
ROKTalk on Drives
Hosted by Jim and Sam · Rockwell Automation
4.9from 16 ratings
- 29
- Episodes
- 2
- Transcribed
- 16
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About ROKTalk on Drives
From simple starters to complex drive systems, motors play a critical role in industrial operations. This podcast explores trends in drive technology, examines specific application challenges, and most importantly, will help you understand how to get the most out of your motor control applications. ROK Talk on Drives is hosted by Business Lead Jim Finiak and Lead Product Manager Sam Shelley. Send any topic suggestions or comments to ROKTalkDrives@rockwellautomation.com or leave a comment in the comments section here on Spotify.
- Publisher
- Rockwell Automation
- Category
- technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
2 of 29 episodes have a transcript.

15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
ROK Talk on Drives Episode 28: From Wafer to Win: How Drives Power Semiconductor Manufacturing

10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
ROK Talk on Drives Episide 27: Digging Deeper: Boosting Mining Performance with VFDs

29 Jun 2026
ROK Talk on Drives Episode 26: How VFDs Are Transforming Food & Beverage Production
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ROK Talk on Drives Episode 28: From Wafer to Win: How Drives Power Semiconductor Manufacturing
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But VFD itself is an equipment. It also can fail. So the reliability of the VFD is one of the crucial pain point that the customer needed to address. Of course, there's a saying. I often saw that people say this in the market. VFD is just a VFD. You use it to run motors. There is nothing special. […]
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- 5.0 / 5
- 7 ratings
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- 4.9 / 5
- 9 ratings
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Who hosts ROKTalk on Drives?
Jim and Sam host the show. Published by Rockwell Automation.
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