Jim Barnes, Inc.

Manufacturers Represented by JBI

Design & Electrical Carbon Fiber Metal & Plastic Fab Plastic Finishes Polyurethane & Elastomer


JBI represents a group of allied manufactures offering Engineered Solutions with a wide range of industrial materials and processes for the heavy duty industry. We provide comparative and alternative proposals for review at any point in your product design or life cycle. Our companies can assist or provide turn key solutions from design and development to short run and full scale production. We take pride in combining the process capabilities of these manufacturers to help our clients realize improvements in their product cost, appearance, function, quality and speed to market. Jim Barnes (317) 726-0857 jbi@iquest.net

Design & Electrical Manufacturers Top

		Catalyst Catalyst is a NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED Design and Product Development Company. Catalyst provides solutions to a wide range of clients with design, prototyping, new product launches, current product refinements, cost reductions and design verification. Industrial design to injection molding is housed under one roof to speed your product to market.

		Engineered Assemblies For 30 years, Engineered Assemblies has provided wire harness and cable assemblies to the HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE INDUSTRY. They supply small to medium volume to The GIANTS in the industry.

		Xscape Ez Xscape Ez is one of 20 companies selected by Mass Transit Magazine for “TOP TECH INNOVATIONS IN 2010.” XEL is the creator of EZ-VIS, a cost effective, wireless and autonomous vehicle monitoring system that continuously collects information about the status of a vehicle. This information is reported to a monitoring PC when that vehicle module returns to a “hot spot.” Xscape Ez offers vehicle diagnostics, telematics, monitoring, and sensors. Their services range from design reviews and specification creation to full system design, prototyping, and production.

		Velik Tek Information coming soon!

Carbon Fiber Manufacturers Top

		UST Mamiya With operations in Texas and Bangladesh, UST is one of the premier carbon fiber tubing manufacturers in the world. While its core capacity is shafts, UST’s composites division produces a variety of carbon fiber and custom composite components for industrial and consumer applications. The same processes that provide the custom finish for golf club shafts and other sports equipment can be applied to your product. Prototype and short run capabilities available in the Ft. Worth facility.

Metal & Plastic Fabricators Top

		Breiner Breiner specializes in custom die cut solutions involving precision die cut rubber, plastic and elastomeric materials. Breiner can handle any volume… up to 12 feet.

		ClickFold ClickFold makes custom SHORT RUN PLASTIC Enclosures, Housings, Panels and Trays with NO TOOLING. Specializing in Quick Turn prototype to 1,000 piece range with one initial set up charge.

		GLD Information coming soon!

		Lewis Spring and Mfg. Company Spring and wire form manufacturing since 1945. Established to design and manufacture high quality precision springs, wire forms, stampings and rings. Custom design assistance and reverse engineering available in house. Full volume range with prototype and short run capabilities. ISO/TS registered.

		Standard Change Makers Standard Change Makers offers contract METAL FABRICATION from single prototypes to 10,000 units. SCM utilizes 2500 watt laser cutting and CNC presses to process up to 60”x72” sheet stock. SCM specializes in high tolerance fixturing and robotic welding for cabinets and COMPLETE METAL FABRICATED ASSEMBLIES.

Plastic Manufacturers Top

		Form Tec Plastics Thermoformer of acrylic, ABS, polycarbonates, and others. Innovators and owners of the Shields ® Supercoat Finish and Thermojet Process.

		Global Plastics Global Plastics is a superior quality Injection Molder. Utilizing their 40+ 720 ton presses, they offer full engineering capabilities for product development AND in house tooling for rapid turnaround (medium to high volume). Engineered plastics and resins are encouraged.

		Integrity Rotational Molding, LLC. IRM provides Rotational MOLDING to a multitude of markets. They offer low to medium volumes in reprocessed black PE to VIRGIN XLPE. 126". Maximum swing on equipment — 1200 gallon tanks. Low cost tooling on larger parts.

		Nicoson Extrusion Nicoson Extrusion produces PLASTIC EXTRUDED Profiles, Tubing, and Pipe. They handle low to medium volumes in a wide range of materials including some engineered resins. Custom extrusions, rapid prototyping and tooling development is all done in house.

		Profile Plastics Profile Plastics was a National Award Winner in the 18th annual thermoforming competition. They are a Plastic THERMOFORMER that works in volumes of 250 – 25,000. Profile Plastics specializes in Vacuum Forming, Pressure Forming and Twin Sheet capabilities to sizes of 8’x12’.

Finishes Top

		Perfection Finishers Provides high quality finishes in Vacuum Metalized, Electrostatic Painted and Sprayed for EMI/RFI Shielding. Applies finishes to both metal and plastic components. Perfection can process a full range of quantities with prototyping capabilities available. ISO/TS registered.

Polyurethane & Elastomer Manufacturers Top

		Acme Masking Company, Inc. Acme specializes in compression molded elastomers for JBI. Acme provides a full range of Thermosets (synthetic and natural) including EDPM, Nitrile, Natural Rubber and Silicon for high temperature and demanding applications. Low volume and prototyping services available for custom Boots, Gaskets and Masks. Since 1954 Acme Masking has been a leading supplier to the Aviation, Transportation and Medical communities.

		Corium Free Form Molded products of advance Polyurethane Materials. Originators of the integrated foam and skin process providing the very durable “Elastoskin” surface that can be molded, textured and colored to your specs. “No limit Technology” offers many advantages and provides an ideal replacement for PVC and vinyl used in transportation, furniture, sporting and health care industries. See video under the Corium Technology tab.

		Crosslink Technology, Inc. Custom manufacturer of formulated and cast Polyurethane components. Originators of “Triathane” with its unique chemistry allowing the casting house to adjust the hardness of the finished product based on the ratio of this three component mix. Triathane provides a wide range of durometer from 10A to 90A. This product and others created by Crosslink work ideally with the State Mix “Flex Cell” product which is also featured on this page.

		State Industries Worldwide supplier and manufacturer of premier cast-polyurethane products. Primary services are: prototype development; molding & casting (of grommets, housings, etc.); CNC machining & water jet cutting; machining; and final assembly of component parts. Low tooling costs allow for effective runs whether the order is for 1 piece or 10,000 pieces.

		State Mix With more than 35 years experience in the polyurethane industry, StateMix is a leader in producing innovative solutions for polyurethane machinery. Using state-of-the-art computer and instrumentation technology, we offer a variety of dispensers, mixers, and auxiliary equipment for cast polyurethane applications. StateMix has solutions for large-scale production facilities, small casting plants, or material labs.