Barber-Nichols skilled technicians assemble and test hundreds of pieces of turbomachinery annually. These pumps, compressors, turbines, and generators consist of low-volume repeat production and numerous bespoke clean sheet products.
All of the processes are governed by a strict ISO9001 / AS9100 certified quality system, and each piece of precision turbomachinery is treated like the mission-critical hardware that it is.
Through P3 Test Services, BN provides test and assembly support for aerospace, propulsion, cryogenic, and high-speed rotating machinery programs, including customer hardware evaluation, pump testing, propulsion component testing, cryogenic propellant testing, and test campaign development.
Barber-Nichols has listened to our customers and successfully installed an ISO Class 5 cleanroom facility with personnel protective garments. Within the next year, Barber-Nichols will expand our cleanroom space to meet growing customer demand!
In addition to our cleanroom investment, we implement internal controls to ensure compliance with NASA-STD-6016 Standard Materials and Processes Requirements for Spacecraft. We actively utilize these special process controls on rocket engine turbopumps, satellite cooling pumps, and life support systems.
Barber Nichols is continuously investing in new facilities to support the ever-changing needs of our customers. Most recently, we’ve completed constructing a new power electronics development and production laboratory, which provides a state-of-the-art space to support the electrification of our advanced turbomachinery products.
Both the prototype and production areas have new instrumentation, data acquisition systems, high voltage capabilities, and ESD work benches. These new e-lab and production areas have enhanced our ability to provide high-compliance, mission-critical hardware to customers across the aerospace, defense, and energy markets. The renovated and expanded facility provides a dedicated space for prototype development separate from production programs, allowing our engineers and customers the freedom to iterate quickly and efficiently in early development phases.
