Method for cutting a cast strand or intermediate strip using shears

A method for cutting a cast strand or intermediate strip using shears,

• which comprises the following steps:
• a) bringing part of a completely solidified cast strand or intermediate strip in front of the shears in a conveying direction of the cast strand or intermediate strip;
• b) placing a first blade of the shears onto a surface of the cast strand or intermediate strip and placing a second blade of the shears onto an other surface of the cast strand or intermediate strip and performing a cut by carrying out a relative movement of two blades, wherein at least one of the blades is in a pushed-forward position;
• c) upset forging or upsetting with stamping of a wedge-shaped contour on an end of the cast strand or intermediate strip that is in front of the shears in the conveying direction, by pressing an upsetting tool or an upsetting and stamping tool onto both surfaces of the cast strand or intermediate strip such that a thickness (d) of a start of the cast strand or intermediate strip is reduced as compared with a thickness (D) of the cast strand or intermediate strip, wherein part of the upsetting tool or upsetting and stamping tool is formed by one of the blades,
• d) providing a separate adjustment option for the tool and blade, whereby the upset forging function or upsetting and stamping function is switched on and off such that the shears are used only for cutting.