ActiveEdge technology can be used in different types of tooling making it a very flexible solution and the only boring tools that can be fully automated to allow for ‘closed-loop’ boring.

Use our knowledge base and support centre for technical product information. There are mounting dimensions, CAD file downloads, technical documentation, product catalogues. We have a speeds & feeds calculator and our Boring 101 guide will give you all the information you need to know about boring a hole.

A favorite of both woodcarvers and printmakers, our microtools are great for cleaning up ridges created by gouge cuts, cleaning up tight corners, accessing tight spaces, and carving fine details such as mouths and eyes, plus adding texture such as hair, fur and feathers.

Rigibore’s specialty has always been the design and manufacture of custom or special tools and we developed ActiveEdge to be a custom solution for single cutting edge or multi-edge, combination boring tools.

Our ActiveEdge Linkbox & AE Link Software are designed to perform tool checks & communications test before the machine tool is set up for ActiveEdge tooling.

Smartbore’s patented technology electronically measures the movement of the insert slide and gives the diameter adjustment reading after confirming the movement.

In precision machining, hitting micron-level accuracy is vital. Making engine parts, aerospace components, or medical devices? Setting the cutting edge precisely can revolutionize your production process. Let's explore how advanced tech enables automatic adjustments,

A specially designed module holding an ActiveEdge cartridge can be mounted on standard aluminium flanges (available in 5 sizes) covering a range from 275mm-1020mm.   A counter-weight or balance block is mounted on the other end of the flange or a module can be made to hold an ISO cartridge so that a semi-finish cut can be made with the same tool as the finish cut with ActiveEdge.

Automatic cutting edge adjustment inside the machine with no operator intervention reducing downtime, increasing productivity and improving health and safety

The future of manufacturing is in automation. Rigibore has an Industry 4.0 ready solution for automatic boring tool adjustment.

Rigibore offers a wide and comprehensive range of standard, rotating tool, boring bar, boring units and lay-in cartridges for rough, semi-finish and finish boring operations in both imperial and metric sizes.

ZF Wind Power, industry leading manufacturer and supplier of wind turbine gearboxes, was seeking a superior solution to certify precision bores upwards of ø360mm to an H6 tolerance, running on Horizontal Machining Centres (HMCs).

Rigibore is the only company in the world that can automatically adjust multiple cutting edges on a single boring bar to within one micron on diameter.

We can build up to seven ActiveEdge cartridges into one tool and each cartridge is independently adjustable.  ActiveEdge cartridges take standard ISO inserts.

Using decades of industry knowledge and experience, Rigibore designs & manufactures special boring tools for individual machining requirements