Method for operating a roll stand for stepped rolling

A method for operating a roll stand (100) during stepped rolling of a metal strip (200), wherein an outfeed-side strip accumulator (110) with at least one roller unit (114) and an upcoiler (120) are arranged downstream of the roll stand, the method comprising:

• feeding the metal strip (200) into the roll stand (100) on an infeed side;
• stepped rolling of the metal strip in the roll stand (100) such that a leading and a trailing section (220, 210) of the metal strip have different thicknesses with a difference in thickness (Ahi);
• passing the metal strip (200) through the outfeed-side strip accumulator (110);
• and
• coiling of the metal strip having the different thicknesses downstream of the strip accumulator (110) into a coil by the upcoiler (120);
• controlling a position of the roller unit (114) of the outfeed-side strip accumulator (110) to individually predetermined target positions (Psoll v, Psoll n) respectively for the leading and the trailing section of the metal strip (200);
• and
• controlling an outfeed-side strip tension of the metal strip (200) with the upcoiler (120) as an actuator to a predetermined outfeed-side target strip tension.