Electric drive for reversing rolling mills

The manner in which the electrically driven reversing rolling mill has been adopted especially within the last year, is surprising in view of the strongly entrenched position of the steam driven mill. Electric motors have been used for many years on mills running continuously in one direction, but many motor users have felt that the reversing mill could be better handled with the steam engine. There are naturally many characteristics little understood, due to the limited use in this country today. This paper answers some of the questions which are raised and describes the constructions that have been found desirable.