Patent ID: 8302445

Claim:
A rolling stand ( 100 ) for rolling strip, especially metal strip, which comprises: at least one roll housing on the drive side and at least one roll housing on the operating side of the rolling stand; bending devices ( 11 ), which are rigidly connected with the respective roll housings for displacing and bending an upper and/or lower work roll ( 7 , 8 ) of the rolling stand ( 100 ) relative to the roll housings; and a control unit ( 20 ) for controlling the bending devices ( 11 ); wherein at least one bending force strain gauge ( 30 ) is positioned in a neck of the work roll coaxially with a center line of the work roll, for direct measurement of the actual bending force exerted on the work roll ( 7 , 8 ) by the bending devices ( 11 ).