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US 2020/0384540 A1Published application
Roll stand
AssigneeSMS group GmbH
InventorsMichael BAENSCH, Verena THOME
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Abstract
A roll stand, wherein at least two rolls for forming a workpiece are accommodated in the stand, and wherein a rolling force acting during the forming is supported by the roll stand, wherein the roll stand is produced by means of additive manufacturing.
Claims9
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A roll stand, comprising:
- at least two rolls for forming a workpiece are accommodated in the stand,
- wherein a rolling force acting during the forming is supported by the roll stand,
- wherein the roll stand is produced by means of additive manufacturing,
- wherein the additive manufacturing is performed indirectly, wherein the roll stand is formed at least partially, in particular completely, as a cast part and a casting mold of the roll stand is produced directly by additive manufacturing, or
- wherein the roll stand is formed at least partially, in particular completely, directly by additive manufacturing.
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A method for improving an existing rolling mill, comprising:
- a. recording framework parameters of an existing roll stand;
- b. designing a roll stand optimized with respect to at least one property, in particular mass and/or strength, while maintaining the framework parameters recorded in step a.;
- c. manufacturing a new roll stand by additive manufacturing, and
- d. replacing the existing roll stand with the new roll stand.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.