High-speed positioning means that paper manufacturers can achieve faster grade changes and faster recovery from process upset. Steven St Jarre, head of sales and marketing for ABB Quality Control Systems, said: “With the new Weight xP’s technology, mills can achieve faster recovery from grade changes and process upsets that they need to keep productivity at high levels. It helps reduce variability, improves product quality, reduces possibility of sheet breaks and also improves moisture profile.”He added that the reductions in variability allow for shifts in quality targets that can save fiber and energy costs. It is the latest generation of ABB’s xP profilers. The Weight xP family of actuators includes the Slice xP, Dilution xP and Coat Weight xP systems that are based on ABB’s experience in applying actuators on more than 25 different manufacturers of headboxes and coaters. The actuators feature patented and patent-pending technology that eliminate the dependence on a physical position sensor.