Modern strip processing lines have to be economic-efficient and flexible.In a market environment that varies continuously,these two criteria are strongly dependent on each other.Only with flexible production conditions it is possible to react continuously to changes in demand with the aim of achieving maximum economic profit.The reason for this is that a wide product range enables to constantly follow the ever-changing market demands and to realize good prices.The universal annealing and hot-dip galvanizing line is a big step towards increasing the flexibility.In this type of line,the cold strip,after undergoing recrystallization annealing,runs either into a zinc pot or an overaging zone.Thus,the line can be used while satisfying high quality requirements for two different product groups ( annealed and galvanized).