Method for changing a roller in a roll mill for a continuously running steel strip

A method of changing at least one roller in a roll stand adapted for bearing at least one working roller for a continuously running steel-strip roll mill, the method comprising the following steps:

• providing the stand as part of a plurality of roll stands disposed in series along the roll mill in a continuous running direction;
• allocating a roll standby function in a free clamping position of the at least one roller to at least one dedicated stand among the plurality of stands;
• individually allocating original setpoint values controlling an adjustment associated with the clamping of the at least one roller to the other stands in an active rolling position;
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• in the event of a roller change when passing into the free clamping position, individually redistributing an original setpoint value of the stand and the original setpoint values of stands remaining in an active rolling position among each of the stands, including the dedicated stand.