Impact Innovations installs 10-color KBA-Flexotecnica Evo XG

Impact Innovations has hosted an open house to showcase its new KBA-Flexotecnica Evo XG 10-color CI flexo press, with plans to install a second later this year.

'Curly' and the Dammerman family, including current president and CEO John (right)

In late July 2015, Impact Innovations held its first open house at its facility in Memphis, Tennessee with the theme ‘Made in the USA’ to inaugurate its newest press. Key suppliers and city officials participated in tours of its manufacturing facility, including the new KBA-Flexotecnica Evo XG and the converting lines, as well as its showroom, and learned how the firm is bringing jobs and work back to the US from Asia, where its gift wrapping paper used to be produced. Open house attendees were given tours by employees wearing custom-made blue t-shirts emblazoned with the words ‘Creating new jobs one press at a time’. At the end of the tour, visitors saw samples of high-end gift wrapping papers along with fruit and cookies iced with American flags and ‘Made in the USA’ lettering.

‘This was a very special open house for our company,’ said John Dammermann, president of Impact Innovations. ‘We are so proud to be creating new jobs here at our facility as we bring our work back to the US with the installation.’

The KBA-Flexotecnica Evo XG has a width range up to 63in. Print quality is enhanced by its state-of-the-art video register and defect protection systems.

The firm’s first KBA-Flexotecnica was installed in July, and its employees surprised Dammermann and his family the day before the open house with an official unveiling of the name of the press with a plaque dedicated to honor Impact Innovations’ founder, Harold ‘Curly’ Dammermann. The firm’s second KBA-Flexotecnica press will arrive from Italy later this year.

‘This is an exciting time for Impact Innovations,’ added John Dammerman. ‘We’re adding new equipment and investing in our company and our employees.

‘We’re proud of our decision to invest in KBA-Flexotecnica presses. as they are known worldwide for being superior, gearless, sleeved, central impression flexographic printing presses. We’re excited to be operating two of these fine presses here in Memphis.’

Steve Korn, KBA North America director of national and key accounts, said: ‘We are thrilled about the two new KBA-Flexotecnica press investments made by Impact Innovations for its Memphis location. This was the culmination of a considerable amount of hard work behind the scenes between both firms and is just the beginning of a much broader program that John Dammermann and his team are executing to onshore their printing volume. We at KBA are most appreciative of the strong partnership that we’ve forged together with Impact Innovations as we worked hand in hand on this keystone project.

‘We are confident that these two new KBA-Flexotecnica presses will more than satisfy Impact Innovations existing capacity needs and even more importantly fuel future growth with its existing and future clients for many years to come.’