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Sms Demag Ag

Technische Universitat Darmstadt

Menarini Silicon Biosystems S.p.a.

Universitat Regensburg

Sma Siemag Aktiengesellschaft

Amgen Research Gmbh

Christoph Klein

Dieter Rosenthal

Jürgen Seidel

Christian Klinkenberg

Christian Bilgen

Frank Benfer

Luc Neumann

Cosimo Andreas Cecere

Michael Pander

Nicolò Manaresi

Tobias Melz

Holger Hanselka

Ingo Schuster

Joachim Hafer

Heinz-Adolf Mueller

Christoph Sundermann

Günter Kneppe

Matthias Peters

Karl Hoen

Dirk Mayer

Ernst Windhaus

Kerstin Spill

Jens Artel

Bernhard Ehls

Björn Kintscher

Peter Brandenfels

Wolfgang-Dietmar Hackenberg

Hartmut Hof

Stephan Krämer

Martin Hoffmann

Michael Lipowski

Jens Kreikemeier

Thomas Pasch

Heribert Neifer

Melanie Werner-Klein

Babak Taleb-Araghi

Sebastian Scheitler

Isabelle Hodak

Frank Lensing

Michael Pogrebinski

Dieter Hofmann

Mario Sucker

Andreas Haaks

Urs Lahrmann

Zbigniew Tadeusz Czyz

Stefan Kirsch

Bernhard Michael Polzer

Volker Braas

Christine Fuhrmann

Oleg Schmidt-Kittler

Nick Stoecklein

Dietlind Zohlnhöfer

Christian Kempe

Roland KÖNIG

Erarslan Gokhan

Stephan Kraemer

Gunter Hoefer

An apparatus for producing and further processing slabs of a metal, preferably steel, comprises: a continuous casting apparatus, which is designed to produce at least one cast strand and to transport it in a transport direction; a cutting device, which is arranged behind the continuous casting apparatus, as seen in the transport direction, and is designed to cut the cast strand into slabs; at least a first route and a second route, which implement, at least in some portions, different process lines for the further processing of the slabs; and a process control system, which is designed to make a route decision on a slab-specific basis as a function of at least one measured or calculated process parameter, which route decision assigns one of the plurality of routes to the respective slab, and to initiate the further processing of the corresponding slab along the assigned route.

Apparatus and method for producing and further processing of slabs

A method for producing an ultra-thin strip of less than 0.8 mm from cast steel in batch/continuous operation with a casting-rolling system. The method includes casting a thin slab having a casting thickness of 90-150 mm and width of at least 1000 mm at a casting speed of 7 m/min. The thin slab is heated/homogenized to a first temperature in a continuous furnace and subsequently rolled by at least seven final roll stands into an ultra-thin band. Neither the thin slab nor strip undergo inductive heating during production. The thin slab rolling steps include rough rolling the thin slab at the heated/homogenized first temperature by a roughing stand; heating/homogenizing the rough-rolled thin slab to a second temperature by a further continuous furnace; and finally rolling the rough-rolled thin slab at the second temperature to the ultra-thin strip by the final roll stands arranged downstream of the further continuous furnace.

Casting-rolling system for batch and continuous operation

In the case of a production plant which comprises in series a thin-slab continuous casting plant (), which is arranged upstream of a roller hearth furnace (), the roller hearth furnace () and a rolling mill (), which is arranged downstream of the roller hearth furnace () and has an assigned reeling plant (), wherein the continuous casting plant () and the rolling mill () can be operated in a continuous operating mode, the intention is to provide a solution that allows a slab buffer capacity to be provided for a continuously operated thin slab continuous casting plant when there is a fault causing a standstill in the transport of the slab or strip. This is achieved by the production plant having four slab or strip cutting devices (), which are arranged upstream and downstream of the roller hearth furnace (), in a section along the length of the roller hearth furnace () and on the outlet side of a first separate roll line () of the rolling mill ().

Continuously operable production plant and method for operating the production plant when there is a fault

The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing, staging and treating cancer, in particular melanoma. In particular, the present invention provides methods for determining the stage/type of a cancerous disease, comprising detecting somatic alterations of the DNA of one or more disseminated cancer cells (DCCs), obtained after homing to a distant organ, such as lymph node; and determining the somatic evolution of the DCC(s) based on the detected somatic alterations, wherein the somatic evolution is indicative of the stage/type of the cancerous disease.

Means and methods for staging, typing and treating a cancerous disease

A method for producing a metal strip in a cast-rolling installation, the cast-rolling installation includes the following: a casting machine, a first furnace, a first shear, a roughing train, a second furnace, a second shear, a finishing train, a cooling section, a reeling system, and a third shear. In order to allow a flexible reaction to different operating conditions, at least one of the following operating modes is selected in order to produce the strip: a) a continuous rolling, in which the casting machine, the roughing train, and the finishing train are operatively connected together; b) a continuous rolling in the roughing train and a single-strip rolling in the finishing train; c) a single-strip rolling in the roughing train and a single-strip rolling in the finishing train; and d) a semi-continuous rolling in the roughing train and/or a semi-continuous rolling in the finishing train.

Method for producing a metal strip in a cast-rolling installation

A method for determining the integrity of the genome of a sample and/or the quality of a library of DNA sequences obtained by deterministic restriction site whole genome amplification can include (a) amplifying the library of DNA sequences to produce first, second, and third PCR products each of a different size from 50 bp to 1000 bp, by PCR using at least one first primer pair, one second primer pair and one third primer pair, the primer pairs each hybridizing to a DNA sequence of the library having a length from 1000 bp to 5000 bp and corresponding to a sequence of the genome located respectively on a first, second and third chromosome arm; (b) detecting the first, second and third PCR products; (c) correlating the presence of the first, second and third PCR products with the integrity of the genome of the sample and/or the quality of the library.

Method and kit for determining the genome integrity and/or the quality of a library of DNA sequences obtained by deterministic restriction site whole genome amplification

The invention relates to a novel method of error-free sequencing of DNA. Further, the present invention provides for a four-part oligonucleotide, comprising a fixed sequence, a randomized sequence, a restriction nuclease recognition site and/or restriction site, and a primer binding site. The invention also relates to the use of the sequenced DNA fragments obtained by the methods of the invention in methods for DNA sequence analysis, generation of cell lineage trees or assessment of copy numbers.

Error-free sequencing of DNA

A method for producing a metal strip () by casting and rolling, wherein first a slab () is cast in a caster () by dispensing metal from a mold (), wherein the slab () is deflected from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction in the region of a strand guide (), wherein the slab () is then tempered in a furnace (), wherein the slab () is rolled in a rolling train () after the furnace () and wherein the slab () is processed either in discontinuous batch operation or in continuous or semi-continuous operation in dependence on a specified manner of operation. According to the invention, in order to create optimal process conditions for all desired operating modes, the slab () to be rolled or the metal strip () being rolled is subjected to heating in the region of the rolling train () at least between two roll stands () by means of an inductor ().

Method for producing a metal strip by casting and rolling

A method for hot rolling a metal strip or metal sheet, wherein 1.a) the slab or the strip or sheet is subjected in a first step to one or more reshaping actions in a hot rolling mill for producing a uniform, fine, recrystallised austenite structure and 2) the slab or the strip or sheet is then subjected in a second step to cooling for producing a fine-grain structure. The slab or the strip or sheet is subjected to heating between at least two roll stands of the hot rolling mill during performance of the step 1.a). The roll stands are arranged to follow one another in a rolling direction and in each of which the slab or the strip or sheet is subjected to reshaping. A heater for heating the rolling stock is arranged between at least two of the roll stands.

Method for hot rolling a metal slab, strip or sheet

The invention relates to a method of flying changing of working rolls in continuous casting and rolling installations and hot strip rolling mills, in particular in continuous hot strip rolling mills, wherein for exchange of working rolls by opening a rolling stand, those are disengaged from a to be rolled hot strip. According to the invention a regulated strip tension that can substitute the tension of the open rolling stand, is applied to the to-be-rolled hot strip with at least one hold-down roller that is introduced in a rolling line.

Method for the flying changing of working rolls in continuous casting and rolling installations and hot strip rolling mills using a hold-down roller

The invention relates to a method and a system for the production of hot-rolled strip silicon-alloy steel for further processing into grain-oriented sheets, such as electrical sheets, wherein a cast product, in this case a thin slab, for example, with a maximum thickness of 120 mm, is subjected to thermal pretreatment and to a subsequent rolling process on a hot-rolling line to set a desired recrystallization state. The invention proposes an intake temperature (T) of the cast product () into the hot-rolling line (or) of at least 1200&#xb0; C., and preferably in excess of 1250&#xb0; C., which should be controlled during pretreatment by adding at least one preheating stage () and one intensive heating stage () to ensure the final rolling temperature (T).

Method of and apparatus for hot rolling a thin silicon-steel workpiece into sheet steel

The invention relates to a roller hearth furnace () for heating and/or temperature equilibration of continuous cast products (), comprising a first series of rollers () running in the longitudinal direction () and a second parallel series of rollers () on the outlet side (), wherein a buffer zone () with lifting elements () for the perpendicular transport of the continuous cast product () is arranged between the series of rollers (). Furthermore, alternative arrangements for a further process route () are provided.

Roller hearth furnace for healing and/or temperature equalisation of steel or steel alloy continuous cast products and arrangement thereof before a hot strip final rolling mill

The invention is a device and a method for eliminating vibrations of a mechanical structure with at least one electromechanical converter material that is actively connected to the mechanical structure and connected to an electrical circuit with at least one electrical impedance. The electrical circuit is connected to an interface, via which the at least one electrical impedance can be variably adjusted by wireless or wired communications with a control unit that is separated from the electrical circuit in which the electrical impedance features at least one variable ohmic resistor, inductive resistor or capacitor.

Method and device for eliminating vibrations of a mechanical structure

A method of manufacturing a metal strip includes casting a slab () or preliminary strip (') in a casting machine () and subsequently rolling the cast slab () or preliminary strip (&#x2032;) in at least one rolling train () in a first operating mode with the at least one rolling train being connected with the casting machine for continuously manufacturing the metal strip, and in a second operating mode removing the cast slab () or preliminary strip (&#x2032;) from the main transport line () with a shuttle system arranged between the casting machine () and the at least one rolling train (), storing the removed slab () or preliminary strip (&#x2032;), and subsequently transporting the removed slab () or preliminary strip back into the main transport line, with the removed slab () or preliminary strip (&#x2032;) being heated to a desired temperature or maintained at a desired temperature prior to the transport back into the main transport line () for discontinuously manufacturing the metal strip.

Method and device for manufacturing a metal strip by means of continuous casting and rolling

The invention relates to a device for deflecting sections of strip, in particular metal strip, in a coiling plant, from a beginning guide channel () to an end guide channel () and vice-versa, comprising a driver () with a pair of driver rollers () and control elements arranged downstream in strip conveyance direction, comprising a switch () that can be swiveled towards the beginning guide channel () or the end guide channel (), and a guide table () which is swivelably supported under the switch () and positionable as a wiper against the lower driver roller (). The deflection of sections of strip is optimized in that the switch () is convexly shaped at its top and bottom sides and is flexibly arranged at the outlet end of an assigned strip transport roller-conveyor (), such that it clears the beginning guide channel () when in a raised position and rests in the function of a wiper against the upper driver roller (), and in that the guide table () is concavely shaped corresponding to the bottom of the switch (). An actuating mechanism each, for example, a hydraulic unit (), is assigned to both the switch () and the guide table ().

Deviation device for a coiler installation for coiling strips

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Christoph Klein