Machines and equipment for material handling in plastics processing: emptying, conveying, drying, dedusting.
HELIOS Gerätebau für Kunststofftechnik GmbH
RosenheimNew on Amplifa
About HELIOS
HELIOS Gerätebau für Kunststofftechnik GmbH, headquartered in Rosenheim, is a family-owned company specializing in the development, manufacture and worldwide distribution of equipment and machines for material handling in plastics processing. The product range includes automatic emptying stations (OKTOMAT®) for octabins and big bags, vacuum and compressed-air conveying devices, granulate dryers (JETBOXX®) with dry-air technology, and dedusting units (HELIO® Clean) for granulate and regrind. The products are used in injection molding, extrusion and compounding of engineering plastics, including in the plastics, automotive, electrical, medical and chemical industries as well as process engineering. Since 1982, the company states it has set industry standards in material handling; in total, more than 10,000 dryers, more than 5,000 emptying systems and more than 1,000 dedusters have been delivered to more than 50 countries. The service offering includes consulting, spare parts, maintenance, repair, calibration, test setups and material trials.
- Site
- Rosenheim
- Processes
- Automatic emptying of octabins and big bags (OKTOMAT® emptying stations), Vacuum conveying technology, Compressed-air conveying devices (pneumatic conveying), Granulate drying with dry-air technology (JETBOXX® hopper-mounted, auxiliary, dedusting dryers,), Dedusting of granulate and regrind (HELIO® Clean, 2-/3-/5-stage, ionization, DKM process), Dosing (dosing systems), Calibration of JETBOXX® dryers, Maintenance, repair, spare parts service, refit
- Materials
- Plastic granulate, Regrind, Engineering plastics, Plastic Granulate, Engineering Plastics, OKTOMAT® Emptying Stations, JETBOXX® Granulate Dryers, HELIO® Clean Dedusters
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1982
- Industries
- Plastics Industry, Automotive Industry, Electrical Industry, Medical Industry, Chemical Industry, Process Engineering
- 01
Development and Design
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Distribution
- 04
Maintenance, Repair and Calibration
- 05
Material Trials and Test Setups
Materials and Processes
Plastic Granulate
Processed in dryers, conveying and dedusting units for injection molding and extrusion.
Regrind
Is freed from dust in the HELIO® Clean dedusting units.
Engineering Plastics
Field of application in compounding and processing with HELIOS material handling systems.
OKTOMAT® Emptying Stations
Automatic, complete emptying of octabin and big-bag bulk containers.
JETBOXX® Granulate Dryers
Dry small to medium throughputs with dry-air technology and protection against over-drying.
HELIO® Clean Dedusters
Remove dust from granulate and regrind, up to 5 stages with ionization and the DKM process.
Sites
Rosenheim
DEHeadquarters, development, production and distribution
- Materials
- Plastic granulate, regrind, engineering plastics
- OKTOMAT® emptying stations (ECO, SOS, INOX, ATEX)
- JETBOXX® granulate dryers (hopper-mounted, auxiliary, dedusting dryers, WINneo® 2)
- HELIO® Clean dedusting units (Clean 2, 2 MIX, 3 Plus, 5, Pro, Pro 30)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic emptying of octabins and big bags (OKTOMAT® emptying stations)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate, Bulk materials |
| Vacuum conveying technologyPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Compressed-air conveying devices (pneumatic conveying)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Granulate drying with dry-air technology (JETBOXX® hopper-mounted, auxiliary, dedusting dryers,)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Dedusting of granulate and regrind (HELIO® Clean, 2-/3-/5-stage, ionization, DKM process)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate, Regrind |
| Dosing (dosing systems)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Calibration of JETBOXX® dryersTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, repair, spare parts service, refitEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Material trials / test units and loaner setupsTesting | – | – | – | – | Plastic granulate |
| Consulting and quotation preparationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic emptying station OKTOMAT® | HELIOS OKTOMAT® ECO / SOS / INOX / ATEX | – | – | – | Rosenheim |
| Granulate dryer JETBOXX® | HELIOS JETBOXX® hopper-mounted dryer / dedusting dryer / auxiliary dryer / variable | – | – | – | Rosenheim |
| Dedusting unit HELIO® Clean | HELIOS HELIO® Clean 2 / 2 MIX / 3 Plus / 5 / Pro / Pro 30 / dedusting dryer | – | – | – | Rosenheim |
Additional services
Quality
HELIOS GmbH is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (DEKRA, certificate no. 41224738). The certified scope covers distribution, development, manufacturing, maintenance, servicing and commissioning of the equipment.
| Evidence | Rosenheim |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1982
Foundation of the engineering office for plastics technology IKT in Rosenheim by Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Wilhelm, predecessor of HELIOS GmbH.
- 1990
Foundation of HELIOS Gerätebau für Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Olching; presentation of HELIOMAT®, the world's first batch dryer with removable drying hoppers, at FAKUMA.
- 1994
Move to a new company building in Dachau.
- 1996
First presentation of the OKTOMAT® emptying system at FAKUMA.
- 1998
Introduction of the removable JETBOXX® dryer control and relocation of the company headquarters to Rosenheim.
- 2001
Presentation of the JETBOXX® series with database at K-2001.
- 2004
Extension of the JETBOXX® series with WINsystem®.
- 2007
All JETBOXX® dryers with material feed without or with dedusting; patent application for the dedusting system HELIO® Clean 2.
- 2012
Market launch of dedusters with ionization; introduction of JETBOXX® WINneo.
- 2016
Presentation of the 5-stage dedusting process with ion showers HELIO® Clean Pro.
- 2019
Market launch of HELIOS® dedusting dryers.
- 2020
Delivery of the 100th HELIOS® dedusting dryer for lens manufacturing.
- 2021
Presentation of the HELIOS® dedusting dryer “Optical Edition”.
- 2022
Deduster HELIO® Clean Pro 30; market launch of the WINneo® 2 dryer series, version “Ready” with Modbus.
- 2024
Further development of WINneo® 2 to version “Connect” with WiFi.
- 2025
WINneo® 2 version “Fully” with OPC-UA; presentation of the DKM dedusting process at K 2025.
- 2026
Market launch of HELIO® Clean 5 with DKM process; introduction of the WINneo®-2.com package for Smart Factory.