Trading Profile: Barnes Group Inc. operates as an international logistical services company, and aerospace and industrial components manufacturer in the United States, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. It operates in two segments, Logistics and Manufacturing Services, and Precision Components. The Logistics and Manufacturing Services segment provides value-added logistical support services, including inventory management, technical sales, and supply chain solutions for maintenance, repair, operating, and production supplies and services; and repair services comprising the manufacture of spare parts for the refurbishment and repair of highly engineered components, and assemblies for commercial and military aviation. The Precision Components segment supplies precision springs ranging from fine hairsprings for electronics and instruments to large heavy-duty springs for machinery, as well as precision-machined and fabricated components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturer turbine engine, and airframe and industrial gas turbine builders, as well as the military. This segment also manufactures and supplies precision mechanical springs, compressor reed valves, and nitrogen gas products; high-precision punched and fine-blanked components used in transportation and industrial applications; nitrogen gas springs and manifold systems used to control stamping presses; and retention rings that position parts on a shaft or other axis. It serves durable goods manufacturers operating in various industries, including transportation, consumer products, farm equipment, telecommunications, medical devices, home appliances and electronics, and airframe and gas turbine engines. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut.