EP1363750A1 - Procede pour faire fonctionner une installation de laminage et de coulee en continu - Google Patents

Procede pour faire fonctionner une installation de laminage et de coulee en continu

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EP1363750A1
EP1363750A1 EP02712795A EP02712795A EP1363750A1 EP 1363750 A1 EP1363750 A1 EP 1363750A1 EP 02712795 A EP02712795 A EP 02712795A EP 02712795 A EP02712795 A EP 02712795A EP 1363750 A1 EP1363750 A1 EP 1363750A1
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Prior art keywords
slab
production line
casting
production
rolling
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EP1363750B2 (fr
EP1363750B1 (fr
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Gerhard Dachtler
Thomas Peuker
Uwe STÜRMER
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Siemens AG
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Siemens AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B1/00—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations
    • B21B1/46—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling metal immediately subsequent to continuous casting
    • B21B1/466—Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section; Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations for rolling metal immediately subsequent to continuous casting in a non-continuous process, i.e. the cast being cut before rolling
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/4998—Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material
    • Y10T29/49988—Metal casting
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/4998—Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material
    • Y10T29/49988—Metal casting
    • Y10T29/49991—Combined with rolling
EP02712795A 2001-02-26 2002-02-20 Procede pour faire fonctionner une installation de laminage et de coulee en continu Expired - Lifetime EP1363750B2 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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DE10109223 2001-02-26
DE10109223A DE10109223C1 (de) 2001-02-26 2001-02-26 Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Gießwalzanlage
PCT/DE2002/000612 WO2002068137A1 (fr) 2001-02-26 2002-02-20 Procede pour faire fonctionner une installation de laminage et de coulee en continu

Publications (3)

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EP1363750A1 true EP1363750A1 (fr) 2003-11-26
EP1363750B1 EP1363750B1 (fr) 2004-09-22
EP1363750B2 EP1363750B2 (fr) 2010-07-28

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EP02712795A Expired - Lifetime EP1363750B2 (fr) 2001-02-26 2002-02-20 Procede pour faire fonctionner une installation de laminage et de coulee en continu

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US6941636B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1363750B2 (fr)
JP (1) JP2004522588A (fr)
CN (1) CN100335186C (fr)
AT (1) ATE276842T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE10109223C1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2002068137A1 (fr)

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WO2006058771A1 (fr) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-08 Sms Demag Ag Installation de coulee continue csp pourvue d'un four a rouleaux et de transporteurs pivotants
DE102011008434A1 (de) 2011-01-12 2012-07-12 Sms Siemag Ag Anlage und Verfahren zum Erzeugen von Warmband
WO2012095250A1 (fr) 2011-01-12 2012-07-19 Sms Siemag Ag Installation et procédé destinés à produire des bandes d'acier laminées à chaud
EP3094425B1 (fr) 2014-01-17 2018-06-20 Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche, S.p.A. Dispositif et procédé pour la production de produits métalliques

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EP1363750B2 (fr) 2010-07-28
US20040034987A1 (en) 2004-02-26
EP1363750B1 (fr) 2004-09-22
ATE276842T1 (de) 2004-10-15
US6941636B2 (en) 2005-09-13
JP2004522588A (ja) 2004-07-29
CN1491137A (zh) 2004-04-21
WO2002068137A1 (fr) 2002-09-06
DE50201107D1 (de) 2004-10-28
CN100335186C (zh) 2007-09-05
DE10109223C1 (de) 2002-08-01

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