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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Ottmar Palzer, Moenchengladbach, DE;
Lutz Kuemmel, Juechen, DE;
Matthias Burkhardt, Duisburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SMS Meer GmbH, Mochengladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B 39/08 (2006.01); B21B 39/00 (2006.01); B21B 37/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a wire rod mill, the last rolling block or unit, either a finishing unit or a postfinishing rolling unit, with common drive is not used for traction control, but traction control upstream thereof is provided to regulate the cross section of the wire rod strand before entry into the last stage. The product is a wire rod strand of low cross sectional tolerance and high uniformity over the length of the rod.