Prototype machinist exploring small-batch automation

MiaCarter0992

Mia Carter

CanadaJoined 1 Oct 202596 posts

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Prototype machinist exploring small-batch automation. Currently exploring plc integration and robot comparisons. Working around a strict maintenance budget; planning a 12-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

What should count as dimensional acceptance after welding? (Universal Robots UR5e)

AdaBrown0912 · 23 points · Applications & integration · 3 Sept 2026

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The scratch labels look less certain than the images suggest - planning camera inspection of reflective parts

OwenBennett0747 · 27 points · Programming & support · 14 Aug 2026

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Tracking a small aluminum block through an interrupted transfer - tray-to-fixture transfer

LucaBrown0874 · 27 points · Programming & support · 10 Aug 2026

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The delivery receipt doesn't explain our package count (placing samples in fixtures)

TheoChen1193 · 34 points · Buying robots from China · 6 Aug 2026

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A supervised tray handling cell: Still waiting for useful help with tray unloading

HassanChan1052 · 18 points · Buying robots from China · 2 Aug 2026

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Softer pads offered for collar marks we have not agreed how to judge

JonasAdams0111 · 30 points · Buying advice · 31 Jul 2026

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Can I compare FR5 unloading arrangements before the gripper is modelled?

KieranCasey · 34 points · Fairino robots · 28 Jul 2026

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Which route is my diagnostic laptop actually using? (Fairino FR5, controller availability checking)

OwenAli0225 · 25 points · Fairino robots · 21 Jul 2026

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The CAD fit looks fine. Our samples disagree. - presenting mounting brackets for inspection

MiaCarter0992 · 4 points · Applications & integration · 14 Jul 2026

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Can this alternating pattern support the load it arranges? (planning alternating carton layers on a pallet)

ChloeBell0657 · 30 points · Applications & integration · 13 Jul 2026

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Two freight references and no clear location - placing housings in trays

MiaCarter0992 · 12 points · Buying robots from China · 9 Jul 2026

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Cannot connect our FR5 using a guide that shows a different arm cable

MiaCarter0992 · 31 points · Buying robots from China · 20 Jun 2026

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The support request is open, but I'm unsure what evidence they need (tray unloading)

VictorAli0185 · 31 points · Buying robots from China · 28 May 2026

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MiaCarter0992

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Conversations

What should count as dimensional acceptance after welding? (Universal Robots UR5e)

A missing result isn't proof the job never started (sample acceptance checking)

Fairino FR10: Nobody has located our missing crate by its identifier

Holding a molded plastic sleeve less squarely than before - tray unloading

My FR10 adapter interface differs from the configuration I confirmed

the FR5 carton count fits while the support question remains blank

A completion from the abandoned attempt finishes my new plate inspection

An unexplained correction sits between our two bracket checks