Dave Savastano, Editor05.20.15
INX International Ink prides itself in having world-class facilities. Jim Bailen, INX’s VP of engineering since 1999, plays a lead role in this success, having served as lead project engineer for every major facility expansion and equipment installation INX International has instituted in the last 20 years. His team has completed the design and managed construction of three recent multi-million production facility projects in the U.S. and overseas.
“Jim has an extremely observant eye to find safety situations and engineer safer ways to make ink,” said Rick Clendenning, INX president and CEO. “Jim has pioneered many developments over the years and truly deserves recognition for his contributions to the industry. Without him in this role, we would not be where we are today as a company with our world-class manufacturing facilities.”
In 1984, Bailen joined CPS, the in-house ink division of Sullivan Graphics in Dunkirk, NY, as an electrical supervisor in the maintenance department. Sakata INX acquired CPS from Sullivan in 1990, and it later became part of INX International.
In addition to these new facilities, Bailen pioneered the development of intrinsic production safety devices for ink production equipment, introducing the Nip Guard Safety Interlock System that assures no three-roll mill at INX can be run in cleaning mode. Since 2004, Bailen has served on the NAPIM/ANSI B65 Equipment Safety Committees that has developed several safety standards, including the three-roll mills.
“Jim has an extremely observant eye to find safety situations and engineer safer ways to make ink,” said Rick Clendenning, INX president and CEO. “Jim has pioneered many developments over the years and truly deserves recognition for his contributions to the industry. Without him in this role, we would not be where we are today as a company with our world-class manufacturing facilities.”
In 1984, Bailen joined CPS, the in-house ink division of Sullivan Graphics in Dunkirk, NY, as an electrical supervisor in the maintenance department. Sakata INX acquired CPS from Sullivan in 1990, and it later became part of INX International.
In addition to these new facilities, Bailen pioneered the development of intrinsic production safety devices for ink production equipment, introducing the Nip Guard Safety Interlock System that assures no three-roll mill at INX can be run in cleaning mode. Since 2004, Bailen has served on the NAPIM/ANSI B65 Equipment Safety Committees that has developed several safety standards, including the three-roll mills.