Patent ID: 8955577
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B21B,B22D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing elongated rolled products, the apparatus comprising: a steelmaking station for producing liquid metal at a first production rate; a rolling mill having a second production rate; a further processing unit disposed downstream of said rolling mill for further processing products made from the liquid metal; a continuous casting station disposed between said steelmaking station and said rolling mill, said continuous casting station containing at least two casting lines, each of said at least two casting lines being operable to produce elongated intermediate products, including billets or blooms, said at least two casting lines including a first casting line directly aligned with said rolling mill to directly feed said rolling mill with casted product and at least one second casting line never aligned with said rolling mill, said at least one second casting line configured to bypass all rolling mills including said rolling mill and feed said further processing unit disposed downstream of said rolling mill; and varying means for varying simultaneously a production rate of said first casting line and a production rate of said at least one second casting line depending on a difference between the first production rate and the second production rate.