Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase

AlexAbbott0037

Alex Abbott

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AustraliaJoined 2 May 2025143 posts

About

Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase. Currently exploring workshop projects and robot comparisons. Working around mixed supplier documentation; planning a 19-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

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Is inspection status monitoring waiting on the network or the disk? (Fairino FR10)

FelixArcher0371 · 14 points · Programming & support · 2 Sept 2026
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Who should assess the FR10 connector housing after this crushed-crate delivery?

OliverBarnes0537 · 27 points · Buying robots from China · 25 Aug 2026
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How can I narrow this UR5e sleeve-stop report without inventing the missing event link?

LucaChen1135 · 29 points · Buying robots from China · 25 Aug 2026
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UR5e connector housing damaged in transit, still unpowered

SaraBarnes0548 · 7 points · Buying robots from China · 22 Aug 2026
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Fairino FR5: Our carton has a preferred support direction. The pattern rotates it.

LucyBennett0741 · 9 points · Applications & integration · 8 Aug 2026
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Shared prototyping workshop: Can I trace Fairino FR10 without a collection scan?

NaomiAbbott0071 · 33 points · Buying robots from China · 2 Aug 2026
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Fairino FR5: Turning a vague fault report into a useful support request

SofiaAdams0108 · 20 points · Buying robots from China · 17 Jul 2026
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How do I keep an uncertain attempt out of automatic resubmission?

FelixBrooks0806 · 17 points · Programming & support · 16 Jul 2026
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i enjoyed the puck demo but did not prepare the UR5e job

MiaAli0209 · 21 points · Reviews & comparisons · 16 Jun 2026
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Every bag variant adds another fixture to our shared bench

IsaacAbbott0085 · 28 points · Applications & integration · 9 Jun 2026
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Our reach check ends at the chuck and forgets the way out

NiamhCampbell · 26 points · Fairino robots · 8 Jun 2026
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How should I review support and separation for thin panels? - loading individual sheet panels into a locating tray

GraceBell0668 · 31 points · Applications & integration · 5 Jun 2026
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Our tray-locating change still needs an honest assessment (Fairino FR10)

ThomasBrooks0799 · 40 points · Applications & integration · 30 May 2026
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A small bench assembly area: How much can a refurbished robot demo actually establish?

AlexAbbott0037 · 40 points · Buying advice · 26 May 2026
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Fairino FR5: planning a lathe load-and-unload sequence: one status, conflicting definitions

LucyChan1089 · 14 points · Programming & support · 24 May 2026
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Our 67 starting batch doesn't answer the maintenance question (packing tray filling)

JackAli0254 · 2 points · Applications & integration · 10 May 2026
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A sheet-components production area: What evidence belongs beside the vacuum reading?

JackBennett0776 · 33 points · Applications & integration · 3 May 2026
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Our UR5e handover record and the agent's waiting entry use different references

ReeceCarter0993 · 33 points · Buying robots from China · 30 Apr 2026
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Fixture assumptions shouldn't live only in someone's head (Universal Robots UR5e, inspection-cycle coordination)

JaneBrooks0858 · 27 points · General robotics · 30 Apr 2026
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Am I comparing Fairino FR5 or tray preparation?

SamArcher0420 · 11 points · Buying advice · 18 Apr 2026
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