A fuser system of a xerographic device, comprising: a fuser member and a pressure member in which the pressure member is made to exert pressure upon the fuser member so as to form a nip having a nip width (a) between the fuser member and the pressure member, wherein the nip width (a) is set to be within a specification nip width range and a nip width uniformity is set to be within a specification nip width uniformity range, the nip width uniformity being an axial variation of the nip width (a), a drive system for driving the pressure member or the fuser member; a first sensor for monitoring a torque of said drive system; a second sensor for monitoring velocity of at least at one of the fuser member, the pressure member and a media passing through the nip; a processor in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, said processor adapted to receive torque data from the first sensor and velocity data from the second sensor, wherein the processor determines a measured current nip width uniformity from the torque data and compares the measured current nip width uniformity to the specification nip width uniformity range and wherein the processor determines a measured current nip width from the velocity data and compares the measured current nip width to the specification nip width range, and a nip pressure adjustment device in communication with the processor, the nip pressure adjustment device adapted to adjust the measured current nip width uniformity to be within the specification nip width uniformity range and the measured current nip width to be within the specification nip width range, wherein the nip pressure adjustment device includes mounting structure means mechanized to independently adjust a load on both sides of the fuser member. a fuser member and a pressure member in which the pressure member is made to exert pressure upon the fuser member so as to form a nip having a nip width (a) between the fuser member and the pressure member, wherein the nip width (a) is set to be within a specification nip width range and a nip width uniformity is set to be within a specification nip width uniformity range, the nip width uniformity being an axial variation of the nip width (a), a drive system for driving the pressure member or the fuser member; a first sensor for monitoring a torque of said drive system; a second sensor for monitoring velocity of at least at one of the fuser member, the pressure member and a media passing through the nip; a processor in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, said processor adapted to receive torque data from the first sensor and velocity data from the second sensor, wherein the processor determines a measured current nip width uniformity from the torque data and compares the measured current nip width uniformity to the specification nip width uniformity range and wherein the processor determines a measured current nip width from the velocity data and compares the measured current nip width to the specification nip width range, and a nip pressure adjustment device in communication with the processor, the nip pressure adjustment device adapted to adjust the measured current nip width uniformity to be within the specification nip width uniformity range and the measured current nip width to be within the specification nip width range, wherein the nip pressure adjustment device includes mounting structure means mechanized to independently adjust a load on both sides of the fuser member.