Abstract:
Method and systems for manual handling are described. In one embodiment, a holding section, a distribution section and a manual section are provided. The holding section is adapted to hold the container during manual handling. The distribution section is adjacent the holding section and includes a robot adapted to select and pick containers from the holding section. The robot is disposed to distribute the container. The manual section is disposed adjacent the conveyor. The manual section is adapted for inspection or filling of the container. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
Abstract:
A side guide for a rolling train has a band element and a transverse force device attached to the band element. The band element is designed for the at least partial lateral delimitation of a transporting path of the rolling train along a longitudinal axis of the band element. The transverse force device has a force generating unit for generating a transverse force orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the band element and a force transmitting unit, coupled to the force generating unit, for transmitting the transverse force to a rolled product led through the rolling train.
Abstract:
A turn down apparatus is disclosed for guiding a hot rolled product moving along a downwardly curved path. The apparatus comprises a stationary support structure having an open bottomed channel following the contour of the curved path. The channel has a top surface overlying the path, sides extending downwardly from the top surface, and ledges projecting inwardly from the sides. Wear resistant inserts are affixed in place in the channel. The inserts are arranged to line the top surface of the channel, with sides of the inserts overlapping the inwardly projecting ledges, and with the lengths of the inserts defining chords of the curved path.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for producing a metallic product (1) by rolling, comprising: a first area (2) inside of which slabs are produced by primary shaping; a second area (3), which is located downstream from the first area (2) in the direction of flow (F) of the material and inside of which at least one first rolling device (4) for rolling slabs is arranged; a third area (5), which is located downstream from the second area (3) in the direction of flow (F) of the material and inside of which at least one second rolling device (6) for rolling slabs or the intermediate product produced therefrom is arranged, and; a fourth area (7), which is located downstream from the third area (5) in the direction of flow (F) of the material and inside of which at least one aftertreating device (8) for the rolled material is arranged In order to increase the economic efficiency of the device, this device is characterized by (having a conveying device (9) with which the metallic product (1) can be removed between the second area (3) and the third area (5) conveyed and can be fed to the processing process once again between the third area (5) and the fourth area (7).
Abstract:
A finishing section of a single-strand wire rolling train with two finishing blocks, wherein, for selectively rolling smaller and larger wire diameters, one of the finishing blocks is arranged in a first rolling line extending in the rolling line of the intermediate rolling section of the train and the other finishing block is arranged in a second rolling line extending parallel to the first rolling line, wherein the wire strand arriving from the intermediate rolling section is selectively supplied to one of the finishing blocks through a distributing guide unit arranged following the intermediate rolling section and the wire strand is conducted after rolling possibly over an additional distributing guide unit to a wire collecting unit arranged following the additional distributing guide unit. A finishing block intended for rolling only small wire diameters is arranged in one of the rolling lines and a finishing block intended for rolling only large wire diameters is arranged in the other rolling line.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for severing wire windings which are uncooled and not tolerance-adhering from the beginning and end of a rolling line conveyed over a Stelmor plant or comparable wire winding conveying systems, wherein initially a number of the front windings of the rolled strand are counted and in accordance with a predetermined number of windings these windings are severed as front crop from the finished wire. Subsequently, the severed windings are accelerated on a first conveyor and the following finished wire is decelerated, so that the cut location is widened during transport. The severed front cup windings are then deflected downwardly from the plane of the Stelmor plant or a comparable wire winding conveying system as they pass an initially open switch at the end of the first conveyor and the front crop windings are conveyed away, while finished wire is further conveyed in the Stelmor plant after closing the switch, and the severed windings which have been conveyed away are collected underneath the Stelmor plant and are shredded.
Abstract:
An assembly for producing a finished shape for a rod after the last rolling stage of a multi stand steel mill. This apparatus provides an operation for correcting minor surface irregularities and shape distortion of the rod as it exits from the finishing roll stand. The apparatus consists of four rollers mounted in an assembly which resembles a roller entry guide except that the rollers are capable of producing changes in shape of a work product passing therethrough. The orientation of the roller axis is slowly and constantly changed to prevent wear distortion of the rollers which may result when the rollers are required to roll a malformed product from fixed roller axes. The rollers may be driven in some circumstances.
Abstract:
A process for rolling steel rod is provided whereby rolling rod at delivery speeds in excess of 15,000 fpm and cooling same after laying it in spread-out ring form on a conveyor is made feasible with less risk of cobbles and improved rod quality especially in the medium to high carbon content range by entering the rod after rolling into the laying head and thereafter cooling same non-uniformly through a grain size growing phase and a transformation phase with the non-uniformity of cooling rate during the transformation phase being kept in substantially inverse proportion to the differences in effective grain size established in the first phase. In addition a very long cooling conveyor which is necessitated by such delivery speeds (not only for high carbon steels but also low carbon and low alloy steels) is provided without requiring additional horizontal space, by arranging the conveyor in a multiplicity of tiers, spaced vertically, running in opposite directions, and being provided with means for transferring the rings from one tier to the next. Cobbles on the conveyor at high delivery speeds are minimized by coiling with 1/2" spacing, and by reforming means adapted for high speed delivery of rings from the conveyor onto an upwardly sloping mandrel surface, or into a curved chute which stacks the rings on their sides. An intermittent reheat method is employed for processing rod where slow cooling and/or heat treatment at a steady temperature is required.
Abstract:
A combined apparatus is provided for handling rolled material issuing from a rolling mill finishing line. An arrangement is provided for cropping the head and tail ends of the rolled material running at high speed after it is divided into the desired lengths and for diverting the cropped lengths to a path separate from the cropped ends. Also, arrangements are provided for coordinating the actual speed of the issuing rolled material with the rotary shears for dividing the rolled material into lengths. In addition, arrangements are provided for the controlled chopping of the cropped ends in relation to the speed of the line.
Abstract:
Apparatus for the transportation of coiled hot rolled strip, especially non-ferrous metal coils, such as aluminum coils, in a cold rolling mill, including an intermediate storage space at a cold rolling train, at the annealing facilities following cold rolling, and at further treatment installations.