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.
Mueller and his team were also impressed with KBA’s superior press automation and its management team’s ability to customize its press. 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. His team was also excited about KBA-Flexotecnica’s preventive maintenance programs available from the North American Dallas headquarters and the flexibility of KBA-Flexotecnica to custom-engineer its press. The scheduled KBA-Flexotecnica’s preventive maintenance program is available for all KBA customers in North America.
The Flexotecnica EVO XG 10-color press being installed at Yellowstone features a raft of new technology. Its innovative operating concept facilitates minimal start-up times when changing jobs. The patented auto impression (AIF) and user-friendly register control keep start-up waste to a minimum. Meeting the challenge to speed turnaround time and reduce costs, Yellowstone chose time-saving components like the Speedy Clean® automatic wash-up system and in-line viscosity control with InkSpec viscometers, auto-impression setting, and click-and-drag zero-waste registration along with numerous quality control options such as a 100% inspection camera and in-line color control using an inline photospectrodensitometer.
It’s no wonder that the new EVO XG is currently the most installed press from KBA-Flexotecnica. A key unique feature compared to competitors’ presses is its highly efficient drying system co-developed with a team of experts from Milan University. The press thus meets even the highest demands in terms of quality with the high web speeds.
The new KBA-Flexotecnica EVO XG press will be installed at Yellowstone’s newly-expanded production facility located in Idaho Falls, ID, which houses printing, converting and laminating equipment to accommodate projects of all sizes. The facility has five wide web flexo CI presses up to 67-inch web width and up to 10 colors with special options available for packaging exceeding 67-inches in web width. It uses solvent-based inks as well as fade and weather-resistant inks for outdoor applications. Substrates include monolayer and co-ex polyethylene, polyester, nylon, and polypropylene.
Started in 1998 on open ground in Idaho Falls, Yellowstone was formed to fill a void within the flexible packaging industry for providing packaging to the produce industry on a quick turn basis. The firm has grown from a single bag machine to an 80,000 square foot facility that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Its stable of flexo printing presses, solvent-less laminating capabilities and myriad of converting machinery makes Yellowstone Plastics a one stop for flexible packaging solutions.