Abstract: A rolling stand is provided for producing a rolled strip having working rolls which are supported on supporting rolls or intermediate rolls and supporting rolls, wherein the working rolls and/or intermediate rolls and/or supporting rolls are arranged in the rolling stand so as to be displaceable axially relative to one another, and each roll of at least one roll pair formed from a supporting roll and a working roll or from a supporting roll and an intermediate roll has a curved contour which runs over the entire effective barrel length, wherein the contour of the supporting roll is predefined by a contour function which is formed from a superposition of a first contour function, which runs in a manner complementary to the adjacent working roll in a non-displaced state, with a superposition function which is concave or convex in relation to the supporting roll axis.

Abstract: An unwinding device (1) for unwinding a strip (5) which had been wound to form a coil (3), in order for the unwound strip (5) to be hot-rolled. The unwinding device (1) has at least two bottom rollers (7) for supporting the coil (3) on the lower side of the coil, a detaching mechanism (9) for detaching a strip end (11) from the coil (3) on an unwinding side of the coil, and a downholder roller (13), (14) which is disposed at the coil (3) such that the downholder roller (13), (14) stabilizes the position of the coil (3) when the strip end (11) is being detached.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for transferring a metal coil, e.g., for transferring a metal coil in a coil box, on a transfer path between a first coil position and a second coil position, wherein the metal coil is supported during the transfer on the transfer path in segments by means of support rollers, and wherein the metal coil is simultaneously unwound, wherein a cradle expanding in the direction of the transfer path is formed by changing the positions of support rollers disposed adjacent to each other, wherein the coil is supported by two support rollers disposed on a first frame part in the first coil position and is displaced in the direction of the second coil position from said first coil position in that said frame part is simultaneously tilted and lowered.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for transferring a metal coil, e.g., for transferring a metal coil in a coil box, on a transfer path between a first coil position and a second coil position, wherein the metal coil is supported during the transfer on the transfer path in segments by means of support rollers, and wherein the metal coil is simultaneously unwound, wherein a cradle expanding in the direction of the transfer path is formed by changing the positions of support rollers disposed adjacent to each other, wherein the coil is supported by two support rollers disposed on a first frame part in the first coil position and is displaced in the direction of the second coil position from said first coil position in that said frame part is simultaneously tilted and lowered.

Abstract: A rolling stand is provided for producing a rolled strip having working rolls which are supported on supporting rolls or intermediate rolls and supporting rolls, wherein the working rolls and/or intermediate rolls and/or supporting rolls are arranged in the rolling stand so as to be displaceable axially relative to one another, and each roll of at least one roll pair formed from a supporting roll and a working roll or from a supporting roll and an intermediate roll has a curved contour which runs over the entire effective barrel length, wherein the contour of the supporting roll is predefined by a contour function which is formed from a superposition of a first contour function, which runs in a manner complementary to the adjacent working roll in a non-displaced state, with a superposition function which is concave or convex in relation to the supporting roll axis.