Abstract: Movable insulated conveyor for the continuous casting of slabs, billets, blooms or other products, which is installed in line with a continuous casting plant (13) comprising at least two casting lines (11a-11b), at least one shears (14) and a first stationary tunnel furnace (15) to accommodate and accelerate segments of slabs (31) being positioned between the continuous casting plant (13) and a rolling train (12), a movable tunnel furnace (16) possibly being included in succession to the stationary tunnel furnace (15), at least one of the movable insulated conveyors (19) being comprised in succession to the stationary tunnel furnace (15) and/or upstream of, and in direct cooperation with, the rolling train (12), the movable insulated conveyor (19) including a lower base (32) to support rollers (33) conveying the segments of slabs (31) and an upper insulated and heated hood (20), which at least in the working position is immovable laterally and lengthwise, the lower supporting base (32) being capable of being

Abstract: Heating and/or temperature-maintaining furnace (11) for slabs (35), which includes lateral intake (12a) and outlet (12b) roller conveyors the axis of which is at a right angle to the axis of movement of the slabs (35) within the furnace (11), the roller conveyors (12a-12b) consisting of a plurality of roller-bearing bogies (13) able to move at a right angle to the axis of the roller conveyors (12a-12b), the roller-bearing bogies (13) having a first maintenance/replacement position (13a) outside the furnace (11) and a second working position (13b) in which they cooperate with the inside of the furnace (11), means being also included for the movement of the slabs (35) in the furnace (11), the rollers (10) being supported at both their ends on the roller-bearing bogies (13) by supporting means (19) and being driven by appropriate motor means (21), the supporting means (19) and motor means (21) being located outside the furnace (11) when the roller-bearing bogies (13) is brought to its second working position (13

Abstract: Device for the axial clamping/release of chocks (15) of working rolls (14) on a rolling mill stand, the rolling mill stand including an actuation side (10a-FIG. 1) and a working side (10b-FIG.

Abstract: Line to produce strip and/or sheet or a combined line for strip/sheet, starting from at least one plant for the continuous casting of thin or medium slabs, the continuous casting plant comprising in sequence a continuous casting machine (12), at least one assembly (13) for shearing to size, a temperature restoration system, a rolling train (17-117) and a possible assembly (19) for the cooling of strip/sheet. A device to accelerate the speed of feed of the slabs is included downstream of the assembly (13) for shearing to size. The temperature-restoration system includes an induction furnace (14) with at least one working frequency to heat the surface and edges of the slabs, the induction furnace (14) being followed by a low-speed descaler (115) and by a tunnel furnace (16). An emergency shears (24) and high-speed descaler (15) is included between the tunnel furnace (16) and the rolling train (17-117).