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(43) Date of publication: 13.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/02 (21) Application number: 14703047.2 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B21B 27/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2014/051942 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/135316 (12.09.2014 Gazette 2014/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 05.03.2013 GB 201303863 (71) Applicant: Primetals Technologies, Limited London EC1A 2DY (GB)	(72) Inventor: CHRISTOFOROU, Peter Sheffield S1 4AD (GB) (74) Representative: Metals@Linz  Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH Intellectual Property Upstream IP UP Turmstraße 44 4031 Linz 4031 Linz (AT)