Prototype machinist exploring small-batch automation

CalebAli0232

Caleb Ali

New ZealandJoined 5 Oct 202538 posts

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Prototype machinist exploring small-batch automation. Currently exploring spare parts and plc integration. Working around tight tooling clearance; planning a 6-week trial before making a decision.

Spare partsPLC integration

Conversations

Can we choose a gripper for a polished cylindrical bezel from these samples? - moving cosmetic components between nests

CallumAbbott0012 · 15 points · Buying advice · 22 Jul 2026

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I cannot accept FR5 vacuum tooling from the one carton they smoothed first

DanielCarter1000 · 31 points · Applications & integration · 25 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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CalebAli0232

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Conversations

Can we choose a gripper for a polished cylindrical bezel from these samples? - moving cosmetic components between nests

I cannot accept FR5 vacuum tooling from the one carton they smoothed first

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

A smooth trial and an incomplete review (Universal Robots UR5e)

How do I tell whether our FR10 fixture wait contains a failed status read?

The FR5 test completes the current coupon with yesterday's event

I cannot rank the FR10 demonstration against a different receiving job

our startup retries a bracket check it may already have sent

Which FR10 replay assertion catches an old bracket result under a new heading?

Cannot justify collecting this FR10 on a one-word inspection claim

Cannot count this retained UR5e completion as a new bracket

The bracket gauge appears only after straightening

Cannot rank the FR5 trial against a different tray

ready means two things in our FR5 handover meeting

Cannot tell whether this used UR5e inspection is worth a journey