System and method for optimizing cutting of rolling mill
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
- Publication Date
- 2002-10-23
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling a bar working mill. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for determining the optimum thermal cut length to minimize the number of cold saw cuts when processing bar stock. technical background
[0002] In a typical bar mill, customers order bars at a predetermined cold length (ie, the finished length of the bar). A typical bar working mill has a crop and divideshear for cutting the hot bar coming out of the bar mill stand and a cold saw for cutting the bar on the cooling bed The final cut is made after the length has cooled.
[0003] In the case of special bar mills, such as special steel (SBQ) mills, many customer orders are for relatively small batches of bars. It is usually not economical to start up a rolling mill for a single small order, therefore, multiple small orders have to be processed together. Customer requests for custom steel models...