Abstract: A system for monitoring the parameters representative of operating conditions of an oil film bearing, wherein an oil film is arranged between a static component and at least one rotating component defining an axis, said at least one rotating component being arranged inside said static component, the system comprising at least one pressure sensor to detect the oil pressure of said oil film; at least one distance sensor to detect the thickness of said oil film; at least one temperature sensor to detect the temperature of said oil film; wherein the at least one pressure sensor, the at least one distance sensor, and the at least one temperature sensor are housed in said at least one rotating component.

Abstract: A containment system for laterally containing a liquid metal material or liquid metal alloy at an open side end of a passage defined between two casting members, said system comprising a pneumatic device ending with a hollow end element adapted to be arranged close to said open side end of the passage, wherein said hollow end element defines a chamber therein, wherein said pneumatic device is adapted to feed a compressed aeriform substance into said chamber, and wherein said hollow end element is provided with at least one blowing face for blowing said compressed aeriform substance from the chamber towards a side containment zone for said liquid metal.

Abstract: An electromagnetic device for laterally containing a liquid metal, having a first electrical conductivity, at one open side end of a passage defined between two counter-rotating casting rolls, at least the surfaces of which are made of a ferromagnetic material, said device comprising a magnetic yoke made of a further ferromagnetic material having a second electrical conductivity either lower than or equal to said first electrical conductivity of the liquid metal and ending with two mutually proximal wedge-shaped ends, said wedge-shaped ends having respective inner surfaces, facing each other and defining a gap, and respective outer surfaces, arranged one on one side and the other on the other side with respect to a plane lying in said gap and shaped so as to be able to insert both said wedge-shaped ends at least partially between the two casting rolls; at least one coil wound on at least one stretch of the magnetic yoke and adapted to be supplied by electric current; at least one plate, made of a material

Abstract: An electromagnetic device for laterally containing a liquid metal, having a first electrical conductivity, at one open side end of a passage defined between two counter-rotating casting rolls, at least the surfaces of which are made of a ferromagnetic material, said device comprising a magnetic yoke made of a further ferromagnetic material having a second electrical conductivity either lower than or equal to said first electrical conductivity of the liquid metal and ending with two mutually proximal wedge-shaped ends, said wedge-shaped ends having respective inner surfaces, facing each other and defining a gap, and respective outer surfaces, arranged one on one side and the other on the other side with respect to a plane lying in said gap and shaped so as to be able to insert both said wedge-shaped ends at least partially between the two casting rolls; at least one coil wound on at least one stretch of the magnetic yoke and adapted to be supplied by electric current; at least one plate, made of a material

Abstract: A conveying device (4) for conveying rolled bar segments, continuously exiting from a cutting shear (3), comprising at least two conveying channels (10, 11) for conveying the bar segments; at least one separation wall (8) separating a first conveying channel (10) from a second conveying channel (11); and at least one fixed partition (9), provided below the wall (8) and which separates the first channel (10) from the second channel (11); the fixed partition (9) is configured so that, at speed, when a rolled bar is deviated to pass from a direction towards the first channel to a direction towards the second channel, the tail of a first bar segment (30) advances in the first channel (10) by passing below the fixed partition (9), while the head of a second bar segment (31) after the first segment (30) advances in the second channel by passing above the fixed partition.

Abstract: A suspension device (8) for a converter, comprising a central structure (8?), adapted to be fixed to a container (2) of the converter (1), a first lateral structure (29), arranged at a first side of the central structure and adapted to be fixed to a first surface (10, 11) of a supporting ring (3) of the container, a second lateral structure (28), arranged at a second side of said central structure and adapted to be fixed to the surface (10, 11), wherein two wedge-shaped elements (15, 15?) are provided, each element being provided between the central structure and a respective lateral structure and configured so as to slide on sliding surfaces (23, 24, 24?) connected respectively to the central structure and to the respective lateral structure, wherein each wedge-shaped element is crossed by at least one tie-rod (16, 16?) connected thereto, and wherein elastic means (17) are provided, which are associated to or intrinsic with said one tie-rod and configured to maintain a wedging of the wedge-shaped element.

Abstract: An oscillating descaler (1) for semi-finished metallurgical products comprises:—a passageway (2) delimited by two opposite input and output sections (3, 4) crossable by a semi-finished product (10) to be descaled according to a rectilinear crossing direction (X) oriented from the input section (3) to the output section (4),—a manifold (20) for a pressurized fluid extended according to a longitudinal direction (Y) defined between first and second longitudinally opposite ends (21, 22), arranged so that the longitudinal direction (Y) is not parallel to the crossing direction (X),—at least one nozzle (30) for spraying a jet (31) according to a spray direction (Z) which is coaxial to a hole (30a) of the nozzle (30) and inclined towards the input section (3) and towards one of the ends (21, 22) of the manifold (20, 20b),—motor means (M) for generating a rectilinear oscillating motion of the jet (31) along the longitudinal direction (Y).

Abstract: Device for the removal of scale from the surface of a metal product (11) by delivering water under pressure, said device comprising a box-like structure (20) defining an internal space (22) for the passage of the water under pressure, connected to an exit fissure having a gap (23) with a gap value of less than a millimeter, the gap extending continuously for at least the entire width of the metal product (11).

Abstract: A converter comprising a container (2) defining a first axis X; a support ring (3), coaxial to the container and spaced therefrom, provided with two diametrically opposed supporting pins (6), defining a second axis Y orthogonal to the first axis X, adapted to allow a rotation of the converter about the axis Y; suspension elements, connecting said container to said support ring, clamped at a first end to the container and at a second end to the support ring so as to not require any maintenance as compared to traditional systems which use spherical joints and pins which are subject to wear, thus saving hours of maintenance and plant standstill.

Abstract: A coil laying head comprising a rotor (14) having two or more conduits (1?), a selector tube (5) coaxially arranged with respect to the rotor (14) to guide a rolled product into one of the conduits (1?), a main control, connecting means between the main control and the rotor (14) for setting in rotation the rotor (14), a phase shifter system ((6,7,8,8?,9,10,11), including two nonmoving components ((10,),(11,)), an input component (7) connected to the main control, an output component (6) connected to the selector tube (5), a first group of side pinions (8?) meshed on the input component and on one of the nonmoving components and a second group of side pinions (8) meshing on the output component and on the other nonmoving components, connection means (9) connecting the first group of side pinions with the second group of side pinions to drive this latter in rotation according to the axis (X), angular phase shift adjustment device (12,) between the first and the second nonmoving component.

Abstract: The present application relates to a vibration damping system for a rolling mill comprising a rolling cage and a bending adjustment system (3,3?) of the rollers comprising hydraulic actuators acting on the rollers and hydraulic circuits (18, 19) for feeding, and hydraulic damping means (25, 31, 32) of a force connected to the hydraulic circuits (18, 19) for actuating a damping effect by means of the hydraulic actuators. The hydraulic damping means comprises a pair of hydraulic pumps (25B, 25C) or a pair of hydraulic cylinders with a dual chamber, connected in an opposite direction to each other to the hydraulic circuits (18, 19).

Abstract: A conveying device (4) for conveying rolled bar segments, continuously exiting from a cutting shear (3), comprising at least two conveying channels (10, 11) for conveying the bar segments; at least one separation wall (8) for separating a first conveying channel (10) from a second conveying channel (11); and at least one fixed partition (9), provided below said wall (8) and which separates said first channel (10) from said second channel (11); wherein said fixed partition (9) is configured so that, at speed, when a rolled bar is deviated to pass from a direction towards the first channel to a direction towards the second channel, the tail of a first bar segment (30) advances in the first channel (10) by passing below said fixed partition (9), while the head of a second bar segment (31) after the first segment (30) advances in the second channel by passing above said fixed partition.

Abstract: A suspension device (8) for a converter, comprising a central structure (8?), adapted to be fixed to a container (2) of the converter (1), a first lateral structure (29), arranged at a first side of the central structure and adapted to be fixed to a first surface (10, 11) of a supporting ring (3) of the container, a second lateral structure (28), arranged at a second side of said central structure and adapted to be fixed to the surface (10, 11), wherein two wedge-shaped elements (15, 15?) are provided, each element being provided between the central structure and a respective lateral structure and configured so as to slide on sliding surfaces (23, 24, 24?) connected respectively to the central structure and to the respective lateral structure, wherein each wedge-shaped element is crossed by at least one tie-rod (16, 16?) connected thereto, and wherein elastic means (17) are provided, which are associated to or intrinsic with said one tie-rod and configured to maintain a wedging of the wedge-shaped element.

Abstract: A tie rod comprising locking elements to lock the tie rod to respective end supports (60,60?), the locking elements comprising, at each end support, two pairs of spacers (42, 43, 42?, 43?), each pair having surfaces joined to each other in the shape of an annular portion of a spherical cap, and at least two tightening nuts (41); wherein, at each end support, there are provided, symmetrically with respect to the support, two pairs of spacers, wherein the pair of joined surfaces of the first pair of spacers (42,43) has a radius equal to the radius of the pair of joined surfaces of the second pair of spacers (42?, 43?), said pairs of joined surfaces being arranged on different spherical surfaces, and wherein the two tightening nuts (41) are tightened externally on the first pair of spacers (42,43).

Abstract: Device for the removal of scale from the surface of a metal product (11) by delivering water under pressure, said device comprising a box-like structure (20) defining an internal volume (22) for the passage of the water under pressure, connected to an exit fissure (23) having a gap value of less than a millimeter, and extending continuously for at least the entire width of the metal product (11).

Abstract: A converter comprising a container (2) defining a first axis X; a support ring (3), coaxial to the container and spaced therefrom, provided with two diametrically opposed supporting pins (6), defining a second axis Y orthogonal to the first axis X, adapted to allow a rotation of the converter about the axis Y; suspension elements, connecting said container to said support ring, clamped at a first end to the container and at a second end to the support ring so as to not require any maintenance as compared to traditional systems which use spherical joints and pins which are subject to wear, thus saving hours of maintenance and plant stand-still.

Abstract: A tie rod comprising locking elements to lock the tie rod to respective end supports (60,60?), the locking elements comprising, at each end support, two pairs of spacers (42, 43, 42?, 43?), each pair having surfaces joined to each other in the shape of an annular portion of a spherical cap, and at least two tightening nuts (41); wherein, at each end support, there are provided, symmetrically with respect to the support, two pairs of spacers, wherein the pair of joined surfaces of the first pair of spacers (42,43) has a radius equal to the radius of the pair of joined surfaces of the second pair of spacers (42?, 43?), said pairs of joined surfaces being arranged on different spherical surfaces, and wherein the two tightening nuts (41) are tightened externally on the first pair of spacers (42,43).

Abstract: A pinch roll device (1) for rolled metallurgic products comprises:—a first pinch roll and a second pinch roll (2, 3), a passage gap (5) being defined therebetween, the first and second rolls (2, 3) being rotable about a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis (Y1, Y2), respectively, to draw a rolled metallurgic product (10) through the gap (5),—a hydraulic actuator (21, 41) comprising a hydraulic actuator (21, 42, 43) connected to the first roll (2) and/or the second roll (3) to reciprocally either approach or space apart the first and second rolls (2, 3), so as to either reduce or increase the width of the passage gap (5), respectively,—a pressure sensor (25) in the hydraulic circuit (20),—a position sensor (24) in the actuator (21),—a reversible pump (9) in the hydraulic circuit (20, 41) connected to the actuator (21, 42, 43) to slidingly move a piston (22) connected to the first roll (2) and/or to the second roll (3).

Abstract: An oscillating descaler (1) for semi-finished metallurgical products comprises:—a passageway (2) delimited by two opposite input and output sections (3, 4) crossable by a semi-finished product (10) to be descaled according to a rectilinear crossing direction (X) oriented from the input section (3) to the output section (4),—a manifold (20) for a pressurized fluid extended according to a longitudinal direction (Y) defined between first and second longitudinally opposite ends (21, 22), arranged so that the longitudinal direction (Y) is not parallel to the crossing direction (X),—at least one nozzle (30) for spraying a jet (31) according to a spray direction (Z) which is coaxial to a hole (30a) of the nozzle (30) and inclined towards the input section (3) and towards one of the ends (21, 22) of the manifold (20, 20b),—motor means (M) for generating a rectilinear oscillating motion of the jet (31) along the longitudinal direction (Y).

Abstract: A coil laying head comprising a rotor (14) having two or more conduits (1?), a selector tube (5) coaxially arranged with respect to the rotor (14) to guide a rolled product into one of the conduits (1?), a main control, connecting means between the main control and the rotor (14) for setting in rotation the rotor (14), a phase shifter system ((6,7,8,8?,9,10,11), including two nonmoving components ((10,),(11,)), an input component (7) connected to the main control, an output component (6) connected to the selector tube (5), a first group of side pinions (8?) meshed on the input component and on one of the nonmoving components and a second group of side pinions (8) meshing on the output component and on the other nonmoving components, connection means (9) connecting the first group of side pinions with the second group of side pinions to drive this latter in rotation according to the axis (X), angular phase shift adjustment device (12,) between the first and the second nonmoving component.