Leading global supplier of the industrial consumable products and services, Xerium Technologies Inc supplies special solutions, all of which are designed to optimize performance and reduce operational costs, as well as products constituting an integral part of the production to its clients. Having 26 manufacturing facilities in 12 countries and 2 new plants under construction in 2 countries and employing about 3100 employees, Xerium introduced Huycon Air technology that it developed for nonwoven airlaid applications. Ensuring web formation of 2,5 layer base fabric, Huycon air technology incorporates a fine-mesh product side designed with an air channel geometry for retention and release.
With regard to Huycon air technology that contains cross-linked conductive yarns by the specially designed conductive edge and ensures perfect static electricity distribution, Bill Butterfield, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Xerium, said: “The industry-proven Huycon product portfolio offers a complete range of belts specially designed for manufacturing top quality webs ranging from robust industrial products to highly critical medical and hygiene products. Newly introduced Huycon Air belts extend our Huycon spunlaid technology to airlaid production process. Huycon Air is ideal for forming and transferring in all types of airlaid machines and we are pleased to further develop our production line for our clients throughout the world.”
