08.30.16
Yellowstone Plastics, a leading flexographic packaging producer and a member of the Volm Companies, has inked a contract to purchase a new KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG 10-color press – its first from the company. The new press is scheduled to arrive at Yellowstone’s facility in Idaho Falls, ID after the first of the year and be operational in early 2017.
“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,” said Daniel Mueller, president and CEO of Volm Companies. “The trend is toward more than simple six-color line printing for eight to 10-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.”
Due to Yellowstone’s customers that require shorter lead times, Mueller expressed interest in press automation to bring the press up to print faster, decrease downtime and reduce waste.
“We pursued a very extensive process to choose our next flexo press,” recalls Mueller. “After five presentations on site, we flew to Milan to visit the KBA-Flexotecnica headquarters to put the press through some print trials. After our lead engineer got a look into the press and liked what he saw, we made the decision to purchase the KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG over the competitors.”
“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,” said Daniel Mueller, president and CEO of Volm Companies. “The trend is toward more than simple six-color line printing for eight to 10-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.”
Due to Yellowstone’s customers that require shorter lead times, Mueller expressed interest in press automation to bring the press up to print faster, decrease downtime and reduce waste.
“We pursued a very extensive process to choose our next flexo press,” recalls Mueller. “After five presentations on site, we flew to Milan to visit the KBA-Flexotecnica headquarters to put the press through some print trials. After our lead engineer got a look into the press and liked what he saw, we made the decision to purchase the KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG over the competitors.”