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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2022
Sms Group Gmbh, Düsseldorf, DE;
SMS group GmbH, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A metal strip is guided on transportation rollers through a strip treatment installation. The installation includes successive strip movement control devices along a transportation direction. The strip movement control devices detect and adjust the position of the strip transverse to the transportation direction. A method for operating the installation includes: detecting the position of the strip transverse to the transportation direction by sensors of upstream strip movement control devices; identifying properties that influence the position of the strip transverse to the transportation direction of the strip by the sensors; assigning the identified properties of the strip to corresponding points or segments of the strip; and proactively adjusting the position of the strip transverse to the transportation direction at downstream strip movement control devices based on the properties for the corresponding points or segments of the strip identified by the upstream strip movement control devices.