Patent ID: 9314828
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B21B

Claim Text:
1. A method for adjusting a discharge thickness of rolling stock which passes through a multi-stand mill train of a plant, the multi-stand mill having a plurality of roll stands, the method comprising: executing a predetermined first pass sequence, including: while continuing to roll the rolling stock, executing a transition from the predetermined first pass sequence to a predetermined second pass sequence, including: after completing the transition, executing the predetermined second pass sequence, including rolling a second section of the rolling stock to the second discharge thickness, and during the rolling of the transition section, automatically checking compliance with technical plant restrictions, and if the restrictions are infringed or are expected to be infringed, automatically interrupting the transition from the operation of the mill train according to the first pass sequence to the operation of the mill train according to the second pass sequence, wherein the technical plant restrictions comprise predefined technical restrictions that allow production of a desired product according to an operational schedule of the plant.