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Process and apparatus for a combined casting and rolling installation

US8453711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

SIEMENS VAI METALS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH · AT

Inventors

Gerald Hohenbichler · Steyr, AT
Michael Jesche · Spittal an der Drau, AT
Daniel W. Ness · Hanau, DE
Wolfgang Peitl · St. Florian, AT
Heinrich Puehringer · Wels, AT
Alois Seilinger · Linz, AT
Robert Andrew Shore · Pasching, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2012
Grant date	Jun 4, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/5184
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for producing hot-rolled products in a combined casting-rolling installation designed to bridge a planned or unplanned interruption in production downstream of the cutting-up and delivering device. The installation cuts off a strand portion of the continuously produced preliminary material using first shears; raises the tail part of the strand portion from the roller table using a raising device; breaks up the preliminary material passing the first shears into pieces of scrap using the first shears into pieces of scrap using the first shears; delivers the pieces of scrap and removes the strand portion unit the operational readiness of the combined casting-rolling installation is restored.

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