly station: What did 'kit' mean in our confirmed accessory order?

BethAdams0150 · 4 points · Buying advice · 27 Aug 2026
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Refurbished Fairino FR5: what belongs in the acceptance check? - parts tray unloading

AnilAdams0114 · 18 points · Buying advice · 27 Aug 2026
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Fairino FR5: How much work have I left out of handling a machined spacer?

ElenaAdams0166 · 21 points · Buying advice · 27 Aug 2026
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Small assembly station: How do I reconcile this mounting adapter shortage?

ReeceBennett0732 · 31 points · Buying advice · 27 Aug 2026
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Our transferring molded housings demonstration leaves the tooling out of view

ImranAbbott0044 · 36 points · Buying advice · 27 Aug 2026
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