Abstract: A band filter for the removal of foreign material particles from liquid baths, including a tub filled with liquid, guide rollers for a filter band arranged within the tub bath, the band being introduced into the tub from one side, guided with a spacing above the bottom of the tub and subsequently again conveyed out of the tub towards the top. The filter band being configured as a powered endless screen tissue band or as a filter fleece which is placed upon a support belt that is also driven in an endless manner. The filter fleece can in this case be unwound or reeled off a roller arranged outside of the tub, and a negative pressure chamber receiving the filtered liquid is arranged beneath the filter band. The faces of the filter band facing the bottom of the tub lie on a plurality of support faces extending transversely to the guidance direction of the filter band so as to be spaced from each other and parallel next to each other.

Abstract: Hydraulic feed drives for pressing tools of a flying upsetting press are integrated into closed hydraulic circuits and are driven by displacement pumps, with the hydraulic circuits being pressurized in order to improve the flow dynamics, and with internal regulation circuits and superimposed regulations circuits of the individual control components being provided for improving the regulation accuracy.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for leveling of metal sheets conveyed through leveling gaps formed by several adjustable upper and lower leveling rollers and adjusted as a function of the sheet cross-section and the nominal sheet strength is disclosed. After initial maximum deformation, the sheets are subsequently repeatedly bent in alternate directions with a greatly diminishing degree of deformation resulting in an improved operational mode if the leveling range of a leveling machine is expanded toward the thicker metal sheets by a smaller quantity of leveling rollers in engagement, and thus a larger roller pitch, in case of sheet thicknesses exceeding the nominal sheet thickness of the leveling range.

Abstract: A light-section wire mill includes a breaking-down train with a plurality of roll stands, at least one intermediate mill, and a finishing block arranged downstream of the intermediate mill for rolling a single-wire or a multi-wire rolling stock having a circular cross-section and made of a high-grade steel. A temper pass block with at least two roll stand units is arranged downstream of the finishing block. The wire mill further includes a cooling and temperature equalizing apparatus located between the finishing block and the temper pass block.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a set of no more than three pairs of deformation rollers for deforming the continuous cast strip. A drive device positioned downstream of the deformation rollers drives the cast strip. Guide rollers are positioned downstream of the deformation rollers.

Abstract: A feeding system for strip material for transporting a strip over a conveying distance of limited length, particularly in treatment plants for metal strip. The feeding system includes a transfer carriage which is guided on a rail guide. The transfer carriage has a chamber for receiving the strip and is provided with a device for temporarily holding the beginning of the strip. The transfer carriage has at both sides thereof a reversible linear motor each for driving the transfer carriage over the conveying distance.

Abstract: A stand frame for a roller levelling machine and including spaced frame posts formed each of two spaced post members, and frame cross-piece members including cross-piece elements which connect each of the two post members forming a frame post, with each cross-piece element being connected to respective post members with hollow dowel.

Abstract: A leveling machine for metal sheet or strip with upper and lower leveling rollers offset relative to one another and supported by back-up rollers, which are located between web plates lying on adjustment wedges supported on roller blocks and cross ties, includes discharge rods reciprocating in the metal plate traveling direction and disposed between the web plates.

Abstract: A coil transportation system includes air cushion vehicles guided for traveling along a travel path comprising straight lines and curves. Each vehicle comprises mechanical side guides at its longitudinal right and left hand sides. The side guides are actuatable alternatively from the right and left hand sides. The side guides are arranged for associating with floor mounted routing guides, for guiding the air cushion vehicles along a travel path and transversely to the travel path.

Abstract: A method for producing bright steel, particularly bar-shaped bright round steel produced from hot-rolled steel. The method includes rounding the round steel coming from rolling heat in a sizing mill to close tolerances, extensively removing the oxide film of the round steel and subsequently subjecting the round steel to a straightening and polishing procedure.

Abstract: A cooling device for pressing tools of an upsetting press for the width reduction of rolled material, particularly of the width of slabs in hot-rolled wide strip roughing trains. The upsetting press includes two tool carriers which are arranged on both sides of the slab edges. The tool carriers receive the pressing tools and are movable relative to each other. The upsetting press comprises at least one cooling agent nozzle which is directed toward the front edge of each pressing tool.

Abstract: A rolling mill for wire or bar steel with a continuous light section steel or wire train, comprising a single or multi-line breakdown train with pilot stands, at least one single intermediate train comprising a cooling distance with subsequent soaking distance and a group of intermediate stands located downstream of said breakdown train as well as a finishing train downstream of said intermediate train with a single line group of finishing stands is disclosed, for overcoming unequal temperature distributions across the bar length and cross-section to compensate for varying finishing velocities because of cross-sectional differences caused by unavoidable longitudinal pull between the stands of the breakdown train. Specifically, a first soaking or compensation distance 10 with 180.degree. loop of the rolled stock guided through the horizontal loop former is located between the pilot stand and the group of intermediate stands and a second compensation or soaking distance with 180.degree.

Abstract: A continuously cast steel strip which consists of a solidified casting shell and a liquid core is reduced in thickness in a roll deformation and is then rolled. In order to avoid undesired fluctuations in thickness, to improve the structure and to simplify the roll deformation unit, a steel strip billet of 40-80 mm thickness is cast, roll deformed to 15-40 mm thickness having a 2-15 mm residual liquid core in a maximum of three steps. The roll deformed billet is then guided to complete solidification.

Abstract: An installation for the manufacture of hot rolled steel strips is disclosed which reduces the constructions costs, energy expenditure and space consumed. The installation comprises at least two thin slab casters, arrangements for preheating and/or keeping the thin slabs at a particular temperature and a hot finishing rolling train. Two thin slab casters 1 and 2 are disposed to face each other and have opposite billet output conveyance, with a cut-to-length line 20, 21, a two-high furnace 22, 23 with superimposed roller tables 27, 28 and a transfer furnace 24, 25 with a roller table 34. The height of the roller table is adjustable to match the superimposed roller tables 27, 28 of the two-high furnace 22, 23 and is located downstream of each thin slab caster 1, 2.

Abstract: A method of operating an upsetting press for reducing the width of a hot slab cast in a continuous casting plant by laterally pressing the slab between the pressing tools of the upsetting press which are moved toward each other and away from each other by an eccentric lifting member as the slab moves on a roller conveyor through the upsetting press. During the time phase in which the pressing tools have no contact with the slab, the slab is accelerated from a predetermined feeding speed and is subsequently decelerated to this predetermined feeding speed, reducing the upsetting of the slab.

Abstract: A roller leveller, in particular, for beams with a large web depth, includes a carrier shaft on which lower levelling rollers are mounted in a cantilever fashion and which is arranged in a bearing housing with a possibility of dual axial displacement. The bearing housing rests on lifting elements and is displaceable up and down in vertical guides of a horizontally displaceable carrier slide. The bearing housing is pivotably arranged about an inclination adjustment axis that extends transverse to the carrier shaft axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for delivery of rolled stock wound into coils, especially of wire from a reel-up device and for transfer of the rolled stock coils onto conveyance arrangements located downstream, wherein the reel-up and conveyance arrangements are installation components of a rolling mill with one or more rolling lines for wire, light or medium section steel, which essentially comprises a furnace installation for the rolling stock used, as well as a breakdown train, intermediate train and, if necessary, a finishing train for the rolling stock. The delivery and transfer apparatus may be provided with a liftable, as well as horizontally displaceable support panel, which can also be swiveled in a carousel-like manner for the wound rolled stock coils and one or more reeling arrangements and one or more conveyance arrangements may be disposed in the peripheral region of the swiveling path of the support panel.

Abstract: In an upsetting press for reducing the width of rolling stock, particularly for reducing the slab width in hot-rolled wide strip roughing mills with tool carriers, which are disposed on either side of the slab edge and accommodate pressing tools, in order to improve the pressing process, the upsetting press has, in the region between the pressing tools, at least one height-adjustable retaining roll above and at least one below the slab, that driver rolls are disposed in the inlet and outlet regions of the upsetting press above and below the slab and the retaining rolls and driver rolls are provided with internal cooling.

Abstract: In a continuous-casting mold for strip steel relatively long side walls have inner surfaces bridged by and forming an upwardly open passage with relatively short end walls, and each side wall has starting at an upper edge an inwardly open recess having an inwardly concave central portion joined at respective upright lines with a pair of flanking inwardly convex side portions. The portions having respective radii of curvature. The radius of curvature of the central portion increases continuously from the upper edge to a straight line at a lower edge of the respective recess and the radius of curvature of each outer portion is substantially constant within at least 100 mm of the upper edge of the respective side wall and may be constant over the entire vertical length of each side portion.

Abstract: A method and an arrangement for rolling hot wide strips from continuously cast thin slabs in successive steps of operation of a rolling line which includes a continuous finishing train. One or more casting lines and individual thin slabs are severed from the cast strand. The thin slabs are homogenized and adjusted to rolling temperature in an equalizing furnace and the thin slabs are transferred from the equalizing furnace to the rolling line. Roller-type turning furnaces provided in each of the casting lines and in the rolling line are use by turning the roller-type turning furnaces toward each other into positions which are inclined relative to the casting and rolling lines in the manner of switches for alternatingly conveying thin slabs from one of the casting lines through the roller-type turning furnaces into the rolling line.