Device & method for rolling a steel strip

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cold rolling stand for rolling a metallic strip comprising: a pair of work rolls determining a roll bite, a first set of spraying devices able to spray a first lubricant onto said pair of work rolls, a second set of spraying devices able to spray a second lubricant upstream of said work rolls, collecting means able to collect said first and second lubricants, an inversion system, a tank connected to said collecting means, to said first set of spraying devices and to said inversion system, said tank being able to contain said sprayed lubricant, said inversion system being connected to said second set of spraying devices. This invention also relates to a cold rolling process.