Abstract: A semi-automatic adjustment device for suppressing tension fluctuations during a rolling process of an ultra-thin strip includes a semi-automatic tension regulator, a semi-automatic tuned mass damper of variable stiffness and damping, a coiler, a tension roller and a twenty-high roller system. The semi-automatic tension regulator is disposed between the coiler and the tension roller, the semi-automatic tuned mass damper of variable stiffness and damping is disposed between the tension roller and the twenty-high roller system. The semi-automatic adjustment device can be used to reduce a short-time fluctuation impact of tension during startup and shutdown of a twenty-high roll mill when the twenty-high rolling mill rolls an ultra-thin strip, improve system stability, absorb the continuous micro disturbances generated during the rolling process of the twenty-high roll mill, and achieve flexible and stable adjustment of tension during the rolling process.

Abstract: During the bending of sheet metal sections (1, 2) in particular for forming can edges using a bending machine, the sheet metal is pre-treated at a flexing station (50) before reaching the bending station. The contact position (x, y, y?) of a sheet on a measuring plate (38) is measured and the signal representing the contact position is reproduced on a display (25), enabling the operator to adjust at least one element (7, 8, 9, 20) of the flexing station in accordance with the deviation of the actual contact position from the target contact position, either manually or by means of a drive. The signal can also be used to automatically adjust at least one element of the flexing station.

Abstract: A strip has a strip head and a strip leg. It is rolled, beginning at the strip head, in a roll stand of a rolling device between an upper and a lower roller arrangement of the roll stand. It is monitored whether the strip foot reaches a switching point located, viewed in the rolling direction, in front of the roll stand. From the time the strip leg reaches the switching point, the roller arrangements are subjected to a bending force expanding the roller arrangements by means of an adjusting device, the force being at least as high as a minimal force. The minimal force is at least as high as a balancing force of the upper roller arrangement. The minimal force is determined as a function of the parameters of the strip and/or the operating parameters of the rolling device.

Abstract: A continuous press apparatus presses an electrode band plate having a band-shaped metal foil collector on which an electrode active material is formed at intervals in a longitudinal direction. The apparatus includes a pair of press rollers, gap adjusting means for adjusting a gap between the press rollers, detecting means for detecting that a rear end of the electrode active material portion arrives at the position between the press rollers, and the gap adjusting means adjust the gap between the press rollers in response to the detection.

Abstract: A system for on-line property prediction for hot rolled coils in a hot strip mill of a steel plant, including a unit for capturing the chemistry from the steel making stage and providing the data on rolling schedule. Field devices are provided at the instrumentation level for measuring process parameters during hot rolling. A programmable logic controller is used for acquiring data of measured parameters from the field devices and feeding the data to a processor. Means is provided for conversion of the measured data from time domain to space domain using segment tracking. A computation module processes the converted space domain data for predicting mechanical properties along the length and through the thickness of the strip being rolled. A display unit displays the predicted properties. The data obtained can be stored in a data warehouse for future use. A unit provided in the system can collect the predicted properties and feed the same to the scheduling unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a forming machine for deforming a workpiece, such as a metal cylinder or plate (3), by means of a tool, in particular one or more forming rollers (5), wherein the workpiece and/or the tool are rotated about an axis (4) relative to each other, the tool move; through one or more deforming curves and at least part of the workpiece is deformed. During the deforming process, values of one or more coordinates of the position of the extreme: edge of the workpiece are measured, and one or more parameters of the deforming process is/are changed on the basis of the measured values.

Abstract: Hydraulic cylinders are provided in a housing so as to be opposed to work rolls and backup rolls. Before a front end portion of a rollable material is engaged between the work rolls, the working oil pressure of the hydraulic cylinders is set at a high pressure value to make a pressing force on roll chocks high. After the rollable material is completely engaged between the work rolls, the working oil pressure of the hydraulic cylinders is set at a low pressure value to make the pressing force on the roll chocks low.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for operating a hot rolling train with at least one edger and at least one sensor with which the strip end position is determined by means of a linear recording of the infrared radiation from the rolled strip and whereby an optimization of the strip width distribution is achieved by means of a calculation system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for minimizing thickened ends during the rolling of tubes in a stretch-reducing mill by means of a change in time of the torque of individual driven roll stands when the tube front end and the tube rear end run through the stretch-reducing mill, so that the tube ends are rolled with higher roll speeds than the steady-state speeds. At the same time, lower roll speeds than the steady-state roll speeds are set between the steady-state and the increased roll speeds.

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 rolling data collecting system according to this invention collects rolling data of a rolled strip to be serially rolled through a tandem rolling mill, using the first rolling data measuring means installed at each roll stand and the second rolling data measuring means installed in the rolling line. The measuring point decision means decides a measuring point on a rolled strip which is used for measuring data by the first and second rolling data measuring means. The tracking means detects that the decided measuring point has reached each roll stand locating from the entry side of the tandem rolling mill and to the delivery side thereof, and the location of the second rolling data measuring means. Every time when the measuring point reaches each roll stand and the second rolling data measuring means, the rolling data collecting means collects the rolling data of the rolled strip or rolled strip measured by the first and second rolling data measuring means.

Abstract: Set values of a gauge-alteration-in-rolling amount after the next (i+1)-th stand and subsequent stands are modified, using the rolling results obtained when a leading end of a succeeding material passes through the i-th stand and the gauge results of the leading end portion of the succeeding material detected by the i-th stand outlet side gauge detector. The gauge results of the leading end of the succeeding material on the i-th stand outlet side is tracked up to the (i+1)-th stand, to thereby control the rolling speed of the i-th stand so as to make constant a mass-flow from the leading end of the succeeding material on the (i+1)-th stand inlet side. Thereby, the reverse off gauge caused at the succeeding stand, by turning on the AGC of the preceding stand, can be prevented and the gauge can be controlled to a desired value from the coil leading end portion.

Abstract: A system for controlling front and tail end gauge of a continuous hot rolled product in a rolling mill includes first and second individually driven roll stands arranged successively along said pass line in advance of a group of roll stands. A controller adjusts the operating speed relationship between the first and second individually driven roll stands to achieve an increased level of tension in the front and tail end segments of the product passing between the first and second individually driven roll stands. The increased level of tension results in the decrease in product cross sectional area sufficient to compensate for the lack of cross sectional area reduction resulting from the absence of interstand tension experienced by said front and tail end segments while being rolled in the group of roll stands.