Sms Siemag Aktiengesellschaft

Sms Group Gmbh

Salzgitter Flachstahl Gmbh

Jörg Bausch

Dieter Rosenthal

Karl-Heinz Spitzer

Olaf Norman Jepsen

Horst Von Wyl

Hellfried Eichholz

Markus Reifferscheid

Walter Trakowski

Andreas Runge

Jochen Wans

Lothar Fischer

Jürgen Müller

Christian Geerkens

Norbert Vogl

Johannes Schwedmann

Guido Kleinschmidt

Hans Jürgen Hecken

Bernd Leifeld

Josef Karduck

Matthias Hartung

Jochen SCHLÜTER

A device and a method for measuring thickness in horizontal strip casting installations for casting strip or sections. A measuring device measures the thickness of the liquid or pasty melt in the mold. The measuring device operates without contact by a laser and an optical sensor that are arranged so that the surface of the liquid or pasty melt is monitored, whereby the thickness distribution over an entire width of the melt is measured. A measuring signal is generated, and a control signal is generated based on the measuring signal in order to control a device for distributing the melt.

Device for thickness measurement and method therefor

An apparatus for casting near-net-shape, rectangular metal strands includes a horizontally circulating metal conveyor belt () with a cooled bottom a melt feeder (') for casting the metal onto the conveyor belt(), and an arrangement for feeding the solidified pre-strip under mechanical tension to a driver (). A cooled pressure device () is arranged above the cast product () in a region of the deflection roller () of the metal conveyor belt () which is located downstream in a casting direction, for applying an adjustable pressure from above to the cast product () solidifying into the pre-strip (); and immediately behind the metal conveyor belt () a cooling device (&#x2032;)for cooling the bottom of the pre-strip () over its entire width.

Method of and apparatus for equalization of the heat transfer of a cast product during the solidification thereof on a metal conveyor belt of a horizontal strip casting installation

A method of casting near-net-shape, rectangular metal strands includes providing a horizontally circulating metal conveyor belt () with a cooled bottom and a melt feeder (') for casting the metal melt onto the conveyor belt (), smooth/pinch rollers () for feeding the solidified pre-strip under mechanical tension to a driver (), a pressure device () arranged above the cast product () in a region of the deflection roller () of the metal conveyor belt () which is located downstream in a casting direction, for applying an adjustable pressure from above to the cast product () solidifying into the pre-strip (). Immediately behind the metal conveyor belt () and upstream of the pinch rollers, a cooling device (&#x2032;) is provided for cooling the bottom of the pre-strip () after the pre-strip leaves the conveyor belt.

Method for equalization of the heat transfer of a cast product during the solidification thereof on a metal conveyor belt of a horizontal strip casting installation

A continuous casting installation, which has a vertically oriented strand guide arranged below a mold, wherein a drive for driving the cast strand and bending it into the horizontal direction are arranged below the strand guide. A drive that serves exclusively for driving the cast strand is installed below the lower end of the strand guide, and a drive that serves exclusively for bending the cast strand is installed below the drive for driving the cast strand. The drive that serves exclusively for driving the cast strand is installed at least partially in a cassette, which is detachably mounted in the continuous casting installation. The continuous casting installation also has a cooling chamber, and the cassette with the drive that serves exclusively for driving the cast strand is installed in the cooling chamber.

Continuous casting plant and method of operating a continuous casting plant

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Jörg Bausch