Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase

JoAdams0157

Jo Adams

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AustraliaJoined 4 Jan 202677 posts

About

Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase. Currently exploring small-batch automation and maintenance. Working around an ageing control cabinet; planning a 12-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

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The reach screenshot is reassuring; the fixture isn't (Fairino FR10)

RachelAbbott0087 · 23 points · Applications & integration · 4 Sept 2026
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Supervised fixture loading area: Which identifiers help support find the right manual?

JoAdams0157 · 31 points · Buying robots from China · 3 Sept 2026
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The installed pendant cable is here; the spare isn't (loading sample trays)

NadiaArcher0378 · 33 points · Buying advice · 1 Sept 2026
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How do I get past 'next shipment' replies? (Fairino FR10, placing parts in assembly nests)

JoAdams0157 · 3 points · Buying advice · 1 Sept 2026
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Forty-three days chasing the extra FR5 filter, not the fitted one

ReeceBennett0732 · 21 points · Buying advice · 25 Aug 2026
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FR5 identity timeout with only half a record of the laptop that worked

LeahAllen0321 · 18 points · Fairino robots · 17 Aug 2026
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The installed controller cooling filter is here; the spare isn't - transferring small housings

AnnaBrooks0851 · 12 points · Buying advice · 6 Aug 2026
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Light assembly workshop: Seller promised an extra tool cable, not just the installed one

JaneBell0684 · 33 points · Buying advice · 3 Aug 2026
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Before we accept a tool that seals but hasn't answered separation (Universal Robots UR5e)

LinAllen0270 · 8 points · Applications & integration · 2 Aug 2026
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The smooth demo carton is not the carton my UR5e will handle

JaneCarter1032 · 25 points · Applications & integration · 31 Jul 2026
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Pickup offsets keep moving while our spacer grip gets less square

LeahBell0669 · 8 points · General robotics · 31 Jul 2026
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Forty-two days waiting for the extra FR5 filter, fitted one already here

JoAdams0157 · 5 points · Buying advice · 30 Jul 2026
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A compact parts handling area: Different trays have muddled our robot shortlist

JoAdams0157 · 6 points · Buying advice · 19 Jul 2026
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Do I chase the spare kit separately from our loading sample trays setup? (Fairino FR10)

RachelAdams0174 · 17 points · Buying advice · 16 Jul 2026
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A shared tray handling station: I don't want another coordinate tweak to be our maintenance plan

JoAdams0157 · 29 points · General robotics · 12 Jul 2026
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How do I get a supply date for the additional UR5e cooling filter?

JoAdams0157 · 20 points · Buying advice · 3 Jul 2026
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How do I get an actual supply answer for our additional FR10 pendant cable?

JoAdams0157 · 12 points · Buying advice · 27 Jun 2026
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A shared tray handling station: Holding a rigid spacer block less squarely than before

PavelArcher0353 · 31 points · General robotics · 5 Jun 2026
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I don't want another coordinate tweak to be our maintenance plan

JoAdams0157 · 25 points · General robotics · 1 Jun 2026
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Can I get a stock answer for the additional UR5e tool cable?

JoAdams0157 · 22 points · Buying advice · 26 Apr 2026
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