Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.a.

Loris Maestrutti

Alfredo Poloni

Gianpietro Benedetti

Giorgio Lavaroni

Rolando Paolone

Aldo Vergendo

Stefano Zuttion

A universal rolling stand with control of the space between the rolls comprises a pair of horizontal rolls and one or more vertical rolls with respective chocks, positioning housings and a guide for the chocks with adjustment tie rods (') anchored on one side to the housings and acting on the chocks for the adjustment and positioning of the rolls. Adjustment is performed by means of hydraulic capsules (&#x2032;) with two hydraulic chambers with dual actuation effect and a double stem at the ends of each tie rod.

Universal rolling stand with roll gap control

Rolling method and line for rails or other sections starting from a steel bar, including a roughing step and a finishing step. The roughing step provides use of a two-high reversible roughing stand, or BDM (Break-Down Mill), associated with a reversible edging stand (RES), which can be located irrespectively upstream or downstream of the BDM stand.

Rolling method and line for rails or other sections

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Buttrio, Italy

Loris Maestrutti