A casting and outputting system is provided. The system includes a casting machine, a disc body, a transfer device, a special fixture, a cooling tank, a collection device and a waste plate rack. The transfer device is configured to drive the special fixture to take out anode plates cast on the disc body, place a qualified one of the anode plates in the cooling tank, place an unqualified one of the anode plates on the waste plate rack, lift the anode plate cooled in the cooling tank, and place the cooled anode plate on the collection device for stacking.

The invention relates to a method for producing foundry ingots (1) from metal, in particular from steel, having a cross-sectional area of more than 0.1 m.sup.2, wherein liquid metal (2) is discharged into an ingot mold (15) open at the bottom either directly form a casting ladle (11) or via a tundish (12), and wherein, by a drawing piston (28), which is vertically movable in the direction of a longitudinal axis (5) of the foundry ingot (1) and on which the foundry ingot (1) is at least indirectly arranged, the at least partially solidified foundry ingot (1) is drawn from the ingot mold (15) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (5).

Apparatus to replace a guide unit in a continuous casting machine. A platform is positioned, during use, at the side of a casting line, and is provided with at least a first positioning zone of at least a first guide unit and at least a second positioning zone of at least a second guide unit. The platform is associated with a rotation device to take, on each occasion, the first positioning zone or the second positioning zone facing the side of the casting line. A movement device moves the second guide unit from a positioning zone outside the platform and, during use, in line with the casting line, to the second positioning zone of the platform and to move the first guide unit from the first positioning zone of the platform to the positioning zone outside the platform and, during use, in line with the casting line.

A continuous casting method includes, conveying a cast slab from a casting mold, stirring a non-solidified portion in the cast slab with a first electromagnetic stirring device, stirring the non-solidified portion with a second electromagnetic stirring device disposed downstream of the first electromagnetic stirring device in a conveyance direction of the cast slab, and subsequently, rolling the cast slab with a reduction roll, in which, the first electromagnetic stirring device alternately imparts the cast slab with electromagnetic force in one direction to cause the non-solidified portion to flow toward one width direction side of the cast slab at a flow rate of at least 5 cm/s, and with electromagnetic force in another direction to cause the non-solidified portion to flow toward another width direction side of the cast slab at a flow rate of at least 5 cm/s.

A continuous casting method includes, conveying a cast slab from a casting mold, stirring a non-solidified portion in the cast slab with a first electromagnetic stirring device, stirring the non-solidified portion with a second electromagnetic stirring device disposed downstream of the first electromagnetic stirring device in a conveyance direction of the cast slab, and subsequently, rolling the cast slab with a reduction roll, in which, the first electromagnetic stirring device alternately imparts the cast slab with electromagnetic force in one direction to cause the non-solidified portion to flow toward one width direction side of the cast slab at a flow rate of at least 5 cm/s, and with electromagnetic force in another direction to cause the non-solidified portion to flow toward another width direction side of the cast slab at a flow rate of at least 5 cm/s.

In the continuous steel casting method of the present invention, a gap between strand support rolls with a strand in a rectangular shape interposed therebetween is increased toward a downstream side in a casting direction to thereby bulge the strand having an unsolidified layer thereinside such that the thickness between long-side surfaces of the strand increases within the range of 0.1% or more and 10% or less of the thickness of the strand inside a mold. A portion of the strand in which the solid phase fraction in a central portion of the strand is within the range of 0.2 or more and less than 0.9 satisfies a prescribed total rolling reduction and a prescribed reduction gradient, and a portion of the strand in which the solid phase fraction is within the range of 0.9 or more satisfies a prescribed total rolling reduction and a prescribed reduction gradient.

A continuous casting method of the present invention is a continuous casting method for steel in which a slab at a position where the center solid phase rate of the slab is 0.8 or more and including after complete solidification is reduced by a reduction roll. The roll outer peripheral shape in a cross-section including a roll rotation axis convex shape overhanging outward in a region including a width-direction center position of the slab. The convex shape is a shape that does not have corner portions in a convex shape defining range with a total length of 0.80W on both sides in the roll width direction from the width-direction center position. A reduction roll radius at the width-direction center position is greater by 0.005t or more than a reduction roll radius at both ends of the convex shape defining range.

A continuous casting method of the present invention is a continuous casting method for steel in which a slab at a position where the center solid phase rate of the slab is 0.8 or more and including after complete solidification is reduced by a reduction roll. The roll outer peripheral shape in a cross-section including a roll rotation axis convex shape overhanging outward in a region including a width-direction center position of the slab. The convex shape is a shape that does not have corner portions in a convex shape defining range with a total length of 0.80W on both sides in the roll width direction from the width-direction center position. A reduction roll radius at the width-direction center position is greater by 0.005t or more than a reduction roll radius at both ends of the convex shape defining range.

A method for operating a casting/rolling system and to a corresponding system for casting and rolling an endless strand material. The casting/rolling system comprises a strand casting machine and a rolling train arranged downstream of the strand casting machine. The method has the following step: controlling the drive for the rollers of the first roller frame of the rolling train by means of a drive control in response to a target value specification of the pass sequence model. Furthermore, the drive of the at least one strand guiding roller is controlled by a strand guiding roller drive control in response to a target value specification of the strand casting machine drive model.

A bearing block for holding a bearing for a roller, in particular a strand-guiding roller in a strandguiding device. The bearing block is designed as a solid casting having an integrated internal coolant channel. The coolant channel has an inlet and an outlet for coolant. In order to enable an improvement in the product quality of the cast slabs, the bearing block has a rotational speed sensor for sensing the rotational speed of the roller.