The goal of the course is to give the participants in-depth know-how about the technology of hot rolling of steel strip and plate. The course covers the principles of rolling on the flat strip, the basics of control engineering and presents the latest plant and process technology for hot rolling mills. The theoretical part is supplemented by exercises during which the participants have the opportunity to test what they have learned.

First comes an introduction to the vast complex that makes up a heavy plate rolling mill. Then we home in on the special features of the rolling mill. The focus here is on the typical market demands of the quality of heavy plate, plus the plant technology developed to meet these requirements. We take a look at the following quality characteristics: strip thickness, profile, and flatness, width and rectangularity, sabers, mechanical properties.

Technical requirements:

• Operating systems: Microsoft Windows XP/ Windows Vista / Windows 7
• Graphic card with at least high color (16 bits), resolution 1024 x 768 or higher
• Sound card and audio output (headphones / speakers)
• MS Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher)
• Adobe Flash-Player 10 (or higher)
• Internet access