Barber-Nichols (BN) possesses the sophisticated tools and experienced personnel to take the most technical engineering challenges from concept to reality. The design process begins by understanding each individual customer’s requirements, using them to create a project specification and define the initial technical concept. Whether we are developing a component of a larger system, such as a pump, compressor, or turbine; or the entire system itself, clean-sheet designs follow a three-staged, gated development process which includes Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, and Critical Design phases. Each phase concludes with a detailed review of the current state to ensure it meets requirements before proceeding to the next stage.