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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Sms Group Gmbh, Duesseldorf, DE;
Juergen Merz, Kreuztal, DE;
Heinz-Adolf Mueller, Wilnsdorf, DE;
SMS GROUP GMBH, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing a metal strip () in a continuous casting and rolling process, in which a slab is first cast in a casting machine and is then fed to a finishing rolling mill situated downstream in the direction of feed (F) of the strip (), where it is rolled. According to the invention, in order to enable the recycling of scrap while achieving a compact design, the following steps are performed in the event of a planned or unplanned production interruption in the finishing rolling mill: a) cutting through the strip () at a point () between the casting machine () and the finishing rolling mill by means of a cutting device (); b) feeding the part of the strip () that follows the cut into a strip store () by means of a driver (), the driver () being situated downstream of the cutting device () in the direction of feed (F); c) cutting through the strip () a second time by means of the cutting device () and cutting the following part of the strip () into pieces by means of the cutting device (); d) cutting the stored strip section into pieces, preferably of a defined length. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method.