Xerium Recognized as Participant Partner at N.C. State University’s Nonwovens Institute
June 01 2017 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Huycon Forming Belts Selected for New
Reicofil 4 Pilot Line
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading global provider
of industrial consumable products and services, was recently
presented an award for Participating Partner during the open house
for The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State
University in Raleigh.
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Randy Woodson - Chancellor N.C. State
University (L), John Schauer - Global Product Manager - Nonwovens,
Xerium (R) (Photo: Business Wire)
The award was presented by N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson
to Xerium’s John Schauer, Global Product Manager - Nonwovens.
The May 22nd event and ribbon-cutting highlighted the NWI’s
commissioning of its new world-class, 1 meter wide, Reicofil 4
bicomponent spunbond pilot machine.
Additionally, as a leading technical supplier of advanced
forming belts for the global nonwoven fabric manufacturing
industry, Xerium was also selected as supplier of choice for this
new state-of-the-art pilot machine. The new machine will startup
with Xerium’s Huycon line of products for spunmelt/meltblown
production. In addition, Xerium will continue the advanced
development of the Huycon forming belts portfolio utilizing the
NWI’s vast research and development assets.
“We are truly honored to be such a close partner with The
Nonwovens Institute”, said Bill Butterfield, EVP and CTO of Xerium.
“We are also very proud to have been chosen as supplier of choice
to run on the world’s newest and most advanced nonwoven pilot
machine, and look forward to additional technical advancements from
this partnership. This project would not have been possible without
the guidance and leadership of Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Executive
Director of The Nonwovens Institute, and I’d like to thank him
publically for his support.”
The new Recofil R4 line consists of; Hills’ bicomponent and
monofilament die packs, two unwinders, a thermobonding calendar
from Andritz, two Perfojet hydroentanglement units, a kiss roll,
through-air dryer and A.Celli winder and slitter.
More details regarding the event are available at:
https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/05/big-reveal-for-nonwovens/
ABOUT XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (XRM) is a leading global provider of
industrial consumable products and services. Xerium, which operates
around the world under a variety of brand names, 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. With 28 manufacturing facilities in 13 countries
around the world, Xerium has approximately 2,950 employees.
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