What does it really take to build a culture of reliability—and why do so many programs stall even when the tools are right? In this episode of Gear Talk, host Wes Cash is joined by Mike Dwyer to explore how reliability succeeds or fails based on culture, communication, and alignment across an organization.

For more than twenty years, oil analysts examining ammonia refrigeration compressor samples have been staring at the same strange forensic trail: streaks of carbonized lubricant, heat-melted metallic fragments, fractured glass fibers, and debris patterns that made no sense when viewed through the lens of normal mechanical wear...