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Rigibore is a British-American manufacturer of special tools based in Hayle, Cornwall, UK, and Mukwonago, Wisconsin, US.
| Company type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
Key people | Roger Bassett, MD |
| Products | Precision boring tools, special tools, high-precision adjustable tools |
| Website | www.rigibore.com |
Founded in 1983, Rigibore supplies tools, cartridges, units and inserts, generally for use in CNC machining, as well as developing high-precision tooling solutions. Rigibore won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Manufacturing Excellence Award for Best SME in 2002 and Best Practice in IT in 2003.[1]
In 2007 the Smartbore product range was launched, which allows fine adjustments to be made to a tool without removing it from a machine spindle.[2][3]
In 2008 Rigibore launched its ActiveEdge products which utilise a wireless link to allow micrometre-accurate adjustments to be made to tooling.[4][5][6]
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- Rigibore - official site