Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase

SaraChen1157

Sara Chen

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South West EnglandJoined 31 Mar 2026103 posts

About

Workshop owner evaluating a first automation purchase. Currently exploring python sdks and buying robots from china. Working around a small commissioning team; planning a 19-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

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one acknowledgement, two possible inspection attempts

ClaraBrown0872 · 17 points · Programming & support · 4 Sept 2026
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How should I document the damage near the pendant enclosure? - transferring inspection trays

OliverCarter0972 · 21 points · Buying robots from China · 30 Aug 2026
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Can't identify the sample handling gripper in the seller's video (Fairino FR5, loading small inspection fixtures)

SaraChen1157 · 24 points · Buying advice · 28 Aug 2026
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Parts preparation station: The packing list includes the tool connection cable; the freight updates don't locate it

AaronCarter0958 · 14 points · Buying robots from China · 26 Aug 2026
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How do I untangle who sets and clears each signal? (inspection-cycle coordination)

JuliaBennett0761 · 25 points · Applications & integration · 26 Aug 2026
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Our open machine door is missing from the layout (Fairino FR5, machining fixture exchange)

MinaAllen0337 · 2 points · Fairino robots · 25 Aug 2026
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Why are we calling the moving stripe a scratch before checking the bezel?

HenryArcher0351 · 24 points · Programming & support · 24 Aug 2026
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The FR10 inside-corner torch is still drawn as a line

AdaBrooks0825 · 16 points · Applications & integration · 22 Aug 2026
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The UR5e suffix changed but my inspection bracket did not

SaraChen1157 · 12 points · Buying advice · 21 Aug 2026
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Why is the delivered UR5e adapter called equivalent without a drawing comparison?

JackBarnes0602 · 27 points · Buying advice · 21 Aug 2026
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Our FR5 inspection request disappears between observations and nobody owns the clearing rule

JamieBennett0730 · 22 points · Applications & integration · 20 Aug 2026
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An enclosed machining cell: How do I check access for finished blank removal?

SaraChen1157 · 9 points · Fairino robots · 14 Aug 2026
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Polished-cover scratch labels move ahead of the FR5 evidence

BenAbbott0022 · 6 points · Programming & support · 13 Aug 2026
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A compact fixture loading station: Our tray-locating change still needs an honest assessment

AmaraAllen0339 · 22 points · Applications & integration · 6 Aug 2026
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Checking the route before changing controller settings (read-only connection verification)

LucyAbbott0045 · 12 points · Fairino robots · 4 Aug 2026
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The offline FR5 status fake approves calls it never checks

SaraChen1157 · 36 points · Programming & support · 29 Jul 2026
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Starting with 179: what belongs in the pilot budget?

SaraChen1157 · 16 points · Buying advice · 18 Jul 2026
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Can exposed length tell me enough about a steel bush blank?

SaraChen1157 · 17 points · Applications & integration · 13 Jul 2026
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Am I maintaining a UR5e transfer or an expanding bag-preparation job?

IngridCarr · 40 points · Applications & integration · 3 Jul 2026
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our ur5e handover pictures stop where the subprogram starts

WillBaker0487 · 6 points · General robotics · 1 Jul 2026
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