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Product technology from Weavexx, a business unit of Xerium Technologies, Inc., sets the standard in the paper machine clothing industry. Weavexx provides custom-engineered solutions to maximize production, productivity and sheet quality through cutting-edge technology and diagnostic services. Weavexx specializes in developing, manufacturing and supplying innovative paper machine clothing products, including forming fabrics, press felts, and dryer fabrics, for all grades of paper and all types of machines.

The Starkville plant employs around 250 workers. The plant tour will display many atypical manufacturing processes such as the needling, stitching, and weaving of large textile rolls.

Company Website: http://www.xerium.com/weavexx/





Baldor’s mission is to be the best marketers, designers and manufacturers of industrial electric motors, power transmission products, drives and generators.

Less that a year old, the Columbus plant manufactures AC motors that range in size from 15 horsepower to 400 horsepower. The tour will display many metal forming, machining, and assembly processes. The plant employs over 300 workers.

Company Website: http://www.baldor.com/default.asp

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