Patent ID: 8215375

Claim:
A continuous casting plant having a casting platform and at least one multifunction robot positioned on the casting platform, the casting plant comprising: the at least one multifunction robot configured to perform automatically and independently at least one action of a plurality of different process-controlled or automated actions on the continuous casting plant; at least one working region defined on the continuous casting plant, and each working region being assigned at least a respective one of the at least one multifunction robot; a pivoting device pivotable in the plant, and the pivoting device including a pivoting arm pivotable by the pivoting device, the at least one robot being positioned on top of the pivoting arm and the arm is configured to move the at least one robot into and away from the respective working region; the pivoting device comprising a rotary column fastened on the casting platform of the continuous casting plant and having a rotation axis; the pivoting arm is supported rotatably on the rotary column and projecting out from and rotatable about the rotation axis of the column, so that the at least one robot is pivotable between a retraction position and a working position by the pivoting arm; and a drive device configured to rotate the pivoting arm about the rotation axis.