Method and device for producing thin slabs

A method of producing thin slabs whose cross-section is reduced during solidification, in a continuous casting plant having a strand guide means following the mold, the strand guide means including a plurality of adjustable guide roll segments each with a plurality of pairs of guide rolls, wherein only one of the guide roll segments is used for regulating the thickness of the thin slab, the method comprising reducing the strand thickness in only one guide roll segment of the strand guide means below a first of the guide roll segments downstream of the mold in a region of the thin slab that has a liquid core, by adjusting the angle of the guide rolls in the guide roll segment below the first guide roll segment downstream of the mold, whereby a soft transition and a mini-reduction are achieved.