Rolling train for rolling girder sections

A method of rolling girder sections on a rolling train, the rolling train including at least one two-high reversing roughing stand and wherein two universal stands and an upsetting stand are combined to form a reversing tandem group, a universal sizing stand for passing rolling being arranged immediately following the tandem group, the universal stands of the tandem group having double-cone shaped vertical rolls and the universal sizing stand having cylindrical vertical rolls, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) moving the girder section in a plurality of successive reversing passes within the reversing tandem group and the immediately following universal sizing stand;
• (b) rolling the girder section in the plurality of successive reversing passes with outwardly directed flanges in the tandem group while maintaining the universal sizing stand in an open position;
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• (c) adjusting the universal sizing stand and carrying out a final smoothing pass in the universal sizing stand for rolling the outwardly directed flanges so as to extend parallel to each other;
• said smoothing pass being carried out with a pass reduction of 5% to 20%.