Kairos Power is developing a new advanced reactor technology that can transform and revolutionize the energy industry. The Kairos Power Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High Temperature (KP-FHR) reactor will utilize TRISO fuel in a pebble form combined with a low-pressure fluoride salt coolant. Since 2019, Barber-Nichols has been working with Kairos Power to design and develop technology for…
Barber-Nichols 2020 CMA Aerospace Manufacturer of the Year! Winners were announced last week in the fifth annual Colorado Manufacturing Awards, co-hosted by CompanyWeek and Manufacturers Edge. CMA founder and CompanyWeek publisher Bart Taylor noted the award was two years in coming, “Barber-Nichols deserves recognition for what they’re accomplishing, and for how well they represent Colorado’s…
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…
Electric motor-driven, mixed flow, full and partial emission centrifugal pumps in mechanically sealed, hermetic (canned motor or magnetic coupled), and submersible configurations.
Electric motor-driven, vane-axial, mixed flow, full and partial emission centrifugal fans, blowers, and compressors with a variety of mounting configurations to suit most applications.
Axial and radial inflow turbines and turbine-generators with output capacities from 1 kW to 5 MW+. Specialized steam, organics, refrigerants, and CO2 fluid applications.
Barber-Nichols, (BN) is an industry leader in the rapid
development and manufacture of robust, economical Rocket
Engine Turbopumps. Since 1996, BN has designed and manufactured more new turbopumps than any other U.S. company.
Permanent magnet motors and generators, along with high-speed controllers for use with specialty turbomachinery. Compact alternators and regulators using advanced semiconductor technologies and specialized architectures. Complete specialty systems harnessing wide-ranging heat sources to produce power to meet demanding requirements.
From ground and flight-qualified coolant pumps to complete cooling system solutions designed to operate in the most demanding environments.
Barber-Nichols is a world-class supplier of electronics-enhanced turbomachines and turbomachine-based subsystems for the aerospace, defense, and other demanding markets.
We are looking to continue our success by building on the creativity and imagination of our talented workforce.
Congratulations to Virgin Orbit on the completion of Hot Fire Testing of the Newton Three Engine that will be used for LauncherOne’s first orbital test flight!
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