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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Sms Group Gmbh, Düsseldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Melanie Dohmen, Willich, DE;
Manuel Bendler, Düsseldorf, DE;
Assignee:
SMS group GmbH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/03 (2006.01); B21C 47/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/034 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stitcher () for connecting an end portion of an outgoing metal strip to a starting portion of an incoming metal strip for a continuously operated strip processing system comprises a first punching tool (), which is designed to connect metal strips having a first thickness range and/or strength range to one another, and a second punching tool (), which is designed to connect metal strips having a second thickness range and/or strength range to one another. Both thickness ranges and/or strength ranges are different from one another.