FIELD: rolling processes and equipment, namely one-strand continuous hot rolling mills. SUBSTANCE: finish rolling section of one-strand continuous hot rolling mill includes large number of multistand modules for prefinish rolling arranged along first portion of rolling line with possibility of selective shifting to said first portion and out of it. Multistand module for finish rolling and multistand module for afterfinish rolling are arranged successively along second portion of rolling line. Switching means and respective feeding guides are mounted with possibility of selective operation for guiding articles from first portion of rolling line to second portion of rolling line or (in variant of invention) to position between finish rolling section and afterfinish rolling module. Such system allows to perform finish rolling in afterfinish rolling module in combination with rolling in finish rolling module or without such rolling and also in combination with rolling in one or several modules for prefinish rolling or without such rolling. EFFECT: enlarged assortment of rolled products. 3 cl, 1 dwg, 2 tbl
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2003-09-27—Published
2002-01-24—Filed