Nix Structural is a specialized service category provided by Nix Industrial.

about nix industrial

A Custom Manufacturer and Industrial repair company

Founded in 1902, Nix Industrial is a fifth generation, family owned and operated business with multiple locations and capabilities. Offering services both in the shop and in the field, Nix Industrial specializes in metal fabrication, machining & gears, and coatings & finishings.

Nix Industrial is a midwestern based company with a national reach and stands on the foundation of century old values, while Forging Ahead ℠ to find better solutions that keep America’s Industries safe, efficient, and reliable. ​

Pictured: 3rd, 4th, 5th Generation, & (future 6th) generation owners

What We do

We Keep America's industries safe, efficient, & reliable.

A Mission built by generations

The Mission Statement, Be Big, Act Small ℠, is more than just a catchy phrase. It really is the foundation for Nix Industrial’s entire business philosophy.

“We are big enough to serve you, and small enough to know you. We combine the benefits of working with a trusted, responsive, and smaller firm, while providing a diverse set of big business capabilities.”

Our history

Over a Century of History, Dedication, & Service

Nix Industrial has a strong heritage that began in the late 1800’s when Charles Nix immigrated from Germany and eventually settled in Poseyville, Indiana. Charles operated a blacksmith shop shoeing horses and forming iron. At the conclusion of Charles’s career, his two eldest sons ran the business for several years before turning the business over to the youngest son Carl. He operated out of a small dirt floor building for several years before moving across town and building the first small block building at our previous location of 21 N. Endicott St. in Poseyville, Indiana.

Carl and his only son, Carl Jr. (Sonny), constructed their new building by hand in 1957. This father and son team formed Carl A. Nix Welding Service, Inc. and in 1975…

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