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 plate width control device capable of improving the precision of the width of a material to be rolled is provided. In a rolling system, a plate width control device includes an arithmetic unit calculating an estimated value of a deviation amount of the width of the material to be rolled in the vertical rolling mill, and calculating an estimated value of an expansion amount of the width of the material to be rolled when a head end of the material to be rolled is caught in the horizontal rolling mill, and a control unit controlling a gap amount of the vertical rolling mill such that the deviation amount of the width of the material to be rolled is eliminated, and compensating for the gap amount of the vertical rolling mill when the head end of the material to be rolled is caught in the horizontal rolling mill.

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 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 roll stand of a rolling mill is supplied with a metal strip by an upstream supply device at an in-feed speed (v), with said metal strip being rolled in the roll stand. A measuring device between the supply device and the roll stand detects a respective thickness value (d) of the metal strip for consecutive sections of the metal strip and supplies said value to a control device of the rolling mill. The control device determines final thickness deviations based on the preliminary thickness deviations. The control device determines a respective control value (A2, A3) for the roll stand and/or the supply device for the sections of the metal strip based on the final thickness deviation of the respective section of the metal strip and the final thickness deviations of multiple preceding and/or subsequent sections of the metal strip.

A method for setting a rolling mill, the method being executed before reduction position zero point adjustment or before the start of rolling, and including: a first process of setting rolls in an open state, and with respect to each of the upper roll assembly and the lower roll assembly, adjusting positions of roll chocks in a rolling direction based on a torque acting on the work roll or a vertical roll load difference; and a second process of, after the first process, setting rolls in a kiss roll state, measuring a vertical roll load in two rotational states on a work side and a drive side, and moving roll chocks of a roll assembly on the opposite side to a reference roll simultaneously and in a same direction so that the vertical roll load difference falls within an allowable range to thereby adjust the positions of the roll chocks.

A metal strip is fed to a rolling stand by a feeding device and removed by a removing device. A control device cyclically determines, based on final thickness deviations of portions of the metal strip from a setpoint thickness of the metal strip on the exit side, setpoint values and outputs the determined setpoint values to final control elements. The final control elements include the feeding device, an adjusting device for the rolling gap of the rolling stand, a drive for driving rolls of the rolling stand, and/or the removing device. For the feeding device, the drive, and the removing device, the setpoint value is a setpoint speed or torque. For the adjusting device, the setpoint value is a setpoint rolling-gap value. The control device determines a setpoint value based on a number of final thickness deviations allowing for the inverse frequency response of the respective final control element.

The invention relates to 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. According to the invention, a desired 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 desired 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 desired forward slip value (f.sub.s).

A method for setting a rolling mill, the method being executed before reduction position zero point adjustment or before the start of rolling, and including: a first process of setting rolls in an open state, and with respect to each of the upper roll assembly and the lower roll assembly, adjusting positions of roll chocks in a rolling direction based on a torque acting on the work roll or a vertical roll load difference; and a second process of, after the first process, setting rolls in a kiss roll state, measuring a vertical roll load in two rotational states on a work side and a drive side, and moving roll chocks of a roll assembly on the opposite side to a reference roll simultaneously and in a same direction so that the vertical roll load difference falls within an allowable range to thereby adjust the positions of the roll chocks.

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.