Rolling mill assembly for transmitting high torques

A rolling mill assembly, comprising:

• a first working roller;
• a second working roller;
• a first cardan shaft;
• a second cardan shaft;
• a first drive device;
• and
• a second drive device, the first working roller being connected to the first cardan shaft, which in turn is connected to the first drive device, the first cardan shaft including a first rolling mill-side joint and a first drive-side joint, the second working roller being connected to the second cardan shaft, which in turn is connected to the second drive device, the second cardan shaft including a second rolling mill-side joint and a second drive-side joint, the first rolling mill-side joint being located at a first distance to the first working roller, the second rolling mill-side joint being located at a second distance to the second working roller, the first distance and the second distance differing by 0.5 m to 4 m, the first cardan shaft further including a first device configured for length change between the first rolling mill-side joint and the first drive-side joint, the second cardan shaft further including a second device configured for length change between the second rolling mill-side joint and the second working roller.