(19)
(11) EP 3 233 316 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.08.2016

(43) Date of publication:
25.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/43

(21) Application number: 15866139.7

(22) Date of filing: 04.12.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B21B 31/18(2006.01)
B21D 5/14(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2015/059371
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/088098 (09.06.2016 Gazette 2016/23)
(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
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 04.12.2014 US 201462087670 P

(71) Applicant: METALSA S.A. DE C.V.
Apodaca, Nuevo León, 66600 (MX)

(72) Inventors:
  • GONZALEZ FANFALONE, Francisco Javier
    Roanoke, Virginia 24012 (US)
  • CÁRDENAS FLORES, Pedro
    66610 Apodaca, NL (MX)

(74) Representative: Banzer, Hans-Jörg 
Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München
80539 München (DE)

   


(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VARYING THE GAGE OF METAL STRIPS