Control and/or regulating device for a supporting roll stand of a continuous casting installation for metals, especially steel materials

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A controlling and/or regulating device for a supporting roll stand (2) of a continuous casting installation (1) for metals especially for steel , materials (3), comprises a plurality of successive roll segments (8) with lower frames (11) and upper frames (12) which can be adjusted relative to the other and pairs of piston-cylinder units (13). The measurement data of field devices (14) are acquired locally and processed. The controlling and/or regulating device simplifies the field cabling and the regulating concept by relocating functions to or next to a roll segment (8) in that the field devices , (14) are arranged at or on the roll segment (8) or in the vicinity of the roll …