Compact, flexible csp installation for continuous, semi-continuous and batch operation
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SMS DEMAG AG
- Publication Date
- 2010-11-04
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to a compact, flexible CSP installation for endless, semi-endless and batch operation, as in particular in accordance with the introductory clause of claim 1.PRIOR ART
[0002] In CSP installations (Continuous Strip Production), the strip is typically produced in a continuous process, as the name already suggests. This means that the casting process and the rolling process take place directly in succession from almost one heat.
[0003] The DE 10 2006 054 932 A1 discloses a CSP installation in which both an induction furnace and a holding furnace are provided between the casting machine and the rolling train, in order to keep the thin slab to temperature or to increase the temperature slightly, in which both the holding furnace and also the induction furnace are activated, deactivated or respectively controlled or regulated depending on the type of operation.
[0004] EP 0 286 862 A1 discloses an endless rolling, in which the casting and the rolling pr...