Yellowstone Plastics, a flexible packaging producer and a member of Volm Companies, has purchased a new KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG 10-color press for installation at its facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Purchased to meet the demands for extra capacity and flexibility, the new press from KBA Group is planned to be commissioned at Yellowstone’s newly-expanded production facility located in Idaho Falls by early 2017.
The facility already comprises five wide web flexo CI presses with up to 67-inch web width and up to 10 colors. These presses have special options for packaging exceeding 67-inches in web width.
Volm Companies president and CEO Daniel Mueller said: “Due to our growth, our firm is being asked to take on additional capacity while our customers are seeking faster turnaround and more high-end, life-like designs on their flexo packaging products.
“The trend is toward more than simple six-color line printing for eight-color process work. Rather than just printing a potato on the pouch, we’re printing an image of the family that grew the potatoes or the field where they were grown.
“This is an important capability for us to have for our core industry of potato farmers as well as our lawn and garden clients. We felt the EVO XG would deliver on all accounts.”
The EVO XG is an automated flexo press designed for processing film sheets, paper and cardboard. It has production speed of up to 600 m/min.
Capable of being configured for 8 or 10 printing units as standard, the KBA’s EVO XG offers further option for extending the performance range by adding additional printing units using flexo or gravure printing technology.
