Patent ID: 8490447

Claim:
A method for processing a rolling stock by a rolling stand and at least one subsequent processing unit, the method comprising the steps of: determining by a regulating device a non-zero influence on a geometry of the rolling stock that is associated with the at least one subsequent processing unit, the influence on the geometry including at least one of a influence on a thickness taper and a camber of the rolling stock, determining by the regulating device an intermediate geometry of the rolling stock to be output by the rolling stand such that the determined influence on the geometry associated with the at least one subsequent processing unit will provide a desired final geometry of the rolling stock after processing by the at least one subsequent processing unit, the intermediate geometry having at least one of a non-zero thickness taper and a non-zero camber, controlling the roll stand to transform the rolling stock from an initial state having an initial geometry into an intermediate state having the determined intermediate geometry, and using the at least one subsequent processing unit to transform the rolling stock from the intermediate state having the intermediate geometry to a final state having the desired final geometry.