AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING A ROTATING METAL SURFACE

Claims

An apparatus for treating at least a portion of a rotating metal surface (002), wherein the apparatus comprises at least a first treatment unit (004) and a second treatment unit (006), wherein the first treatment unit and the second treatment unit comprise or are configured to receive at least a first treatment strip (016) and at least a second treatment strip (020), respectively, wherein the treatment units further comprise a mechanism for maneuvering the treatment strips in a treatment direction (018) with respect to the rotating metal surface, wherein the first treatment unit and the second treatment unit are configured to move along a lateral axis (Z) with respect to the rotating metal surface to be treated, wherein said lateral axis is essentially perpendicular to an axis (Y) corresponding to the direction of movement of the rotating metal surface,wherein the second treatment strip is configured to make contact with a treatment location (024) on the rotating metal surface after a predetermined delay time after the first treatment strip has made contact with the treatment location on the rotating metal surface. A method for treating a metal surface.