The invention discloses an electric horizontal rolled clamp and a using method thereof. The electric horizontal rolled clamp comprises a hanging beam, a hanging shaft device is arranged in the middle of the hanging beam, clamp arms are arranged on the two sides of the lower portion of the hanging beam correspondingly, a gear motor is arranged on the upper surface of the hanging beam, the bottom of the hanging beam is open, telescopic beams are arranged on the front side and the rear side inside the hanging beam correspondingly, a rack is transversely arranged on the inner side surface of each telescopic beam, the output end of the gear motor is connected to a transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism comprises an output shaft, a gear meshing with the two racks at the same time is installed at the end part of the output shaft, each clamp arm is fixedly connected to one telescopic beam, the whole clamp arm is of a long-strip-shaped frame structure, a rectangular opening is formed in the lower portion of each clamp arm, a clamp claw assembly is movably arranged in the opening, guide frames capable of moving up and down on the outer sides of the clamp arms are arranged on the outer sides of the clamp arms, and guide rail connecting rod mechanisms are movably arranged between the guide frames and the corresponding ends of the hanging beam. By means of the electric horizontal rolled clamp, the problem that the electric horizontal rolled clamp collides or rubs steel coils can be effectively solved, the steel coil yield is increased, the equipment failure rate is reduced, and the equipment maintenance cost is reduced.