Capabilities
Barber-Nichols' world class engineering team utilizes a wide range of disciplines from Prototype Design and Design for Manufacturability to Finite Element Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis. Barber-Nichols, Inc. (BNI) uses decades of empirical data to ground software generated models. Designing high performance prototype equipment is BNI's specialty.
BNI's programmer/machinists have, on average, 14 years with the company and more than 22 years of industry experience. Complementing the expertise of its employees, Barber-Nichols invests heavily in state-of-the-art CNC lathes, five-axis mills, sophisticated software, and quality control. BNI routinely machines rotors, blisks, inducers, impellers, nozzles, housings, shafts, and ancillary components for the world's most demanding applications.
Assembly & Testing Capabilities
Barber-Nichols state-of-the-art assembly and testing laboratory allows technicians to accurately assembly machinery, rapidly fabricate test loops, and autonomously monitor equipment performance. Performance validation, product life, bearing and motor temperature, bearing and seal wear, lubricant deterioration, shock, vibration, pneumatic, and hydrostatic are some of the tests performed on location. Additionally, climatics, helium leak, EMI, and EMC tests can be performed upon request.
BNI recognizes that quality is every bit as important as price and prompt delivery. From the drawing board, to the production floor, to the end use, BNI monitors quality throughout a product's entire lifecycle. BNI is an AS 9100 (Rev. B) and ISO 9001:2000 registered company and, in accordance with these standards, follows a documented system that ensures product conformance to all customer specified requirements.