The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for laterally guiding a slab (2) on a transport track (3), comprising a first guide rule (4) and a second guide rule (5). The guide rules (4, 5) are arranged opposite each other on both sides of the transport track (3) and are each connected to at least one actuating drive (6) so as to move in a direction of a width of the transport track (3). The actuating drive can be actuated perpendicularly to the transport direction (7) of the slab (2), wherein the respective longitudinal axis (4.sub.L, 5.sub.L) of the first guide rule (4) and/or the second guide rule (5) can be positioned at a specified angle () relative to the transport direction (7) of the slab (2). The first and/or the second guide rule (4, 5) has at least one contact roller (8) which can be brought into contact with a lateral edge of the slab (2) in order to guide and/or compress the slab (2).

The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for laterally guiding a slab (2) on a transport track (3), comprising a first guide rule (4) and a second guide rule (5). The guide rules (4, 5) are arranged opposite each other on both sides of the transport track (3) and are each connected to at least one actuating drive (6) so as to move in a direction of a width of the transport track (3). The actuating drive can be actuated perpendicularly to the transport direction (7) of the slab (2), wherein the respective longitudinal axis (4.sub.L, 5.sub.L) of the first guide rule (4) and/or the second guide rule (5) can be positioned at a specified angle () relative to the transport direction (7) of the slab (2). The first and/or the second guide rule (4, 5) has at least one contact roller (8) which can be brought into contact with a lateral edge of the slab (2) in order to guide and/or compress the slab (2).

A strip width controller for a reversible rolling mill includes a rolling controller, a rolling position detector, a tracker, and a calculator. The rolling controller operates an edger so that a pair of edger rolls comes into contact with a strip to be rolled during reverse pass rolling. The rolling position detector detects a rolling position of the edger when the pair of edger rolls are in contact with the strip to be rolled during the reverse pass rolling. The tracker tracks a longitudinal position of the strip to be rolled during the reverse pass rolling. The calculator calculates strip width result values at a plurality of positions in the longitudinal direction of the strip to be rolled based on an output of the rolling position detector and an output of the tracker.