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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Dieter Rosenthal, Niederfischbach, DE;
Stephan Krämer, Hilchenbach, DE;
Christoph Klein, Kreuztal, DE;
Jürgen Seidel, Kreuztal, DE;
Wolfgang-dietmar Hackenberg, Freudenberg, DE;
Dieter Rosenthal, Niederfischbach, DE;
Stephan Krämer, Hilchenbach, DE;
Christoph Klein, Kreuztal, DE;
Jürgen Seidel, Kreuztal, DE;
Wolfgang-Dietmar Hackenberg, Freudenberg, DE;
SMA Siemag Aktiengesellschaft, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a metal strip includes casting a slab () or preliminary strip (') in a casting machine () and subsequently rolling the cast slab () or preliminary strip (′) in at least one rolling train () in a first operating mode with the at least one rolling train being connected with the casting machine for continuously manufacturing the metal strip, and in a second operating mode removing the cast slab () or preliminary strip (′) from the main transport line () with a shuttle system arranged between the casting machine () and the at least one rolling train (), storing the removed slab () or preliminary strip (′), and subsequently transporting the removed slab () or preliminary strip back into the main transport line, with the removed slab () or preliminary strip (′) being heated to a desired temperature or maintained at a desired temperature prior to the transport back into the main transport line () for discontinuously manufacturing the metal strip.