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

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.

The feed rate is the axial speed at which the boring bar is fed through the component. This feed rate will have an impact on surface finish.

Surface speed is the speed that the material moves past the cutting edge of the tool. So in boring operations the diameter is theoretically unwound. A constant RPM is applied based on a known surface speed which will give a technically established starting point.

The following instructions should be carried out for each of the tools used in the operation. This could be a rough boring bar, semi finishing boring bar or just a finish boring bar.

All CNC tooling should be treated as a precision product. Extra care should be taken not to damage tapers, connecting surfaces or introduce contaminating dirt onto connection surfaces.

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

To calculate a starting point for speeds and feeds you need specific information about the tool – Largest cutting diameter of the tool & material.

Rigibore and the Rigibore global distributor network will directly support you with your installation of tooling. This guide should be used as a way of best directing questions to Rigibore so when technical support is required we can quickly help your application.

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

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.