USA (Notifix).- Blum, Inc. announced that it plans to invest $18.5 million dollars over the next two years in equipment upgrades and facility expansion. The majority of the investment will be in assembly equipment for Blum's new line of concealed hinges for kitchen cabinets in the North Carolina facility. Also included in the investment will be an upgrade to their technical support facility. Blum is best known for designing and manufacturing high quality hardware for kitchen cabinets, but Blum also builds and maintains the machines that assemble these complex products.