Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, awarded Barber‐Nichols Inc. (BNI) a multi‐year contract to produce MK 21 air turbine pumps for the Virginia-class submarine program. The contract is for twenty air turbine pumps delivered over a five-year period starting in 2015. The award was based in part on BNI’s excellent past performance…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently approved Barber-Nichols for participation in its Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). SHARP participation is reserved for small businesses with exemplary injury  and illness prevention programs deemed models for worksite safety and health. OSHA Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Certificate               …

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is pleased to be selected by NASA for a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award to develop a new high-speed, two-stage compressor for launch vehicle propellant densification. Many of today’s large launch vehicles utilize liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as engine propellants and densified propellants are desirable for three reasons.…

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is pleased to have been selected by ITER-India to supply the first supercritical helium circulation pump (i.e. the toroidal field magnet circulator) for the ITER nuclear fusion energy project. The pump will circulate supercritical helium at 4.5 Kelvin, or -269º Celsius, which will cool the superconducting toroidal field magnets in the tokamak…

Arvada, Colo. – The Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation (Jeffco EDC) honored leading businesses in Jefferson County on March 21st at the 20th Annual Industry Appreciation Awards breakfast. This awards program honors impressive businesses each year that have proven to be outstanding and innovative. These companies help fuel the economy in Jefferson County through their…

At its 2013 Vendor Appreciation Party, Barber-Nichols Honored Nine Local Vendors For 100% Quality And 100% On-Time Delivery: B.C. Tool & Cutter Grinding in Colorado Springs, CO Coblaco Services in Aurora, CO Cryogenic Services in Northglen, CO Empire Metal Spray in Englewood, CO Foam Fabricators in Denver, CO Temperature Processing in Longmont, CO US Precision Mold in Arvada, CO Wazee Companies in…

Barber-Nichols designed and built a 6 kW Uninterruptible Power System that utilized a High Inertia Turbine (HIT 6). The alternator is situated between the turbine wheel and the 2.0 kg (4.5 lb) fly wheel. When the unit is on standby the alternator acts as an electrical motor, consumes a small amount of power, and maintains…

The Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle test loop Barber-Nichols produced for the U.S. Department of Energy was loaded on to three trucks today and is being transported to Sandia National Laboratories for continued testing. The U.S. Department of Energy is developing Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle technology specifically to support Generation IV Nuclear Reactor design. Generation…

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) is proud to have supplied the ten rocket engine turbopumps used by SpaceX in its successful launch of the Falcon 9 mission leading to a historic rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS). This mission is the first commercial flight to the ISS and marks the 35th engine flown. BNI is pleased…

Barber-Nichols Inc. (BNI) was awarded a five-year contract valued in excess of $10 Million for the manufacture of Air Turbine Assemblies which are used on the Navy’s Virginia Class submarine fleet. BNI’s employees and management are proud that the U.S. Navy and its prime contractors are confident that we can successfully deliver this mission-critical hardware.…