A variable thickness process and system for processing steel strips to obtain a profile with at least two different thicknesses along its width which includes at least one heating step, and at least one stretching step and one straightening step.

A roller cage for a profiling line, comprising: a support frame (F1) that entirely delimits a non-operating area (A1) which is external to the line; at least a motor (11) provided with a spindle (12) protruding externally of the non-operating area (A1); at least a shaped roller (13, mounted directly on the spindle (12) and arranged inside an operating area (B) of the line.

A roller cage for a profiling line, comprising: a support frame (F1) that entirely delimits a non-operating area (A1) which is external to the line; at least a motor (11) provided with a spindle (12) protruding externally of the non-operating area (A1); at least a shaped roller (13, mounted directly on the spindle (12) and arranged inside an operating area (B) of the line.

The present invention provides a method for identifying an inter-roll cross angle in a rolling mill of four-high or more including at least a pair of work rolls and a pair of backup rolls by, when rolling is not performed, applying a roll bending force to apply a load between rolls of an upper roll assembly including the work roll on the upper side and between rolls of a lower roll assembly including the work roll on the lower side, in a state where a roll gap between the work rolls is put into an open state, detecting vertical roll loads that act in the vertical direction on the rolling support positions on the working side and the driving side of at least one of the backup roll on the upper side or the backup roll on the lower side, and calculating a load difference between the vertical roll loads on the working side and the driving side.

A multistage rolling mill 100 includes support bearings 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, and 10h arranged on the entry side and/or the exit side of work rolls 2a and 2b, and supporting the work rolls 2a and 2b on an work side and a drive side. The offset positions in a pass direction of the pair of work rolls 2a and 2b for rolling a strip 1 are changed by moving in and out the support bearings 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, and 10h to the entry side or the exit side with respect to the pass direction. A multistage rolling mill capable of rolling a hard material efficiently and suitable for obtaining a strip of high product quality is thereby provided.

A multistage rolling mill 100 includes support bearings 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, and 10h arranged on the entry side and/or the exit side of work rolls 2a and 2b, and supporting the work rolls 2a and 2b on an work side and a drive side. The offset positions in a pass direction of the pair of work rolls 2a and 2b for rolling a strip 1 are changed by moving in and out the support bearings 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10g, and 10h to the entry side or the exit side with respect to the pass direction. A multistage rolling mill capable of rolling a hard material efficiently and suitable for obtaining a strip of high product quality is thereby provided.

The rolling mill stand comprises a bending device and a shifting device for the rolling rolls. The housing supports the upper backing and work rolls, and the lower backing and work roll and comprises the lower bending block, the upper bending block, the chock of the upper work roll, the chock of the lower work roll, the axial shifting device of the upper work roll, the axial shifting device of the lower work roll. The chock of the lower work roll is coupled with the lower bending block to transmit a bending load on the lower work roll. The upper bending block transmits a bending load on the upper work roll by means of the action of actuators. The bending block comprises a slide with a T-section which slides in the guide and a chock of the upper backing roll, whereby the upper bending block, instead of being a single piece, is formed by two different and separate structural components.

The rolling mill stand comprises a bending device and a shifting device for the rolling rolls. The housing supports the upper backing and work rolls, and the lower backing and work roll and comprises the lower bending block, the upper bending block, the chock of the upper work roll, the chock of the lower work roll, the axial shifting device of the upper work roll, the axial shifting device of the lower work roll. The chock of the lower work roll is coupled with the lower bending block to transmit a bending load on the lower work roll. The upper bending block transmits a bending load on the upper work roll by means of the action of actuators. The bending block comprises a slide with a T-section which slides in the guide and a chock of the upper backing roll, whereby the upper bending block, instead of being a single piece, is formed by two different and separate structural components.

The rolling mill stand comprises a bending device and a shifting device for the rolling rolls. The housing supports the upper backing and work rolls, and the lower backing and work roll and comprises the lower bending block, the upper bending block, the chock of the upper work roll, the chock of the lower work roll, the axial shifting device of the upper work roll, the axial shifting device of the lower work roll. The chock of the lower work roll is coupled with the lower bending block to transmit a bending load on the lower work roll. The upper bending block transmits a bending load on the upper work roll by means of the action of actuators. The bending block comprises a slide with a T-section which slides in the guide and a chock of the upper backing roll, whereby the upper bending block, instead of being a single piece, is formed by two different and separate structural components.

A rolling device capable of applying horizontal vibration for metal clad plates includes two symmetrically arranged support frames, an upper roller and a lower roller both of which are provided between the two support frames and parallel to each other, four bearing seats which are fixed with two ends of the upper roller and two ends of the lower roller respectively, and four horizontal vibration apparatuses which are provided outside the four bearing seats respectively for driving the upper roller and the lower roller to horizontally vibrate. Every horizontal vibration apparatus includes an exciting hydraulic cylinder and a damper. One end of the exciting hydraulic cylinder and one end of the damper are fixedly connected with two sides of one of the four bearing seats respectively. Every horizontal vibration apparatus is provided outside one of the four bearing seats.