Metal casting and rolling line

A metal casting and processing system, comprising:

• a continuous casting device for casting a metal strip at a first speed, wherein the metal strip is an aluminum or aluminum alloy;
• a hot rolling stand for rolling the metal strip at a second speed that is decoupled from the first speed, wherein the hot rolling stand is a first rolling stand of the metal casting and processing system downstream from the continuous casting device;
• an accumulator between the continuous casting device and the hot rolling stand;
• and
• a quenching system upstream from the hot rolling stand for quenching the metal strip before the hot rolling stand.

A casting and rolling method, comprising:

• continuously casting a metal strip at a first speed with a continuous casting device;
• hot rolling the metal strip at a second speed and with a first rolling stand downstream from the continuous casting device, wherein the first speed is decoupled from the second speed;
• an accumulator between the continuous casting device and the first rolling stand;
• and
• quenching the metal strip with a quenching system upstream from the first rolling stand before hot rolling the metal strip.