During rolling of front sections of rolling material in a rear group of roll stands of a rolling mill, rear sections of the rolling material are rolled in the front group of roll stands. A run-out speed with which the rolling material is exiting the front group of roll stands is detected. A run-in speed with which the rolling material is entering the rear group of roll stands is detected. A rolling speed with which the rear group of roll stands is driven is controlled by a controller such that a relation of the run-in speed to the run-out speed equals a predetermined value. The predetermined value is kept constant until a time point at which a tail end of the rolling material reaches a predetermined location upstream of the front group of roll stands, and is changed according to a predetermined function after the time point.

A method and a regulating device for regulating a rolling process, wherein a rolling material is rolled in a rolling gap between two working rollers of a rolling stand. A target forward slip value (f.sub.s) for a forward slip (f) of the rolling material is specified, and an actual forward slip value (f.sub.M) of the forward slip (f) of the rolling material is ascertained. The forward slip (f) of the rolling material is regulated to the target forward slip value (f.sub.s) in that a lubricant rate (u.sub.R) of a lubricant is applied to the rolling material and/or at least one working roller depending on the actual forward slip value (f.sub.M) and the target forward slip value (f.sub.s).

A method for cold rolling rolled stock (2) in a mill train (1) with multiple roll stands (3 to 7). An upper limit temperature and/or a lower limit temperature is provided for a rolled stock temperature of the rolled stock (2) for at least one rolling pass, and the rolled stock temperature is controlled and/or regulated by at least one control or regulating measure such that during the at least one rolling pass, the rolled stock temperature does not exceed the upper limit temperature specified for the rolling pass and/or the rolled stock temperature does not fall below the lower limit temperature specified for the rolling pass.

In a tandem type cold rolling mill of a circulating oil-feeding system for continuously rolling a steel sheet by feeding a coolant serving as a rolling oil and a cooling water to each stand, an edge heater for heating both edge portions of the steel sheet to not lower than 60° C. as a steel sheet temperature at an entry side of a roll bite is arranged at an upstream side of the first stand in the cold rolling mill and a device for jetting a coolant having a concentration higher than that of the coolant fed to the firsts stand onto surfaces of both edge portions of the steel sheet is arranged between the edge heater and the first stand. The cold rolling mill can be used to roll a hard-to-roll material such as silicon or stainless steel sheet without causing an edge crack or sheet breakage in low-speed rolling.

A control device for a rolling mill apparatus including at least one rolling mill stand for rolling a metal plate includes: a detection signal acquisition part for receiving, from an edge crack sensor, a detection signal of an edge crack at an end portion of the metal plate in a plate width direction; and a rolling condition decision part for deciding a rolling condition for the rolling mill apparatus. The rolling condition decision part is configured to change, if the detection signal acquisition part receives the detection signal of the edge crack, the rolling condition for the rolling mill apparatus from a first rolling condition immediately before detection of the edge crack to a second rolling condition which is more capable of suppressing growth of the edge crack than the first rolling condition.

A billet (2) is rolled to a rod (3) in a rolling mill. The rod (3) exits the rolling mill with a finishing temperature (TE1). A rear laser measurement device (8) arranged downstream of the rolling mill detects the head end and the speed (v) of the rod (3). The detected speed (v) of the rod (3) is integrated to its length and an instantaneous length (L) of the rod (3) is determined. Dependent on the determined instantaneous length (L) of the rod (3), cutting commands (S) to a rear shears (5) arranged downstream of the rolling mill are provided for cutting the rod (3) in sections (6) of predetermined length (L0). The sections (6) of the rod (3) are cooled down in a cooling bed (7).

A method for tension control in a band-shaped material between two tension points, in particular between two adjacent roll stands, wherein at least one of the tension points has a rotary drive as an actuator. In order to make known tension controls of this type more effective and faster the controller output signal is varied in connection with the conversion thereof into the actuating signal for the rotary drive, at least temporarily, in dependence on a variable representing the band-shaped material.

A method to adjust the drawing action on a bar in a rolling and/or finishing train is provided, as well as an adjustment device associated with the train to implement the method. A metal product is made using the method.

A non-destructive method for determination of twist angle of an outlet product during rolling of an inlet product into said outlet product, comprising the steps of measuring a rotational inlet speed of the inlet product during said rolling, measuring a rotational outlet speed of the corresponding outlet product during said rolling in order to determine a delta rotation, measuring a longitudinal speed and determining a twist angle from said delta rotation and said longitudinal outlet and/or inlet speed.

A process of cold rolling an aluminum product, e.g. a strip, which crosses at least one rolling stand, wherein a lubricant is applied to the strip close to said at least one rolling stand by means of a plurality of applying means, said lubricant comprising an emulsion of oil and water. A related rolling plant is also described.