Helios Gear Products
South Elgin, IL 60177
New Hera 30 Features Siemens 828D Control
CNC gear hobbing machine includes streamlined dialog programming with visual examples to guide users and accelerate training. Accommodates parts up to 127 mm long with a maximum axial travel of 90 mm from 65 mm to 155 mm axial position. Provides 8 CNC axes, 1 module pitch rating, 40 mm maximum workpiece diameter and 10,000 rpm maximum hob speed.
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New TM 200-R3 CNC Machine Equipped with RJ45 Port
Base configuration allows part diameters up to 200 mm (7.9”). Produces finished work pieces in under a minute. Includes ten total carriage towers that rotate past the loading/unloading station.
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New Hera 350 CNC Gear Hobbing Machine Offers Hob Shifting up to 180 mm
Offers 6 CNC axes (7 with automation), a 6 module (4.23 DP) pitch rating and 1,200 rpm maximum hob speed. Machine’s cast iron base provides dampening and stability for extreme cutting conditions. Provides safety features such as electro-mechanical interlock and a splashguard door.
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Gear Hobbing Machine offers 8 axes of CNC control.
Model 300 provides max pitch of 4.0 mm with max workpiece diameter of 195 mm, and max workpiece length of 500 mm when manually loading. With automatic loading, max workpiece diameter is 140 mm and max workpiece length is 300 mm. Machine includes direct-drive digital work and cutter spindles, as well as composite epoxy bed, which ensures high static, dynamic, and thermal stability. Optional...
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Gear-Grinding Machine offers 8 axes of CNC control.
KOEPFER KAPP KX120 is equipped with BWO 900 CNC control for hard-finishing operations of gears and shafts. Able to accomplish all gear-cutting applications, machine employs direct-drive 12,000 rpm grinding head and KAPP CBN-plated, 80 mm OD, multi-thread grinding worms. Delivering continuous grinding process, it is available with automation system for loading and unloading components in...
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Sharpening Machine handles straight and spiral-gash gear hobs.
Model KFS100S sharpens carbide or high-speed steel hobs to AGMA AAA accuracy. It handles bore and shank-type tools, and has full enclosure for wet grinding, swiveling direct-drive high-speed 12,000 rpm grinding spindle, linear slides with preloaded guideways, integrated paper filtration system, and precision ballscrews. Four-axis GE Fanuc CNC control is programmed in conversational style. Machine...
Read More »Gear School Goes Live, Remote, Personal
Helios offers improved fundamentals gear school South Elgin, Illinois — January 20, 2021 - Helios Gear Products has taught its Fundamentals of Parallel Axis Gear Manufacturing seminar (“Gear School”) for over 30 years, and the company remains committed to supporting the industry. A combination of degreed and licensed engineers and educators teach the school, and as a vital tool for...
Read More »Large-Gear Deburring Solution Improves Quality
Helios announces strategic approach to large-gear deburring Chamfer-deburring of large gears — considered here to be those over 1-meter diameter — demand significant labor that comes with the risk of inconsistency and low quality. In partnership with Tecnomacchine, Helios announces an improvement to such applications. “For very large spur and helical gears, this deburring approach...
Read More »Helios Announces Service Engineer
Helios Gear Products announces a new position of Service Engineer filled by Edgar Ixpata. Said Adam Gimpert, president of Helios, “After working through our internal training program, Edgar has proven to be an invaluable asset to our technical team. With our expanding machine tool solutions and new service engineers like Edgar, gear manufacturers have a winning combination of machines and...
Read More »Helios Announces New Executives
Helios Gear Products announces it has filled two executive positions: Adam Gimpert now serves as the company’s president with David Harroun as vice president. “After more than thirty years serving the gear manufacturing industry, Helios has a powerful core of technical competence, proven ethical business practices, and some of the industry’s highest levels of quality. I am fortunate to lead...
Read More »Helios Announces Charlotte Gear School
Helios Gear Products announces the 2019 Regional Gear School that will be co-presented by the Kapp Niles company. This school will be held September 25, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. For over 30 years, Helios Gear Products has provided quality education to the gear industry. As part of its corporate mission, Helios believes that Gear CE (continuing education) is a critical component for...
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New Hera 30 Features Siemens 828D Control
CNC gear hobbing machine includes streamlined dialog programming with visual examples to guide users and accelerate training. Accommodates parts up to 127 mm long with a maximum axial travel of 90 mm from 65 mm to 155 mm axial position. Provides 8 CNC axes, 1 module pitch rating, 40 mm maximum workpiece diameter and 10,000 rpm maximum hob speed.
Read More »
New TM 200-R3 CNC Machine Equipped with RJ45 Port
Base configuration allows part diameters up to 200 mm (7.9”). Produces finished work pieces in under a minute. Includes ten total carriage towers that rotate past the loading/unloading station.
Read More »
New Hera 350 CNC Gear Hobbing Machine Offers Hob Shifting up to 180 mm
Offers 6 CNC axes (7 with automation), a 6 module (4.23 DP) pitch rating and 1,200 rpm maximum hob speed. Machine’s cast iron base provides dampening and stability for extreme cutting conditions. Provides safety features such as electro-mechanical interlock and a splashguard door.
Read More »Helios Announces New Technical Leadership
Helios Gear Products announces Dennis Hillary has taken the new leadership position of Senior Service Engineer for the company’s technical service group. In response to growing demand for gear machine tool solutions, this team’s size has doubled over the past two years. Consequently, Dennis now provides team leadership and mentorship in addition to continued technical service for Helios’s...
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Gear Hobbing Machine offers 8 axes of CNC control.
Model 300 provides max pitch of 4.0 mm with max workpiece diameter of 195 mm, and max workpiece length of 500 mm when manually loading. With automatic loading, max workpiece diameter is 140 mm and max workpiece length is 300 mm. Machine includes direct-drive digital work and cutter spindles, as well as composite epoxy bed, which ensures high static, dynamic, and thermal stability. Optional...
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