Barnes Aerospace Fuels Growth with New State-of-the-Art Precision Grinder.BRISTOL, Conn. -- Barnes Aerospace, a business unit of Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : B), today announced the installation of a new state-of-the-art Campbell 930V 5-axis radial groove grinder Grinder A slang term for a person who works in the investment industry and makes small amounts of money at a time on small investments, over and over again. Notes: in its Barnes Aerospace Windsor Division. With the addition of this second radial groove grinder, Barnes Aerospace increases its capacity for precision grinding of high-temperature alloys for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of commercial and military jet engines. "Cutting edge technology allows Barnes Aerospace to maintain its leadership position in precision manufacturing of complex components for turbine jet engines," said Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd (Dr. , President, Barnes Aerospace. "The use of this advanced technology supports our one piece flow initiatives as part of our lean manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. activities further enhancing the manufacturing efficiency of Barnes Aerospace. Barnes Aerospace customers will benefit from the increased capability through reduced tooling costs, shorter lead times and dramatically reduced set-up times." Barnes Aerospace provides jet engine component overhaul and repair services for many of the world's major commercial airlines and military applications. Barnes Aerospace also produces precision machined and fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: components and assemblies for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and turbine, airframe and industrial gas turbine builders throughout the world. Barnes Group Inc. (www.barnesgroupinc.com) is a diversified international manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies and a distributor of industrial supplies, serving a wide range of markets and customers. Founded in 1857 and headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut Bristol is a city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. , Barnes Group consists of three businesses with 2004 sales of $994.7 million: Barnes Distribution, an international, full-service distributor of maintenance, repair, operating, and production supplies; Associated Spring, one of the world's largest manufacturers of precision mechanical and nitrogen gas springs and a global supplier of retaining rings, reed valves, shock discs, and injection-molded plastic components; and Barnes Aerospace, a manufacturer and repairer of highly engineered assemblies and components for commercial and military aircraft engines, airframes, and land-based industrial gas turbines. Over 5,900 dedicated employees at more than 60 locations worldwide contribute to Barnes Group Inc.'s success. |
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