We’re Bringing the NEOPS 100 to IMTS 2026
IMTS is back. So are we.
The International Manufacturing Technology Show runs September 8–13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, and we’ll be there with a machine worth the trip.
If you’ve been to IMTS before, you know the floor. Serious buyers, serious machines, a lot of ground to cover. We try to make the time you spend at our booth count — bring something real to show, have the people there who can actually talk through your application, and not waste your time.
This year, we’re featuring the NEOPS 100 on the floor.
One machine. Two operations.
The NEOPS 100 runs power skiving and gear hobbing on a single platform. You can switch between operations without a second machine or additional floor space.
That combination came out of the robotics industry, which puts serious demands on gear production: tight tolerances, internal geometries, high volumes. The NEOPS 100 was designed for shops producing fine-pitch gears, shafts, and other involute components at scale, primarily for robotics and automation applications.
It also handles external spur and helical gears in both modes. The application range is wider than the origin story suggests.
Why this machine matters for North American shops.
Power skiving has been expensive to get into. The cost has put it out of reach for many shops.
“For a lot of North American shops, power skiving has simply been too expensive to get into. The NEOPS 100 brings the entry point down without cutting corners on what the machine can do. It was designed for robotics production, which sets a high bar, and the combination design means shops don’t have to buy two machines to stay flexible.” — Adam Gimpert, President, Helios Gear Products
The NeoPS 100 sits alongside the NEOPS 200 and NEOPS 400 in our power skiving lineup. The same applications team in South Elgin supports all three.
What power skiving is, and why it matters.
Power skiving is a high-speed gear cutting process well suited to internal gears and high-volume runs where hobbing is slower or geometrically limited. It’s been standard in high-end European gear manufacturing for years. Most North American shops haven’t had a practical way into it without committing to a large, dedicated machine at a steep price.
The NEOPS 100 changes that math. It’s a combination platform on a smaller scale, supported domestically by a team that also sells you the tooling and handles the application engineering.
Come see it in Chicago.
The NEOPS 100 will be running at our IMTS booth. If you’re attending the show and want to see it, talk through your application, or get a sense of whether skiving makes sense for what you’re running, come find us.
Our applications engineers will be at the booth all week. These are the same people who handle pre-sale application reviews, runoffs, and post-install support. If you have a part and a question, bring both.
