President of Barnes International, Inc, William Kirchner congratulates our blogger and resident filtration expert Terry Connell on 55 years of service with our Company and still going strong!

Barnes International Standard Products - A Review

Historically, the Barnes product line - Magnetic Separators and Fabric Filters - have been recommended and used on grinding and finishing machines such as honing and some lapping machines.  The first of these is the standard Barnes Magnetic Separator.

The MCS magnetic separator line ranges in flow rate capacities from 20 GPM to 250 GPM with water based coolants.  First introduced during WWII, our magnetic separators offer low cost and low floor space requirements, along with ease of installation.  Although limited to ferrous applications they offer a lot of filtration for the money and provide a quick return on investment.

Information on more of our products to follow.

For additional information please visit us at http://www.barnesintl.com

Barnes International Acquires Henry Filters and HR Black from the Previous Ownership of DURR AG

Barnes International, Inc.
814 Chestnut St.
Rockford, IL, 61105
USA

Press release date: December 23, 2013

Barnes International, Inc. Acquires Henry Filters and HR Black, from the previous ownership of DURR AG as part of its continued growth strategy.

Henry Filters
A Division of Barnes International, Inc.
555 Van Camp Drive
Bowling Green, OH  43402

Effective December 23, 2013, this acquisition of Henry Filters and HR Black includes the product lines, intellectual properties (engineering designs, standards and project documentation), product trademarks, replacement parts interests and related inventories and manufacturing facilities in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Henry Filters, as a division of Barnes International, supplies coolant filtration systems for automotive manufacturers, part suppliers, machine tool manufacturers, aerospace, energy, as well as the steel industry. Henry Filters is a leader in vacuum filter technology, pressure filter and magnetic separation systems and serves its customers in thousands of applications worldwide.

HR Black Company, Inc., as a division of Barnes International, is a producer of conveyorized industrial filtration systems used commonly in the washer industry.

"The combination of Barnes, Superior, AFC and now Henry Filters allows us to offer an even more extensive range of filtration solutions to our customers" states Bill Kirchner, President of Barnes International, Inc.

"We couldn’t be happier in bringing these two leading companies together. Both Barnes and Henry Filters share a rich history in producing outstanding quality equipment and delivering exceptional service to our customers. Together, our combined strengths will allow us to serve our customers well into the future.” states David Gollob, CEO of Barnes International, Inc.

Barnes International, Inc. is a globally recognized leader in the design and manufacture of high quality, individual and decentralized industrial coolant filtration equipment for the metal cutting and grinding industry. Since 1907, Barnes International's history of technological leadership has been a key factor in its success.

As an integral part of Barnes International, Inc., Henry Filters, along with Superior Filtration, and Advanced Filtration Services offer its services throughout North America. We will look forward to accepting your inquiries and quotation requests for complete filtration systems, along with continuing support for replacement parts and service for your existing Henry Filters and HR Black filtration systems.

For inquiries please contact:
Henry Filters - Matt Kerwin, Sales Manager – Office:  (419-728-1670)

Cell: (419-343-9604) - email: matt.kerwin@henryfilters.com

Barnes International – William Kirchner, President – Office:  (815-966-2514)

Cell: (815-742-1758) - email:  kirchner.bill@barnesintl.com

Barnes Rotary Drum Filter System

Inspecting a rotary drum permanent media drum filter precleaner installed on a Barnes International Kleenall Max 1500 GPM vacuum system before shipment to a large automotive manufacturer.  The rotary drum filter removes large chips before coolant flows to the vacuum system where they could cause a malfunction of the indexing system.

This is a good example of Barnes engineering department designing filter systems that provide many years of trouble free service.  For additional information please visit www.barnesintl.com

Barnes International Sales Department Update

Kyler Dittbenner learning about the many features and benefits of the Barnes PE-100 filter system from Terry Connell.

Kyler has been with Barnes International since September 16, 2013 and is a graduate of Bradley University. After a period of product training in the engineering department and hands on experience on the shop floor, Kyler will join the sales department where his primary responsibility will be development of new OEM sales for standard Barnes products.  In addition he will coordinate with the President on special projects such as marketing studies, product analysis and marketing communications.

For additional information about Barnes International, Inc. please visit:  www.barnesintl.com

Barnes International New Plant Addition Completion

The new plant addition was completed in late July 2013 and immediately put to use for assembly of two large filter systems.

This large area provides much needed space for assembly, handling and shipping increasingly larger systems.

Direct on-loading is now possible minimizing unnecessary handling and possible damage.

Barnes International - investing in the future.

For additional information please visit www.barnesintl.com for additional information.

Barnes International, Advanced Filtration Concepts and Superior Filtration Replacement Parts

Barnes filters are built to last!  There are Barnes machines that are still working in the field that are over 70 years old, and of course parts wear out and need to be replaced.  We have a full service parts department that can help identify and order replacement parts for your Barnes, Superior Filtration or Advanced Filtration Concepts filtration machines with just the serial number.  We also carry rolls of filter fabric and permanent media belts.

For further assistance please contact our friendly and helpful aftermarket parts department and ask for Donna or Kim at 815-964-8661.