BNI teamed with Lockheed Martin to work on an unmanned, lighter-than-air vehicle that will maintain a geostationary position at an altitude of 65,000 feet. The vehicle, known as a High Altitude Airship (HAA), is being built by Lockheed Martin and is being funded by the Missile Defense Agency. Specifically, Barber-Nichols designed and produced the transonic fans…

Optimized design for product performance in a real-world application   Application Expertise  – Reducing fuel consumption is a growing priority as Large Commercial Vehicles (LCV) contribute to increasing levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems recover power from engine waste heat to increase efficiency. BNI has designed an additively manufactured dual-entry turbine…

Why Choose Barber-Nichols? We don’t just print “best-effort” parts – we design, analyze, and optimize to print parts that meet your requirements, offering: Comprehensive understanding of application requirements Informed selection of candidate components for additive manufacturing Help build your business case comparing conventional 5-axis milling vs. investment casting vs. 3D printing Exhaustive material property database…

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is pleased to be delivering four liquid argon pumps to CERN in support of ProtoDUNE, the prototype liquid argon detector that will inform the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) construction and operation. Despite being some of the most abundant particles in the universe, neutrinos are extremely difficult to observe and DUNE seeks to help…

We had such a wonderful time with Take Your Child to Work Day! I think the kids had fun, too!

Barber-Nichols is honored to be awarded a contract by NASA Johnson Space Center for the design, manufacture, and test of Ventilation Loop Fans for the Exploration Portable Life Support System (xPLSS) in support of NASA’s next-generation space suit, the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU). The xPLSS being developed for the xEMU will offer many significant…

Barber-Nichols recently adopted a 1.5 mile section of 80th Avenue between Wadsworth and Sheridan as part of the City of Arvada Government’s Adopt-A-Street Program. Our first clean-up day was Saturday December 8th, it was a lot of fun, and we’re already looking forward to the next one in February! Clean Up Day  

Congratulations to Virgin Orbit on completion of Hot Fire Testing of the Newton Three Engine that will be used for LauncherOne’s first orbital test flight!

In preparation for construction of a new 35,000 square foot manufacturing facility Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) recently acquired 1.8 acres of land adjacent to its current location in Arvada, Colorado. BNI specializes in the design and manufacture of pumps, turbines, compressors, and controllers for demanding aerospace, defense, scientific, power generation, and commercial/industrial applications. The company has…

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is pleased to be delivering liquid nitrogen pumps for High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) power transmission cables. HTS cables can transmit more power than traditional cables eliminating the need for infrastructure upgrades as power demands increase. Additionally, HTS cables automatically contain faults, reduce right-of-way requirements, and electromagnetic field interference. The pumps BNI delivered cool…