Xerium introduces impulse shoe press belt technology

Xerium Technologies, a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, recently launched the new Impulse family of shoe press belt technology.

Impulse shoe press belts combine the latest in specially developed polyurethane materials, state-of-the-art manufacturing technology, and global application expertise which are already delivering world-class performance on modern shoe press positions. Impulse technology is available in a variety of proprietary venting patterns for optimized performance on virtually every grade of paperboard, tissue, paper, and pulp.

Bill Butterfield about the new generation shoe press belt technology

“We are very excited to launch Impulse – a new generation shoe press belt technology,” said Mr. Bill Butterfield, EVP and CTO of Xerium. “Our roll cover technology team, which has been responsible for every major polyurethane breakthrough in roll cover technology in the last two decades, has now delivered a unique high-performance polymer shoe press belt with an expanded product portfolio especially for demanding machines. Impulse is already running very successfully on numerous machines around the world and we are extremely delighted in the growth potential for this new class of product Xerium now supplies.”