Abstract: A method for dynamic roll gap control for flexible rolling of metallic strip material can include: defining a nominal thickness profile with defined nominal corner points and with profile sections lying in between, wherein two profile sections adjoining a nominal corner point each have different average gradients; flexible rolling of the strip material according to the nominal thickness profile; measuring an actual thickness profile of the flexibly rolled strip material; determining actual corner points corresponding to the nominal corner points and actual intermediate points corresponding to the nominal intermediate points; determining corner point comparison values from the nominal corner points and the corresponding actual corner points, as well as intermediate point comparison values from the nominal intermediate points with the corresponding actual intermediate points; controlling a roll gap depending on the corner point comparison values and the intermediate point comparison values.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a setting unit that, in a case where an image is transmitted to a plurality of destinations, performs setting of whether or not a destination of the image is an essential destination; and a transmission control unit that performs control such that: in a case where the destination of the image is the essential destination, transmission to the essential destination is performed prior to transmission to a non-essential destination; and, in a case where trouble occurs in the transmission to the essential destination, transmission subsequent to the transmission to the essential destination is ended.

Abstract: A nickel strip is made from a starting material of solid cathode sheets having a minimum nickel content of 99.94% by weight and a maximum trace element content, in ppm by weight, of <35 carbon, <5 sulphur, <14 manganese, <11 magnesium, <11 aluminum, <25 titanium, and <15 silicon. The sheets are hot-rolled individually in a single layer/ply. The sheets are then joined to form the strip.

Abstract: In cold-rolling a steel sheet coil, when a tail end portion of a steel sheet coil (7) is wound around a tension reel (3) prior to second-pass rolling after the completion of first-pass rolling, the tail end portion is heated to a temperature within a range of not lower than 50° C. nor higher 350° C. with a heater disposed between a rolling stand (1) and the coil tail end-side tension reel (3).

Abstract: A device for turning over a flattening element having a plurality of spaced-apart cylinders rotatably mounted on a frame and a device for securing it to the turning-over device, includes two uprights extending vertically from a base. A supporting and securing device for the flattening element engages with the securing device of the flattening element. The supporting and securing device is disposed between the uprights. A device rotates the supporting and securing device about a horizontal axis between a first position in which, when the flattening element is connected to the turning-over device, the cylinders of the flattening element are oriented downward, and a second position in which, when the flattening element is connected to the turning-over device, the cylinders of the flattening element are oriented upward. Vertical translation drive devices vertically translate the supporting and securing device. Each vertical translation drive device is connected to one respective upright.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a sheet metal component. A hot or cold strip is electrolytically coated or coated in a smelting bath and the thus coated hot or cold strip is subjected to a flexible rolling process. During said process, sheet metal having various thicknesses of the flexibly rolled steel strips are produced due to various rolling pressures. Said invention is characterized in that in accordance with the thickness of the sheet metal after being rolled in a flexible manner or in accordance with the rolling pressure during flexible rolling, either the coating whilst being coated has various thicknesses, and in accordance with the rolling pressure with increasing rolling pressure that is expected, the thickness of the coating is thicker and/or the coating prior to or after the flexible rolling is subjected to a mechanical or chemical surface treatment for adjusting the desired emissivity or heat absorption capacity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for rolling strip-shaped rolling stock, in particular metal strip. This method is characterized substantially by the following procedure: the metal strip A exiting the pickling line passes through the two roll stands (3, 4) of the reversing roll stand, wherein the start of a subsequent metal strip B has already been welded to the strip end of the metal strip A before entering the pickling line (5), said start of the metal strip B is then rolled as well, specifically over a length corresponding to the wind-on length until tension is built up on the reel and likewise rims on the reversing reel (1), during the subsequent reversing the metal strip B is separated from the metal strip A such that the already rolled start of the metal strip B remains on the still unrolled remaining metal strip B, then the complete metal strip A is reverse-rolled.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling mill (1) which is used to hot roll metal, in particular aluminium. Said rolling mill comprises a hot strip mill (3) provided with a pre-rolling train (4) and a finishing rolling train (5). The aim of the invention is to improve said rolling mill such that it is more compact and/or such that the systems, which are already compact, are more productive. The pre-rolling train (4) is embodied as a tandem train, wherein the rolling product is milled in a tandem mode for jointly involving at least two pre-rolling frames (8, 9) arranged one behind the other. Alternatively or simultaneously, the pre-rolling train (4) and the finishing train (5) work together as a tandem train. Milling occurs place in the tandem mode when the frame of the pre-rolling train and the finishing train are used together. In the finishing train, milling can take place, preferably, in a reversing tandem mode.

Abstract: A thickness control apparatus of a reversing rolling mill has an entry thickness gauge that measures the thickness of the material to be rolled, and entry material speed detector that detects the speed of the material to be rolled. Measured thickness measured by the entry thickness gauge is tracked on the basis of the speed of the material to be rolled detected by the entry material speed detector. A mill delivery thickness calculator calculates thickness on the delivery side of the reversing rolling mill on the basis of the thickness on the entry side and the roll gap detected.

Abstract: A continuous repetitive method of rolling a series combination of asymmetric rolling and skin pass rolling operations is provided. Differential-speed rolling is performed as the asymmetric rolling, and a winder temporarily winds a metal strip with a collapsed plate shape by traverse winding (loose winding which allows the metal strip to be wound in a zigzag manner). Then, the skin pass rolling is performed, and orderly winding is performed in a coil form. In the flow of rolling, tandem rolling may be performed by arranging two or more rolling mills side by side so that the asymmetric rolling and the skin pass rolling operations are continuously performed without the traverse winding therebetween.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a strip in a reversible rolling plant comprising at least one cage arranged between two winding/unwinding devices each having a mandrel. The rolling is performed in several passes until the requested thickness is obtained over the whole length of a useful part ranging between two service lengths maintained wound on each of the mandrels. According to the invention, at the end of the last pass between a winder/unwinder placed upstream of the cage in the rolling direction and acting as an uncoiler, and a downstream winder/unwinder acting as a coiler, the upstream service length is unwound completely from the uncoiler, then subjected to a roll pass; the strip is then cut in the vicinity of the end of its useful part to release, at its rear end in the direction of the last pass, an inspection length whereof at least one part corresponds to said upstream service length rolled once.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coiling furnace (1), especially a coiling furnace (1) for Steckel rolling mills, wherein a hot-rolled strip (2) is coiled and uncoiled and optionally heated on a furnace drum (3) in the furnace interior (4) in a reversing manner. Said coiling furnace comprises guide tables (6) mounted on the mobile furnace door (5) of the coiling furnace (1) for inserting and/or guiding the heat-rolled strip (2), the furnace door (5) and the coiling furnace (1) being separate units. The furnace door (5) is arranged on a part of a roller rack (6) below the coiling furnace (1) and the furnace door (5) is subdivided into at least two elements (8, 9) that swing in relation to one another, both door elements (8, 9) being interconnected via a door bearing (10) and being configured to be pivoted.

Abstract: A rolling mill, in particular, a cold strip tandem rolling mill, for producing a metal strip, with a number of stands is arranged in a tandem path, wherein, in a direction of production of the metal strip, a first stand is designed as driving stand and serves as inlet for a section of the tandem path, in which a primary thickness reduction of the metal strip occurs, and by corresponding control of the driving stand, an increase in the mechanical inlet tension of the metal strip can be achieved. In a method for controlling a rolling mill, in particular, a cold strip tandem rolling mill, for producing a metal strip, in a production direction of the metal strip, a first stand is controlled as driving stand, the driving stand achieving a significant increase in the mechanical inlet tension on the metal strip and a significant thickness reduction of the metal strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rolling plant (100) and to a method for its operation. Known rolling plants (100) typically comprise a reversing stand (110) for rolling a metal strip (200) in a plurality of rolling operations until the metal strip has reached the desired thickness. The reversing stand (110) is typically assigned at least one reversing reel device (130), which has a reel mandrel (132), for temporarily storing the metal strip (200) after individual rolling operations. The known rolling plants (100) also have a sensor device for determining the thickness of the metal strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of rolling a strip-shaped in-process stock, in particular a metal strip, with which, a metal strip (3) is unwound from a coil (2, 7) held on an unwinding reel (1, 6), is fed into a reversing rolling mill (8), is rolled, and is wound-up onto a winding-up reel (9) to form a coil (10), wherein the metal strip (3) is reversibly conveyed from the unwinding reel (1, 6) to the winding-up reel (9) until a set thickness is reached and, with each passing of the reversing rolling mill (8), is subjected to a reduction of thickness, and wherein an end of the metal strip (3) of a first coil is welded to a beginning of the metal strip (3) of the second coil, and the metal strip (3) of the first coil is temporarily stored in a strip store during a welding process, and finally, the in-process stock consisting of two lengths is reversibly rolled to a final dimension, and an additional length is welded to the end of the in-process stock before the last pass.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for increasing the range of production of an installation for cold rolling of metallic strip, consisting of at least two rolling stands (L1, L2) operating in tandem. According to the invention, at least one (L1) of the rolling stands is equipped with means of converting the stand configuration, while keeping the same means (15, 16, 3, 3?) of applying the rolling force, in order to have at least two configurations available, each corresponding to one production range, and the configuration of said convertible stand L1 is selected to match the data of the product (M) to be rolled, thus allowing the production range to be increased.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for producing a metallic product (1) by rolling, comprising: a first area (2) inside of which slabs are produced by primary shaping; a second area (3), which is located downstream from the first area (2) in the direction of flow (F) of the material and inside of which at least one first rolling device (4) for rolling slabs is arranged; a third area (5), which is located downstream from the second area (3) in the direction of flow (F) of the material and inside of which at least one second rolling device (6) for rolling slabs or the intermediate product produced therefrom is arranged, and; a fourth area (7), which is located downstream from the third area (5) in the direction of flow (F) of the material and inside of which at least one aftertreating device (8) for the rolled material is arranged.

Abstract: This invention describes both a method and apparatus to practice a method which produces a strip-like pre-material from metal using rollers which have a roll gap in which the metal strip is discontinuously rolled in successively steps between the same two rollers with the metal strip being also recalled, but the recalled section of the metal strip is shorter than the circumference of the rollers. In this manner the surface quality of the metal is improved, especially relating to stamping of coins and metals.

Abstract: A coiler drum of a reversing rolling mill includes a work portion that engages a strip of metal being processed in the reversing rolling mill. The work portion includes an inner base surface and engaging strips that extend radially outward from the base surface. When the metal strip is engaged by the work portion, the metal strip does not contact the inner base surface, which has a surface area greater than 35 percent of the work surface. The engaging strips can be formed on the coiler drum by using weld overlays, inserts into slots, or by casting the engaging strips onto the coiler drum at the time the coiler drum is cast. The engaging strips may be laterally offset from one another and have a length less than 50 percent of the axial length of the work portion. The engaging strips may also be formed from a different material than the material of the work surface of the coiler drum.

Abstract: A method of X-H rolling of a parallel flange steel structural shape or beam with an H cross section using a compact rolling group. In the first universal mill frame the vertical roll have roll surfaces inclined to one another at an angle up to 10° whereas in the second universal mill frame the vertical rolls have cylindrical roll surfaces which divide the H opening cross section with lateral surfaces of the horizontal roll. The structural shape is rolled in the second universal mill frame to up to 100% of the reduction in the first rolling mill frame.

Abstract: A strip rolling mill includes a pair of upper and lower work rolls for rolling a strip, intermediate rolls for supporting each of the paired work rolls, and back-up rolls for supporting each of the intermediate rolls. Each of the work rolls is provided with a tapered portion at one end thereof so that the tapered portions of the work rolls are on opposite sides of roll bodies thereof with respect to roll axis directions. When the material with a constant width is being rolled, axial positions of the work rolls are set at appropriate positions and axial positions of the intermediate rolls are changed to control a thickness distribution in a width direction of the material being rolled. This arrangement significantly improves an edge drop and at the same time minimizes edge drop variations.

Abstract: A strip rolling mill includes a pair of upper and lower work rolls for rolling a strip, intermediate rolls for supporting each of the paired work rolls, and back-up rolls for supporting each of the intermediate rolls. Each of the work rolls is provided with a tapered portion at one end thereof so that the tapered portions of the work rolls are on opposite sides of roll bodies thereof with respect to roll axis directions. When the material with a constant width is being rolled, axial positions of the work rolls are set at appropriate positions and axial positions of the intermediate rolls are changed to control a thickness distribution in a width direction of the material being rolled. This arrangement significantly improves an edge drop and at the same time minimizes edge drop variations.

Abstract: A method and a plant for the hot rolling of strip, in which the rolling stock is rolled in at least one reversing roughing stand with a number of roughing passes into a broken-down strip, and the broken-down strip is transported over an intermediate roller table into at least one Steckel finishing stand and the strip is finish-rolled in the finishing stand with a number of passes into a finished strip having a predetermined thickness, and the strip is finally wound into a coil. The length of the intermediate roller table determined by the length of the broken-down strip is shortened and tandem rolling is carried out in the roughing stand and the finishing stand at least during the last breaking-down pass of the strip.

Abstract: The installation includes an in-line arrangement of a metal pickler, a reeling arrangement installed on the coiling side of the metal pickler, and a cold-rolling mill. The method includes ones of the following alternative sequences of work steps: (a) the strip leaving the metal pickler bypasses the reeling arrangement and is introduced into the cold-rolling mill for a first reduction pass and rolled out over the course of several deformation passes; or (b) the strip leaving the metal pickler is wound on the reeling arrangement into a coil; after the coil is switched to the uncoiling position, the strip is fed into the cold-rolling mill and rolled out over the course of several deformation passes; or (c) the strip leaving the metal pickler is wound as hot-rolled strip on the reeling arrangement to obtain the finished strip; or (d) pre-pickled, hot-rolled strips are sent to the reeling arrangement and then uncoiled from the uncoiler into the cold-rolling mill and rolled in several deformation passes.

Abstract: A multi-row rolling mill has in one housing at least two groups of rolls including at least one pair of work rolls, and constructed so that when the workpiece to be rolled is passed one time, it can be rolled using said respective work rolls. The multi-row rolling mill is characterized in that it is provided with a means for removing the workpiece if the workpiece stops moving between said roll groups.

Abstract: A method and a plant for the hot rolling of strip, in which the rolling stock is rolled in at least one reversing roughing stand with a number of roughing passes into a broken-down strip, and the broken-down strip is transported over an intermediate roller table into at least one Steckel finishing stand and the strip is finish-rolled in the finishing stand with a number of passes into a finished strip having a predetermined thickness, and the strip is finally wound into a coil. The length of the intermediate roller table determined by the length of the broken-down strip is shortened and tandem rolling is carried out in the roughing stand and the finishing stand at least during the last breaking-down pass of the strip.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing crop losses during slab and ingot rolling concerns the formation of a slab ingot having a specially configured or shaped butt end and optionally a head end as well. A special shape is formed by machining, forging or preferably by casting. The special shape at the butt end is imparted during casting by a specially shaped bottom block or starter block. The special shape of the bottom block is imparted to the cast ingot butt end. The specially shaped butt end of a slab shaped ingot is generally rectangular in shape and has longitudinally outwardly extending, enlarged portions, which slope downwardly toward a depressed central valley region. The lateral sides of the enlarged end portions and the depressed valley region carry transversely extending, tapered or curved edges. A similar shape may be imparted to the head end of the ingot at the conclusion of a casting run through the use of a specially shaped hot top mold or by way of machining or forging the cast head end.

Abstract: In continuous rolling of a plurality of steel strips: 1. a table speed corrector corrects speeds of tables, on which a succeeding steel strip is placed, through a main controller so that values of an interval between steel strips, obtained by CCD cameras before the preceding steel strip is rolled, are set to a first set value preset as an interval so the preceding and succeeding steel strips do not come into collision with each other due to a reduction in speed when the preceding steel strip is caught; 2. the table speed corrector corrects speeds of the tables, on which the succeeding steel strip is placed, through the main controller so that values of an interval between steel strips, obtained by CCD cameras when the preceding steel strip is being rolled, are set to a second value preset as an interval at which the succeeding steel strip is caught by the rolling mill 1 at the same time at which the trailing end of the preceding steel strip has passed therethrough; and 3.

Abstract: The invention relates to a Steckel hot rolling mill comprising at least one reversing roll stand (1) as well as coilers (6,7) which are positioned upstream and downstream and present torque-controlled drives. The aim of the invention is to improve such a hot rolling mill in such a way that it optimally counteracts variations in tension and/or mass flow caused by changes in process parameters and allows for high quality hot rolling, especially of very thin hot rolled strips. To this end the invention provides for a looper (8,9) to be positioned between both the coilers (6,7) and the reversible roll stand (1), which supplies actual values for adjusting tension and mass flow.

Abstract: A pass schedule calculation apparatus calculates pass schedule and inputs the schedule to a preset apparatus which is plate thickness control means. The present apparatus controls a draft motor before rolling to set an appropriate initial roll clearance, and instructs a control target value to a plate thickness control apparatus and rolling speed control apparatus to perform control. A method of determining the pass schedule comprises: obtaining a product of a function which includes a pass rolling parameter and has a correlation of monotonic increase with respect to each pass draft amount, and another function including a rolling parameter which increases with the number of passes; using the product of the functions as a function substantially independent of a rolling speed; solving optimization problem of the parameter for equalizing the function value in the respective passes to calculate each pass draft amount; and using the draft amount as a draft schedule to determine the rolling pass schedule.

Abstract: A method of rolling finished sections from preliminary sections by means of roll stand arrangements which operate in reversing operation and include a compact rolling group composed of a first universal stand at the entry side and a second universal stand at the exit side and an intermediate edging stand arranged between the universal stands, and a roughing group arranged in front of the compact rolling group and composed of vertical roll stands and horizontal roll stands and/or universal stands. A rectangular preliminary section or a preliminary section having the approximate final dimensions is preshaped in the roll stands of the roughing rolling group in a number of shape changing passes and/or shape reduction passes, possibly reversing with or without the use of selectable grooves. Subsequently, the section is further shaped in the compact rolling group in several shape changing passes or shape reduction passes in the universal stand on the entry side.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for the production of thin metal strip by the hot rolling process. Significant improvements in the finished products can be made by the arrangement of the apparatus and the method of the present invention. The apparatus of the present invention is a metal processing line having a roughing reversing mill stand and a finishing reversing mill stand, each with different sized working rolls. A heating furnace precedes each mill stand. The apparatus in the present invention has the advantages of producing desired thin metal strip in the thickness range of about 0.4 to about 1.2 mm at temperatures appropriate for the specific metal being rolled.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for rolling a metal strip (6) in a reverse rolling mill (1) with a coiler located upstream and a coiler located downstream (4,5). The metal strip is wound off the upstream coiler (4) with a strip thickness (d) and at a strip temperature (T) above a set temperature (T*). It is then passed through the reverse rolling mill (1) with a first draught of at most 5% and at a speed (v) before being wound up by the downstream coiler (5). The speed (v) at which the strip is passed through the rolling mill is selected with the aim of ensuring that the strip has reached the set temperature (T*) by the time it is wound up. The strip is then wound off the downstream coiler (5), passed through the reverse rolling mill (1) with a second draught of at least 10% and wound up by the upstream coiler (4).

Abstract: A shape detection device is incorporated as part of a hot strip reversing mill. The shape detection device is a shape detector roll adapted to contact the metal strip. The shape detector roll is used to provide data to an automated shape control and steering system. Preferably, the hot strip reversing mill includes a pair of hot reversing stands and a pair of coiler furnaces positioned on opposite sides of the pair of mill stands.

Abstract: Various conventional problems produced by the reason that the coil preparatory line and the reversing cold rolling line are independent of each other are to be solved by unifying the both lines without reducing efficiency of rolling operation. A reversing rolling apparatus according to the present invention includes a first and a second coiling-uncoiling units supported by a common frame, disposed between a reversing rolling mill for cold rolling steel strips and a joining unit for joining the trailing end portion of a preceding steel strip un-coiled by a uncoiling unit to the leading end portion of a following steel strip directly or via a dummy strip, or for joining dummy strips to end portions of a steel strip so that positions of both the coiling-uncoiling units are to be switchable.

Abstract: The invention relates to an installation for cold rolling strip-shaped rolling material, with a reversing stand disposed between two reel-up or unreeling coils or reels, and a second reversing stand in the rolling line of the first reversing stand, with both stands capable of being adjusted corresponding to consecutive passes for performing the rolling process, and to a method of cold rolling.

Abstract: A method of rolling finished sections from preliminary sections by means of roll stand arrangements which operate in reversing operation and include a compact rolling group composed of a first universal stand at the entry side and a second universal stand at the exit side and an intermediate edging stand arranged between the universal stands, and a roughing group arranged in front of the compact rolling group and composed of vertical roll stands and horizontal roll stands and/or universal stands. A rectangular preliminary section or a preliminary section having the approximate final dimensions is preshaped in the roll stands of the roughing rolling group in a number of shape changing passes and/or shape reduction passes, possibly reversing with or without the use of selectable grooves. Subsequently, the section is further shaped in the compact rolling group in several shape changing passes or shape reduction passes in the universal stand on the entry side.

Abstract: A tandem with two reversible four-high rolling stands (14a, 14b) for the cold rolling of thin strip to 0.18 mm, advantageously from 0.18 to 1.2 mm, includes at least a first (12a) and a second (12b) drawing reel, mans to heat the rolls and the lubricating oils, a control and command unit, and a first lubrication system (17), the working rolls (15) being associated with replacement rolls (115), the stands (14a, 14b) including a first working condition with the working rolls (15) and at least a second working condition with the replacement rolls (115). Below the stands (14a, 14b) there is a first (20a) and a second (20b) collection tank to collect the lubrication fluid, there also being a second finishing lubrication system (18) which can be activated in alternation with the first system (17).

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for the production of thin metal strip by the hot rolling process. Significant improvements in the finished products can be made by the arrangement of the apparatus and the method of the present invention. The apparatus of the present invention is a metal processing line having a roughing reversing mill stand and a finishing reversing mill stand, each with different sized working rolls. A heating furnace precedes each mill stand. The apparatus in the present invention has the advantages of producing desired thin metal strip in the thickness range of about 0.4 to about 1.2 mm at temperatures appropriate for the specific metal being rolled.

Abstract: To ensure optimum temperature conditions for a strip (9, 9') in reverse rolling, two or several strips (9, 9') are rolled alternately, wherein during the rolling of one of the strips (9) in at least one rolling pass the other strip (9') or the other strips remain in a waiting position wound into a coil (12).

Abstract: A method of rolling finished sections from preliminary sections by means of roll stand arrangements which operate in reversing operation and include a compact rolling group composed of a first universal stand at the entry side and a second universal stand at the exit side and an intermediate edging stand arranged between the universal stands, and a roughing group arranged in front of the compact rolling group and composed of vertical roll stands and horizontal roll stands and/or universal stands. A rectangular preliminary section or a preliminary section having the approximate final dimensions is preshaped in the roll stands of the roughing rolling group in a number of shape changing passes and/or shape reduction passes, possibly reversing with or without the use of selectable grooves. Subsequently, the section is further shaped in the compact rolling group in several shape changing passes or shape reduction passes in the universal stand on the entry side.

Abstract: A rolling train for rolling flat steel using universal stands having--instead of vertical rolls-adjustable support members for pairs of loose vertical rollers arranged in the areas of the stands. The rolling train includes a roughing rolling group with vertical two-high stand or universal stand and horizontal two-high stand and a compact rolling group composed of two tandem universal stands and arranged following the roughing rolling group, wherein the two universal stands of the compact rolling group are equipped with non-driven adjustable vertical rollers.

Abstract: A method of casting and rolling and a roll stand arrangement for rolling finished sections (sheet piling sections) from a preliminary section which arrives from a continuous casting machine and has approximate final dimensions. The method utilizes roll stand arrangements which operate in a rolling line in a reversing operation. A roughing rolling group has in a first rolling line a runout roller table and a transverse transport device following the runout roller table and in a second rolling line a parallel run-in roller table for a compact tandem stand group. A horizontal stand of the roughing rolling group and/or an intermediate edging stand of the compact tandem stand group each have two selectable grooves, wherein a universal stand on the exit side of the compact tandem group has one or more two-high horizontal stands with grooved rolls.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for the production of both discrete metal plate and coiled metal plate products. In a mill having at least two in-line reversing plate mill stands, a reheated slab can be rolled on a first reversing plate mill in several reversing flat passes. The rolled product can then be sent to a second in-line reversing plate mill for additional rolling followed by winding in a downstream coiler. In the present invention, while the rolled product is sent to the second reversing plate mill, a virgin reheated slab can be introduced and rolled on the first reversing plate mill in several reversing flat passes. This product, subsequent to a slab which is rolled and sent to the second reversing plate mill, can be sent upstream along runout tables for further processing in finishing equipment. When the first reversing plate mill is again clear of rolled product, another virgin reheated slab can be introduced to the first mill and the above process can be repeated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing thin hot-rolled steel strip with a final thickness of <1 mm from strip-cast feedstock in sequential steps, including surface descaling a cast feedstock, rolling the feedstock in six passes in a tandem Steckel roll line, coiling and uncoiling the feedstock after its first and second passage through the tandem Steckel roll line in furnaces arranged on the entry and exit sides of the tandem Steckel roll line. After a third passage through the Steckel roll line, the feedstock is coiled up in an exit-side coiling device having two furnaces one atop the other, which serves as a storage device for the roughed strip. Simultaneously with the coiling of the first strip, a second strip is uncoiled from the storage device. The cropped front end of the second strip is welded to the cropped rear end of the already uncoiled roughed strip.

Abstract: A method of rolling out the ends of a coiled strip in a reversing rolling mill having reels disposed on both sides thereof minimizes a length of strip at the strip ends having a non-conforming thickness. A start of the strip is introduced into the roll gap without inlet side strip tension and without rolling force at the start of each reduction pass. The rolling force is then gradually increased. The inlet side strip tension is subsequently reduced substantially to zero at the end of each reduction pass while the strip end still connected to the uncoiling reel, such that the strip end passes tension-free completely through the rolling gap and is consequently reduced in thickness. An apparatus for carrying out the method on a reversing mill includes a control system which selectively controls, via regulating and adjusting devices, the inlet and outlet strip tensions and the rolling force in a manner dependent upon respective locations of the start and end of the strip.

Abstract: A reversing rolling mill for rolling metal strip includes an entry side coiler and an exit side coiler and at least one mill rolling stand including a central roll, an entry side outer roll and an exit side outer roll having their respective longitudinal axes disposed in a first, horizontal, plane and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the central roll, a top outer roll in contact with the central roll, and a bottom outer roll, longitudinal axes of the top outer roll and bottom outer roll being disposed in a second, vertical, plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the central roll and parallel thereto, motors to drive the rolls and rotate the rolls about their respective longitudinal axes, devices to vertically move the central roll and the top outer roll, and devices to move the side outer rolls horizontally and to move the bottom outer roll vertically into and out of rolling contact with the central roll in a lowered position of the central roll.

Abstract: A process for applying a defined surface roughness to a metal strip, especially steel strip, for preventing the sticking of strip during subsequent annealing in a bell-type annealing installation includes cold rolling the metal strip in at least one reversing roll stand. The cold rolled metal strip is then guided to a temper rolling stand for wet rolling the cold rolled metal strip through at least one pass for applying the defined surface roughness to the metal strip. For this purpose, the flattening rolls of the temper rolling stand are replaced with rough rolls.

Abstract: A method of rolling plates from input stock in several successively arranged work steps, wherein, depending on the desired end product, different numbers of n passes are carried out in one or more roll stands, preferably in a hot-rolling reversing stand. From a pass n-k to a pass n-1, greater pass reductions (smaller strip thicknesses) are rolled at the strip beginning than at the strip end, wherein k is a counting number in the range of from 1 to n-1.

Abstract: The invention relates to an installation for cold rolling strip-shaped rolling material, with a reversing stand disposed between two reel-up or unreeling coils or reels, and a second reversing stand in the rolling line of the first reversing stand, with both stands capable of being adjusted corresponding to consecutive passes for performing the rolling process.