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76 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST June/July 2018 New Products well. Once all criteria are selected, us- ers simply click “find insert” to reveal the best choice for their unique boring application. “Even the most precise boring tool in the world can be a dud if you are using the wrong insert for your appli- cation. Allied’s Boring Insert Selector can maximize the performance of your modular boring investment today” said Ben Morrett, product manager for both Criterion andWohlhaupter boring lines at Allied. “We are always looking for ways to help customers achieve success.” New Vertex 100 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center —Mitsui Seiki Mitsui Seiki’s new Vertex 100 5-axis vertical machining center is engineered to fulfill manufacturers’de- mands for a compact, high-speed ma- chine capable of high-precision milling of larger parts such as blisks for aircraft engines. The Vertex 100 can machine workpieces 1,250 mm in diameter and 850 mm tall while occupying only 3 m x 4.2 m of shop floor space. X-Y-Z axis strokes are 1000 mm, 900 mm, and 750 mm respectively. Maximum swing diameter is 1480 mm. From CAT 40 to HSK-A100 taper sizes the Vertex 100 is supplied with multiple spindle options (15,000 rpm, 25,000 rpm and 30,000 rpm). A large 60-tool standard automatic tool chang- er handles maximum tool lengths of 300 mm and maximum tool diameters of 125 mm (CAT40/HSKA63) or 160 mm (CAT 50/ HSK A 100), offering maximum flexibility. Job Shop in a box