Lexington company in automated manufacturing expands facility, workforce
A robotic automation company is expanding in Lexington with a $4 million investment in its facility. The expansion is also adding 12 jobs to the company’s workforce.
Kinemetrix’s expanded manufacturing operation is anticipated to support the automated manufacturing industry as well as the region’s growing electric vehicle supply chain that has promised to employ thousands across the state on the back of billions of dollars of investment.
The company, according to its website, develops automated systems for robotic assembly of various electric vehicle components as well as leak tests, scalability technology and other systems modeling. The company makes automation processes for its customers and implements those solutions across a number of production floors.
The expansion project began in January 2024 when Kinemetrix began using precision equipment and added high-skilled engineering and technician jobs to its Lexington facility in hopes of doubling business capacity.
The company will employ 55 people total after 12 new jobs are filled at its Lexington location on Miles Point Way off Old Frankfort Pike following the facility expansion.
According to a news release from the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, the expansion has allowed Kinemetrix to double its capacity and grow revenues by over 50% since 2023. The investment positions the company to grow again next year and support a manufacturing ecosystem that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.
Some of Kentucky’s largest economic development projects in state history are electric vehicle related — the almost $6 billion, 5,000-job BlueOval SK battery park in Hardin County from Ford Motor Co. and the same automaker’s $2 billion commitment in Jefferson County to make a new, midsize electric truck as the first in a line of electric vehicles.
Also in the state’s portfolio of electric vehicle related projects is AESC’s $2 billion, 2,000-job battery factory project in Warren County.
In the past five years, manufacturers have announced about 800 facility location or expansion projects with a reported capital investment of $28 billion and more than 37,000 additional jobs, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. Over 250,000 Kentuckians work in a manufacturing facility.
Kinemetrix President Jim Peyton said since the company’s last expansion, it has worked on building its internal teams and new robotic assembly technology.
“It’s now time to move to the next level of scale,” Peyton said. “We’re growing along with our market-leading customers and building additional capacity to serve the accelerating manufacturing growth in our region.”
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear congratulated the company on Oct. 30 following its ribbon cutting on the expanded facility. He said the state’s wealth of advanced manufacturing continues to create jobs and spur economic growth across multiple communities.
“This expansion will not only support our growing EV sector; it will also add quality, skilled job opportunities in the Lexington area,” Beshear said. “I want to thank company leadership for their commitment to the commonwealth and look forward to their continued success.”
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and Commerce Lexington President and CEO Bob Quick also gave the company praise and thanked it for staying in Lexington.
“Since 1995, Kinemetrix has provided advanced automation solutions focused on helping companies enhance operational efficiency on their production floor,” Quick said. “Its design process increases uptime, which in turn maximizes productivity and strengthens the economy across our region and the commonwealth.”
This story was updated at 3:10 p.m. EST on Nov. 3 to better explain what the company does related to electric vehicles.
This story was originally published November 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM.
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