In electroplating production lines, equipment is often exposed to acidic fumes and high humidity, which pose a serious corrosion risk to conventional steel linear guides. These harsh conditions can frequently lead to stuck sliders, equipment failure, and unexpected downtime.
In this case, the TPS12 linear guide system was successfully implemented in the automated lifting mechanism of an electroplating equipment manufacturer. It effectively addressed issues of corrosion and difficult maintenance, significantly improving operational stability and maintenance efficiency.

✅ Why Choose TPS12?

Traditional ball-type linear guides tend to fail under acidic and humid conditions due to rapid corrosion and complex maintenance. The TPS12 system utilizes an aluminum guide rail with a modular roller slider design, offering the following key advantages:

• Corrosion Resistance:
  The aluminum rail is anodized treatment , providing excellent resistance to acid corrosion. Compared to steel linear guide rail, it is far more suitable for harsh environments like electroplating lines and offers a significantly longer service life.

• Modular Track Roller Linear Gide:
  The roller-based slider can be easily and quickly replaced without the risk of stell ball falling out during disassembly—as is common with traditional ball guides. This makes on-site maintenance safer and more efficient.

• Minimized Downtime:
  The modular design allows for quick partial replacement of worn sliders without removing the entire rail system, drastically reducing maintenance time and minimizing production interruptions.
  
  

⚙️ Application Area

In this automated electroplating system, TPS12 guides are applied in the following critical motion module:

• Lifting Rail for Hanging System:
  Guides the up-and-down movement of the hanging rack across each electroplating tank. Smooth and uninterrupted lifting motion is essential to ensure proper plating results. TPS12 ensures the mechanism doesn’t get stuck, preventing defective plating caused by lift failure.
  
  

📈 Results & Benefits

Track roller and linear guide rail system TPS12  delivered the following notable results:

• ✅ Maintenance and replacement time reduced by over 300%

• ✅ Significant drop in linear guide blocks failure rates

• ✅ Corrosion resistance improved dramatically, with service life estimated to be 5 times longer

• ✅ Streamlined maintenance process, reducing manpower requirements and unplanned downtime

Our customer integrated the TPS12XL roller-type linear guide into their gabion edge trimming machine—a specialized piece of equipment designed to reinforce the edges of gabion mesh and eliminate excess protrusions formed during production. This improves both the safety and structural integrity of the final product.

Application Overview:

The TPS12XL is installed on the machine’s Y-axis movement module. With its high rigidity and smooth rolling performance, the guide enables the edge trimming unit to move accurately and reliably along the Y-axis. This enhances both processing efficiency and product consistency.

This is a customized axis grinding machine with automatic feeding and unloading functions. The customer uses Fubao Technology's TPS4 track for material positioning and fine-tuning, and uses TPS12 for Y-axis feeding.