...John Pittner; Marwan A. Simaan The tandem cold rolling of metal strip is a complex multivariable process whose control presents a significant engineering challenge because of the complex interaction between the process variables, the nonlinearities (which change with operating conditions...

...T. Tarnopolskaya; D. J. Gates A sudden loss of lateral stability (strip track-off) is a serious operational problem in cold rolling of steel that often leads to catastrophic consequences such as mill crashes and roll damage. This paper studies the causes of instability in lateral motion of a metal...