YOUNGSVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, announced that Mr. Bill Butterfield, EVP and CTO, will present a technical paper titled “Improving Machine Performance for Success in Today's Challenging Market” at the RISI Asia Conference in Shanghai, China on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
Mr. Butterfield’s paper will focus on unique solutions that enable paperboard makers to be more globally competitive in today’s market environment.
“As global paperboard makers face increasing demands for higher quality and improved printability, they also face additional challenges in terms of the furnish quality and lower basis weights without sacrificing sheet strength and properties,” said Butterfield. “Paperboard machines are often required to produce multiple grades and sheet weights on the same equipment making it even more difficult to deliver consistently high quality and printability. Today’s producers are also challenged by environmental policies requiring higher recycled content and renewable fiber sources, reducing energy and water consumption, and reducing effluent wastewater.”
The presentation will review Xerium’s innovative approach to helping customers manage the complex optimization process for machine clothing and rolls which are critical to paperboard quality, machine performance and cost objectives, as well as how advanced technologies can uphold environmental objectives.
“Xerium’s SMART Technology and Rezolve machine simulation system use sophisticated predictive analysis coupled with real-time monitoring to provide paperboard makers with innovative decision-making tools to significantly enhance machine performance while minimizing downtime and cost-per-ton. The Rezolve system utilizes hundreds of variables on a paper machine to develop fact-based technical recommendations on clothing and roll cover technology rather than relying on sales-driven opinions. Ultimately, our technologies create customized solutions for each machine, delivering documented improved machine performance, while also supporting sustainability and reductions in energy, fiber and specialty chemicals”, said Butterfield.
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Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM) is a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services. Xerium utilizes a broad portfolio of patented and proprietary technologies to provide customers with tailored solutions and products integral to production, all designed to optimize performance and reduce operational costs. Xerium has 26 manufacturing facilities in 12 countries, two new plants under construction in 2 countries and employs approximately 3,100 employees.
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