Xerium Introduces ProSeam CL Felt Technology For Cylinder Board Machines

Youngsville, NC (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, recently launched ProSeam CL felt technology. ProSeam CL is specifically engineered to provide increased seam durability and felt life on demanding cylinder board machines. In addition, due to its unique base fabric structure, ProSeam CL is also designed to reduce installation time by speeding the on-machine seaming process required for new felts. ProSeam CL technology also incorporates improved batt fibre technology in the surface along with specially processed batt anchoring which combine for more resilient and steady-state performance over the life of the felt. Learn more about ProSeam CL technology at http://www.xerium.com/news/xerium-news.aspx.

"The Xerium R&D team is especially excited to unveil yet another step change in felt performance on these demanding cylinder board machines. ProSeam CL felt technology was developed with our customers' needs in mind: increased life and a significant reduction in seaming time. Through field trials these results have been verified with longer run life and faster seeming," said Mr. Bill Butterfield, EVP and CTO of Xerium. "It's always gratifying to help our global customers reach new levels of machine performance by applying our technology."

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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 27 manufacturing facilities in 12 countries around the world and employs approximately 3,200 employees.

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