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…

Barber-Nichols has been selected to design and manufacture a high-speed (30,000 rpm), four-stage water vapor compression system to support the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) with their US Department of Energy ARPA-E Award to develop a more efficient air conditioning system that enables evaporative cooling to be used in humid climates. Evaporative cooling uses less…

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) has been awarded a contract by Fermi National Laboratory to supply liquid argon pumps for use in the ProtoDUNE experimental program at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The hermetically sealed cryogenic pumps will be used to circulate liquid argon, the neutrino target medium, through ultra-clean detectors and provide long-term reliable…

Under a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Grant, Barber-Nichols designed, built and tested a cryogenic compressor capable of densifying liquid hydrogen. Cryogenic propellant densification improves rocket specific impulse (ISP) by allowing a greater mass of cryogenic propellant to be loaded into a given tank volume and if…