I'm reviewing changeover for our planned loading rigid components into interchangeable nests with Fairino FR10 in a family-of-parts production cell. The nest insert for a rigid connector housing closely resembles another family insert and appears reversible in its mounting. Before automated use, I'd like to establish how tooling identity, orientation and the selected recipe should be checked together.
@IsaacAdams0172 Use the drawings to establish whether the reversed insert can fully occupy the intended seat. Then compare its identity and revision with the recipe's setup requirement.
@IsaacAdams0172 Ask the fixture designer to review asymmetric keying using those drawings. A configuration table should also link the insert's identity and revision to the applicable part and recipe.
@IsaacAdams0172 The keying could contribute to identification if the other insert can't engage the intended seat. Have the designer demonstrate that comparison as part of the review.
That possibility needs qualification: family inserts can share a keying feature, and correct identity wouldn't establish full seating if debris were present.
Yes, my answer bundled too much. Review identity, orientation and full seating separately, even if one design feature contributes to more than one check.