A treatment device for drying a laminated strip includes: lower and upper crosspieces extending transversely to and on either side of the metal strip, the upper crosspiece embedding an upper pressure cylinder with supporting rollers, the lower crosspiece embedding a lower pressure cylinder with the supporting rollers, the actuator and guide enabling the crosspieces to pass from a retracted idle position to a close working position, for which the lower and upper pressure cylinders, arranged on either side of the strip, transversely to the direction of travel, are each intended to be pressure-applied on the strip by the supporting rollers distributed along the length of the pressure cylinder, and along at least two rotating axes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pressure cylinder. A first compartment supports all the supporting rollers. A second compartment supports the pressure cylinder. Each compartment is a removable element of the crosspiece.

A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), in place of the work rolls (5) and their associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). The framework cooler (20) is sized to be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The cooler (20) includes a lower (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and includes a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T). The bottom and top sides of the steel strip (50) may be cooled.

A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), in place of the work rolls (5) and their associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). The framework cooler (20) is sized to be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The cooler (20) includes a lower (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and includes a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T). The bottom and top sides of the steel strip (50) may be cooled.

A framework cooler (20) for cooling a steel strip (50), installed in a roller framework (11), the framework being in place of the work rolls (5) and the associated installation pieces (5a and 5b). For this purpose, the framework cooler (20) is sized such that it can be installed into the roller framework (11) through the operator-side roller stands (1) of the roller framework (11). The framework cooler (20) includes a lower water tank (21b) and an upper water tank (21a), each having a connection (22) for a coolant, and a plurality of cooling nozzles (23), or cooling tubes (23a) arranged in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20) or at least one cooling slot (24) extending in the depth direction (T) of the framework cooler (20). The lower and the upper water tanks (21b and 21a) can be thereby supplied with coolant by the respective connection (22). The bottom side of the steel strip (50) can be cooled by the cooling nozzles (23) or cooling tubes (23a) or the cooling slot (24) of the lower water tank (21b). The top side of the steel strip (50) can be cooled by the cooling nozzles (23) or cooling tubes (23a) or the cooling slot (24) of the upper water tank (21a).

Disclosed is a novel split header for use in a rolling mill. The split header has a mounting block and a quick-change header cartridge, wherein the mounting block is coupled to the quick-change header via a quick-disconnect feature, the quick-disconnect feature configured to enable uncoupling (in a toolless manner) of the quick-change header from the mounting block. Additionally, the quick-change header cartridge may be replaced by a dummy header cartridge that diverts water when stand is dummied, and a split base and header cartridge design. Further, the mounting block may have one or more sensors and the quick-change header may have an RFID tag, where the sensors and the RFID tag may communicate with a central computer.

A treatment device for drying a laminated strip includes: lower and upper crosspieces extending transversely to and on either side of the metal strip, the upper crosspiece embedding an upper pressure cylinder with supporting rollers, the lower crosspiece embedding a lower pressure cylinder with the supporting rollers, the actuator and guide enabling the crosspieces to pass from a retracted idle position to a close working position, for which the lower and upper pressure cylinders, arranged on either side of the strip, transversely to the direction of travel, are each intended to be pressure-applied on the strip by the supporting rollers distributed along the length of the pressure cylinder, and along at least two rotating axes parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pressure cylinder. A first compartment supports all the supporting rollers. A second compartment supports the pressure cylinder. Each compartment is a removable element of the crosspiece.

A cassette intended to be provided on a rolling mill, the cassette (1) forming a self-supporting unit including: a roller intended to constitute one of the two intermediate rollers of the rolling mill; two chocks (3) whereon are mounted the ends of the roller (2); at least one support arm (4) of the at least one side bearing member the support arm extending between the two chocks and being mounted pivotingly in relation thereto. The cassette includes at least one pair of support elements (5) receiving the ends of a rotating shaft (6) of the at least one support arm and the two support elements being detachably fastened, respectively, on the two chocks so as to allow the disassembly of the at least one support arm of the chocks and/or the assembly of the at least one support arm on the chocks independently of the disassembly/assembly of the roller.

Rolling mill (1) includes: side bearing rollers (5), able to laterally support the working rollers (2) of the rolling mill, with each side bearing roller being carried by a support arm (6), mounted pivoting on an axis (7), load distribution beams (8) extending between the corresponding posts of each pair, and elements (9) for applying a preload force on each support arm (6), intended to engage with one of the support arms on a bearing surface (10), and including at least one preload cylinder (11) integral with one of the load distribution beams (8), one or several spraying nozzles for a lubricant/cooling fluid, at least one of the nozzles (12, 12), is embedded on one of the support arms (6) and the fluid supply circuit of the at least one nozzle (12, 12) includes a connection/disconnection device (13) with the support arm (6).

A straightening machine having an allocated straightening roll drive including a top bearing frame and a bottom bearing frame, in which a plurality of straightening rolls and supporting rolls are held in a cassette-like manner and arranged in an interchangeable manner. An improved adaptability of a straightening machine to different straightening requirements and straightening areas is achieved in that all the straightening rolls and supporting roils respectively arranged in the top and/or bottom bearing frame are distributed into several straightening roll segments that are modularly adapted to one another and each configured in the form of an interchangeable cassette. Each straightening roll segment includes at least one layer of supporting rolls and at least one allocated straightening roll.

A roll-changing device (1) for changing the working and/or intermediate rolls (2) of a rolling mill stand includes a roll-changing carriage (3), with which rolls (2) to be changed out or in can be transported. In order to further develop such a roll-changing device in such a way that it is possible to ensure simplified and safe loading and unloading of a roll-changing carriage, the roll-changing device (1) includes a cartridge (4) that can be detachably arranged in the roll-changing carriage (3). The cartridge (4) is provided with receiving spaces (5) for the rolls (2).