Mark Barnes
As a skilled educator and consultant in the areas of oil analysis and machinery lubrication, Mark Barnes has helped numerous clients develop effective machinery lubrication programs and troubleshoot complex lubrication problems through precision lubrication and oil analysis. As vice president of Noria Reliability Solutions, Mark and his group work on projects in the areas of: plant audits and gap analysis, machinery lubrication and oil analysis process design, lube PM rationalization and redesign, lubricant storage and handling, contamination control system design and lubrication, and mechanical failure investigations. Contact Mark at mbarnes@noria.com.
Articles by Mark Barnes
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Charting the Roadmap to Success
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Photoacoustic Spectroscopy - The Future in Contamination Monitoring?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Reality Check: Time to Retool Your Test Slate
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Understanding Machine Metallurgy Helps Identify Problem
David Doyle, ALS Staveley Services Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Squeezing Every Last Cent from Your Oil
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Using Oil Analysis to Drive Key Lubrication Performance Indicators
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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The Lowdown on Oil Breakdown
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Molecular Spectroscopy - A Precision Lubrication Tool?
Dave Wooton, Wooton Consulting Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Lubrication Training Goes High Tech
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Designing a World-Class Oil Analysis Program
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Track Additive Depletion
Dave Wooton, Wooton Consulting Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Lubrication - Maintenance Cost or Opportunity?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Don't Forget to Block and Tackle!
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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How to Monitor Grease Degradation
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Is Your CBM Program Driving You Insane?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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What’s the Difference between a Noun and a Verb?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Are Synthetic Lubricants Really That Good?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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The Drive Toward Fluid Cleanliness
Mark Barnes
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Is Fluid Reclamation an Effective Leak Mitigation Strategy?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Lubrication Excellence - Are We There Yet?
Mark Barnes
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Putting Too Much Faith in Multipurpose Grease
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Are Synthetics Always a Wise Choice?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Knowledge is Power When It Comes to M&R
Mark Barnes
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When It Comes to CBM, Inspect Success
Mark Barnes
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To Maximize Uptime, Make Every Second Count
Mark Barnes
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Understanding Failure Modes Before Sampling Oil
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Reliability Equals Risk Management
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Reducing Maintenance Variability to Lift Reliability
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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How Clean is Clean?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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The Basics of Lubrication PM Procedures
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Lube Routes vs. Combo PMs: What's Best? What Are the Issues?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Oil Analysis: Five Things You Didn't Know
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
2009-01-13
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Useful Tips on Applying Knowledge Logistics to Lubrication PMs
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
2010-01-19
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What You Need to Know About ISO 21469 and Food Safety
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
2010-02-19
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Lubrication-Related Varnish and Varnish Removal
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
2010-04-08
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Water In Oil Contamination
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
2010-02-14
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Statistically Derived Rate-of-Change Oil Analysis Limits and Alarms
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation Drew Troyer, Noria Corporation
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Elemental Analysis
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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The Mysterious Red Fibers
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Goodbye Oiler, Hello Skilled Lube Tech and Lube Analyst
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation Drew Troyer, Noria Corporation
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Water - Oil Analysis 101
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Gas Chromatography: The Modern Analytical Tool
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Particle Counting - Oil Analysis 101
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Silicon Doesn't Always Mean Dirt
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Wear Analysis
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Oil Viscosity - How It's Measured and Reported
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Gear Oil Questions Answered
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
2010-06-08
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Getting the Most from Lubrication Personnel
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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What Makes a Good Lube Tech Great?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Is There a Lubrication Silver Bullet?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Are You Getting Any Value Out of Oil Analysis?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Quit Wasting Money on Training!
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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The True Meaning of Maintenance
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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What Exactly is a Lubrication Failure?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Do You Know What You're Getting in That Barrel of Oil?
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation
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Error-proofing With a Kiss
Mark Barnes, Noria Corporation