INX starts operations at new Ohio manufacturing facility

INX International has started moving into a new 63,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Ohio, with plans to expand it further in the future.

INX International has taken occupancy of its new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Ohio, and the 63,000 sq ft facility will have approximately 38 employees and produce several ink lines

The new INX International manufacturing operation in Lebanon is currently home to nine employees who have moved from a smaller, outdated building about 21 miles southwest in Blue Ash, a suburb of Cincinnati. INX International is currently in the process of hiring new employees and relocating existing employees, and will eventually employ around 38 people in Lebanon.

The new facility sits on 11 acres of property in the Lebanon Commerce Center business park, with access to Interstate 71. 

The Schueler Group of Companies is the owner and developer of the Lebanon Commerce Center, while Bunnell Hill Construction Company has served as general contractor for the building, which has the capability to be expanded up to 90,000 sq ft.

When completed, INX International said the facility will offer increased manufacturing space, a full service lab for color management and development, quality control and testing areas, and more space for employee training and customer meetings.

For now, water and paste ink production is underway but more developments are expected to take place by the end of March.

John Hrdlick, INX International chief operating officer, said: ‘The inspection process by state and local officials is ongoing and we are in the process of obtaining final approvals for the solvent manufacturing area of the building.

‘Solvent ink production was one of the capabilities and efficiencies this facility was designed to handle, and we are currently producing 37 million pounds for packaging.

‘Once we have the approval to proceed, we will finish testing the equipment and have raw materials delivered. After that phase is complete, we will transfer production from our Mason Avenue facility near Midway Airport in Chicago.

‘We also anticipate moving a portion of the solvent manufacturing now being performed in Appleton, Wisconsin, to happen mid-year, and that location will continue to be a major producer of our packaging inks.’

INX International is planning to host an Open House event for customers this summer at the facility.

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