Abstract: A method for rolling plate or strip in a rolling stand with work rolls supported on backup rolls or on intermediate rolls with backup rolls, wherein the adjustment of the roll gap profile is carried out by axial shifting of pairs of rolls provided with curved contours. The adjustment of the roll gap profile is carried out by at least two pairs of rolls, which have differently curved contours and can be axially shifted independently of each other and whose different contours are calculated by splitting the resultant desired roll gap profiles that describe the roll gap profile into at least two different desired roll gap profiles and are transferred to the pairs of rolls.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for deflecting sections of strip, in particular metal strip, in a coiling plant, from a beginning guide channel (1) to an end guide channel (2) and vice-versa, comprising a driver (3) with a pair of driver rollers (4, 4?) and control elements arranged downstream in strip conveyance direction, comprising a switch (5) that can be swiveled towards the beginning guide channel (1) or the end guide channel (2), and a guide table (6) which is swivelably supported under the switch (5) and positionable as a wiper against the lower driver roller (4?).

Abstract: When rolling sheets or strips in roll stands using working rolls, which are supported on back-up rolls or on intermediate rolls having back-up rolls, whereby the setting of the roll gap is effected by axially displacing roll pairs provided with curved contours, differences from the required profile occur in the instance of larger widths of a product range due to excessive extensions in the edge areas or in the quarter areas that are manifested in the form of so-called quarter waves in the flatness of the product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing metal strips and sheets involving the following method steps: pouring a strand, which is provided in the form (1) of thin slabs and which is comprised of carbon steel or special steel, into a casting machine (4) and rolling the cast product away from the casting heat. The aim of the invention is to utilize free capacities of existing installations, that is, installations not operating at full capacity, with which primary carbon steels are produced, in order to supplement other types of steel or to supplement cast products produced in another manner. To this end, the invention provides that, together with these first cast products (1), at least second cast products (2), which are produced in a second process route (II) from special steel if the first thin slabs are cast from carbon steel or are produced from carbon steel if the first thin slabs are cast from special steel, are rolled within a joint rolling program.

Abstract: A high-speed shear with a knife, particularly a chisel-type knife with a knife edge, arranged on at least one of two oppositely arranged drums, wherein the knife can be accelerated to the feeding speed of the rolled strip and the drums can be adjusted relative to each other for carrying out a cut. At least one drive unit provided for the drums serves to accelerate the drums to the speed of the rolled strip to be cut and at least one of the drums may be provided with a separately controllable adjusting device. The chisel-type knife of the knife drum is mounted so as to protrude from the cutting circle towards the anvil or the surface portion of the second drum acting as an anvil and to mount the chisel-type knife of the knife drum so as to be resiliently supported against a predetermined restoring force.

Abstract: A device for continuously casting metals, especially steel, consists of multipleconsecutive segments (1) which each form the strand guide for casting strands of different widths (4), with roller pairs (2). The rollers are rotationally mounted on segment frames (5; 6), these segment frames (5; 6) each being braced with strand guide frames (10) on both sides. The aim of the invention is to reduce profile increases in the cross-section of the casting strand (4d) in the residual solidification area (4b), by providing a power mechanism (13) at least on the fixed side of the segment frame (5) of a segment (1), between the segment frame (5) and a transversal member (11) connecting the strand guide frames (10) on the two sides. Said power mechanism is situated approximately on the middle strand axis. The power transmission element (13a) of the power mechanism acts upon the segment frame (5), while its base (13b) is supported on the transversal member (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the continuous casting of metals, especially steel, for use in a solidified-bending method. Said device comprises, downstream of the continuous casting mold, a straight strand guide (1) and a bending device (3) that releases the cast strand path (2a) so that the cold strand (5) can be introduced. The object of the invention is to utilize the height of the device that has so far not been used for supporting the strand or to reduce the height of the entire installation. To this end, the bending device (3) comprises a folding segment (9) that is pivoted on the fixed side (1a) and that is provided with a row of rollers (10) that limit the bending path (3c) in the operational position. The bending device further comprises on the loose side (1b) a loose element (11) that can be swiveled into the operational position (3b) or that can be swiveled out from this position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a deflection method for deflecting a strip (3, 8), especially a metal strip (3, 8), from an initial guide channel (5) to a final guide channel (9) which runs next to said initial guide channel (5). When passing through the initial guide channel (5), the strip (3, 8) comprises an underside (II) which faces away from the final guide channel (9) and has an upper side (I) which faces toward the final guide channel (9). In order to support the deflection of the metal strip (3, 8) from the initial guide channel (5) to the final guide channel (9), the invention provides that the strip (3, 8) is subjected to the action of a medium (12) on the underside (II) thereof during the deflection. The invention also relates to a corresponding deflection device.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for adjusting the profile of a continuously cast slab, particularly of a thin slab, wherein the profile is determined in accordance with given requirements with respect to its camber or wedge shape by the gap geometry of strand guide rollers of the guide segments of a strand guiding system. The method includes determining the adjustment of the strand guide rollers at least in the area of the residual solidification and the adjusting forces of adjusting means required for this purpose in such a way that a predeterminable desired value for the slab profile can be adjusted for any characteristic state of operation.

Abstract: In a method for changing a billet section of a continuous billet casting device from an initial section to a final section, the opposed billet sides interact with oppositely positioned roll supports of a billet guide arranged below a continuous casting die. The roll supports have segments with rolls, and each segment is individually adjustable with respect to its angular position relative to the billet. A controlled sequence of adjusting steps of the segments successively arranged in a direction of continuous casting is carried out, wherein, for reducing the section of the billet, the segments are advanced successively toward the billet in the continuous casting direction and, and for increasing the section of the billet, the segments are moved successively away from the billet in the continuous casting direction.

Abstract: In a surface processing method for removing surface flaws, surface contaminants, and the like from a continuously cast metal product in a hot state, at least a portion of at least one metal product surface is cooled for a defined temperature decrease of a surface to be treated and a surface treatment is then performed. The device therefor has a cooling device for cooling at least a portion of at least one metal product surface for a defined temperature decrease of a surface to be treated and a surface treatment device downstream of the cooling device in the product conveying direction. The production arrangement for this has a continuous slab casting device, a heating arrangement with at least one of a heating device and a temperature equilibration device arranged downstream of the casting device. A hot mill train is arranged downstream of the heating arrangement in the conveying direction.