MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202637076505 A) filed by Sms Group Gmbh on June 20, 2026, for Method For Operating A Hot Strip Production Plant, Computer Program Product, And Hot Strip Production Plant For Manufacturing A Hot Strip.

Inventors include Daube, Thomas; Hassel, Christoph; Sommers, Ulrich; and Grybel, Kai.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a hot strip production plant for manufacturing a hot strip (10), comprising the following method steps: • - hot rolling the hot strip (10) from a metal hot-rolling stock by means of a hot rolling device; • - controlling the ...