MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202637076471 A) filed by Sms Group Gmbh on June 20, 2026, for Method For Operating A Pre-Strip Cooler In A Hot Strip Mill, Hot Strip Mill Having A Pre-Strip Cooler Arranged Between A Pre-Rolling Mill And A Finish-Rolling Mill.
Inventors include Raming, Philipp; Grybel, Kai; Hassel, Christoph; and Hafer, Joachim Number.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for operating a pre-strip cooler (20) in a hot strip mill (100) for producing a hot strip (60), wherein the method comprises the following method steps: - pre-rolling (S1) the metal rolling stock (...