Why Choose Barber-Nichols for Additive Manufacturing?

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 Delivers Liquid Argon Pumps In Support Of ProtoDUNE

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…

Barber-Nichols Awarded NASA Contract

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 Adopt-A-Street

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  

NewtonThree Final Acceptance Test

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!

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Barber-Nichols to Build New 35,000 Square Foot Manufacturing Facility

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…