Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase

NoraBennett0757

Nora Bennett

MidlandsJoined 6 Jan 202669 posts

About

Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase. Currently exploring small-batch automation and workshop projects. Working around mixed supplier documentation; planning a 14-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

Seller wants a fault code but our FR5 only shows a waiting step

MayaArcher0388 · 6 points · Buying robots from China · 4 Sept 2026

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How do I correct an enthusiastic robot first impression? (Fairino FR10, tray-to-tray handling)

WillBrown0922 · 28 points · Reviews & comparisons · 29 Aug 2026

10replies N

Holding a machined aluminum puck less squarely than before - tray unloading

NadiaAllen0291 · 36 points · General robotics · 28 Aug 2026

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Our normal tray loop works until something stops it (fixture-to-tray transfer)

NoraBennett0757 · 6 points · Programming & support · 26 Aug 2026

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Planning for 44, judging from mismatched demos (Fairino FR10, sorted tray loading)

NinaBrown0936 · 37 points · Buying advice · 25 Aug 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: Can this alternating pattern support the load it arranges?

GabrielChen1149 · 24 points · Applications & integration · 16 Jul 2026

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Our FR10 spacer sequence has receipt dressed up as availability

TheoBell0671 · 20 points · Programming & support · 2 Jul 2026

20replies N

Our FR5 layer fits a pallet deck we may not actually use

NathanAdams0112 · 21 points · Applications & integration · 2 Jul 2026

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Why has our returned FR10 gripper controller spent 50 days without intake?

MeiBennett0777 · 10 points · Buying robots from China · 24 Jun 2026

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Why is our FR5 unloading choice based on a machine without its door?

FarahBrooks0852 · 0 points · Fairino robots · 16 Jun 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: How should we compare contacts that leave witness marks?

OscarBarnes0532 · 19 points · Buying advice · 23 May 2026

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Reconnect turns an old completion into a new one (fixture-check bookkeeping)

DineshBrooks0821 · 34 points · Applications & integration · 21 May 2026

8replies F

A workshop telemetry desk: How do I measure where status processing gets stuck?

FarahArcher0417 · 22 points · Programming & support · 19 May 2026

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My phone video hasn't been enough to diagnose this stop (tray loading)

NoraBennett0757 · 10 points · Buying robots from China · 17 May 2026

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How should we compare two FR10 housing tools with different offsets?

MayaAli0214 · 19 points · Buying advice · 7 May 2026

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Our FR5 bracket correction has a duration but no matching first released check

NoahBrown0890 · 19 points · Applications & integration · 1 May 2026