The present application relates to a stand change carriage (10) for simultaneously receiving and transporting a plurality of stands (12) of a rolling mill (14) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes, the stand change carriage (10) comprising a plurality of stand places (16), one of the stands (12) being receivable individually in each of the stand places (16), and the stand change carriage (10) comprising a lifting mechanism (18) which is designed to raise and lower each of the stands (12) individually.

The present application relates to a rolling mill (100) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis, wherein the rolling mill (100) comprises two or more stands (1) which are arranged one behind the other along the rolling axis and are in each case received in a stand base (70), wherein each of the stands (1) comprises three rollers (20.1, 20.2, 20.3) which are positioned on one roller shaft (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) in each case, surround the rolling axis in a star-shaped manner, and together form a caliber (21), wherein at least two of the three roller shafts (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) of each of the stands (1) are in each case operatively connected to a drive unit (80.1, 80.2, 80.3). The drive unit (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) comprises a motor (81.1, 81.2, 81.3) having a motor shaft, and a gearbox (82.1, 82.2, 82.3) having a Z-shaped gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3) and having a drive shaft (84.1, 84.2, 84.3) which is coupled to the motor shaft, and having an output shaft (86.1, 86.2, 86.3) which is offset in parallel with the drive shaft (84.1, 84.2, 84.3) and which is coupled to the roller shaft (22.1, 22.2, 22.3). The drive units (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) are configured in a first and in a second configuration, wherein a part of the drive shaft (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) protruding out of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3), and a part of the output shaft (86.1, 86.2, 86.3) protruding out of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3), are in each case arranged so as to overlap axially with or so as to be axially free of overlap with respect to a part of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3).

The present application relates to a rolling mill (100) for rolling metal rods, wires or pipes along a rolling axis, wherein the rolling mill (100) comprises two or more stands (1) which are arranged one behind the other along the rolling axis and are in each case received in a stand base (70), wherein each of the stands (1) comprises three rollers (20.1, 20.2, 20.3) which are positioned on one roller shaft (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) in each case, surround the rolling axis in a star-shaped manner, and together form a caliber (21), wherein at least two of the three roller shafts (22.1, 22.2, 22.3) of each of the stands (1) are in each case operatively connected to a drive unit (80.1, 80.2, 80.3). The drive unit (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) comprises a motor (81.1, 81.2, 81.3) having a motor shaft, and a gearbox (82.1, 82.2, 82.3) having a Z-shaped gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3) and having a drive shaft (84.1, 84.2, 84.3) which is coupled to the motor shaft, and having an output shaft (86.1, 86.2, 86.3) which is offset in parallel with the drive shaft (84.1, 84.2, 84.3) and which is coupled to the roller shaft (22.1, 22.2, 22.3). The drive units (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) are configured in a first and in a second configuration, wherein a part of the drive shaft (80.1, 80.2, 80.3) protruding out of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3), and a part of the output shaft (86.1, 86.2, 86.3) protruding out of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3), are in each case arranged so as to overlap axially with or so as to be axially free of overlap with respect to a part of the gearbox housing (83.1, 83.2, 83.3).

The present application relates to a stand base (10) for two or more stands (14) of a rolling mill arranged one behind the other in a rolling direction (W) of a material to be rolled, the stand base (10) comprising two or more receiving modules (12) arranged one behind the other, which are fastened to a common lower base frame (32) and a common upper cover frame (34).

A stretch reducer and/or calibrating rolling mill for rod-shaped bodies, in particular tubular bodies, in particular hollow bodies, said rolling mill comprising a plurality of rolling stands each comprising a plurality of rolling rollers mutually arranged so as to define a passage for said rod-shaped bodies, wherein said rolling stands are arranged in sequence along a rolling direction so that the respective passages are substantially aligned to define a rolling path substantially parallel to said rolling direction, wherein each of at least two of said rolling stands comprises three rolling rollers.