Independent metrology consultant

OwenChen1182

Owen Chen

WalesJoined 3 Oct 2025142 posts

About

Independent metrology consultant. Currently exploring workshop projects and welding cells. Working around an ageing control cabinet; planning a 20-week trial before making a decision.

Workshop projectsWelding cells

Conversations

A small owner-run workshop: I priced Universal Robots UR5e, then the budget argument started

HarishArcher0402 · 20 points · Buying advice · 2 Sept 2026

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Our inspection dashboard is nearly finished with a batch that is not

FelixAli0197 · 39 points · Applications & integration · 16 Aug 2026

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my UR5e estimate quietly volunteered my colleague's fixture time

RachelBennett0783 · 27 points · Buying advice · 15 Aug 2026

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Our planned batch is 11; the demonstration covered one finish (Universal Robots UR5e)

NoraBaker0496 · 24 points · Applications & integration · 9 Aug 2026

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Does this tooling quote describe the load Fairino FR5 would actually carry? - planning a housing transfer operation

OwenChen1182 · 19 points · Buying advice · 7 Aug 2026

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A small flexible packaging workshop: Our 138 starting batch doesn't answer the maintenance question

NadiaAbbott0030 · 22 points · Applications & integration · 7 Aug 2026

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A supervised production bench: Holding a machined aluminum puck less squarely than before

NinaBennett0762 · 21 points · General robotics · 11 Jul 2026

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Our Fairino FR5 arrived, but the promised spare kit didn't (placing parts in assembly nests)

LucaBaker0439 · 35 points · Buying advice · 1 Jun 2026

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A cosmetic components workshop: A fixed camera, small presentation changes, very different streaks

DineshBennett0734 · 36 points · Programming & support · 27 May 2026

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The FR5 steel-blank sketch has lost the door again

LiamCarter1012 · 28 points · Fairino robots · 8 May 2026

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OwenChen1182

About

Conversations

A small owner-run workshop: I priced Universal Robots UR5e, then the budget argument started

Our inspection dashboard is nearly finished with a batch that is not

my UR5e estimate quietly volunteered my colleague's fixture time

Our planned batch is 11; the demonstration covered one finish (Universal Robots UR5e)

Does this tooling quote describe the load Fairino FR5 would actually carry? - planning a housing transfer operation

A small flexible packaging workshop: Our 138 starting batch doesn't answer the maintenance question

A supervised production bench: Holding a machined aluminum puck less squarely than before

FR5 spare-kit shortage buried inside the sample-tray setup discussion

The cover photo we like best is not necessarily the inspection we need

Why is a bench seal being used to support our UR5e stack proposal?

Which FR5 nest contacts make our support brackets seat differently?

fr10 suffix and flange adapter differ from our confirmed housing setup

Steel sensor brackets sit differently in one tidy-looking FR10 nest

our FR5 dashboard turns a failed reply into available

How much of our bush stick-out variation belongs to the blank itself?

Why would I power this UR5e before the enclosure damage is assessed?

I cannot call our tray locator a finished fix yet

Our Fairino FR5 arrived, but the promised spare kit didn't (placing parts in assembly nests)

A cosmetic components workshop: A fixed camera, small presentation changes, very different streaks

The FR5 steel-blank sketch has lost the door again