# Vladimir Romanov

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Ep. 9 | In-House vs Contractor and 5 More Control System Questions Every Engineering Manager Faces [Q&A]

In-House vs Contractor is the call every engineering manager eventually faces on aging control systems, and this field Q&A works through when to keep the work internal and when to bring in outside help. Vladimir Romanov answers six real questions from the field, from a Siemens ET 200SP retrofit to…

Ep. 10 | Wireless PLC Access: Stop Dragging a Laptop Up 40-Foot Tanks During Commissioning [Field Guide]

Wireless PLC Access during commissioning lets you program and troubleshoot a controller from a laptop without running an Ethernet cable across the plant floor. This video shows the field method and the disciplined alternative. Most PLCs do not connect wirelessly out of the box, so field teams reach…

Beyond the AI Demo: What It Takes to Modernize Manufacturing

AI is getting all the attention—but execution is where manufacturers win or lose. In this episode of The Wrench Factor, host Nick Haase sits down with Vladimir Romanov, founder of Joltek and SolisPLC and co-host of Manufacturing Hub, to explore what it really takes to modernize manufacturing withou…

Ep. 266 - Automate 2026 Reality Check: AI, Virtual PLCs, Ignition, and Plant Modernization

After several weeks away from the podcast, Dave Griffith and Vladimir Romanov return to Manufacturing Hub to unpack their experiences at Automate 2026 and discuss what the event revealed about the current state of industrial automation. Automate showcased an enormous range of robotics, industrial A…

Ep. 269 - Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace: Digital Transformation SMB Manufacturers Can Afford

Siemens says a small manufacturer can start production optimization for $2,000 a year. Martin Valkysers and Flemming Kongsberg explain what that buys you. Most digital transformation advice assumes a budget and an engineering bench most plants do not have. Flemming Kongsberg, who runs the SMB focus…

Ep. 270 - How to Start a Systems Integrator: Scope, Hiring, and the Bottleneck That Is You

Most people who start a systems integrator expect to keep doing the engineering. Dylan DuFresne explains why that stops being true inside two years. Ask ten people what a systems integrator is and you get ten answers, so Dylan DuFresne starts from first principles: a third party that connects syste…

Ep. 271 - Growing an Oil and Gas Plus Mining Systems Integrator in Alberta with JPI Solutions

Oil and gas automation runs on royalty accounting as much as process control. Dustin Symes explains how that shapes every SCADA decision JPI Solutions makes. Canadian oil and gas is structured differently than most assume. In the US mineral rights usually sit with individuals, so custody transfer d…

Ep. 272 - Systems Integration Careers: OEM, Distributor, Machine Builder and Business Owner

Most people ask how to start a systems integrator. Rich Kuechenmeister has effectively built one five times, and the lesson is that the parent business decides what you become. Rich is owner and partner at Fishbone Technical Services. Before that he built automation groups inside a semiconductor eq…

Ep. 273 - How to Build a Systems Integration Company: Positioning, Money and Procurement

Most conversations about starting a systems integrator skip the parts that sink people. Dave and Vlad spend this one on insurance, licenses and procurement. After a month of founder interviews, Dave and Vlad close the series with their own experience. Vlad started at plant level with Procter and Ga…

Ep. 274 - David Schultz on ISA 95, Knowledge Graphs, and Building a Data Model for AI

There is no pyramid anywhere in the ISA 95 standard. David Schultz explains what is actually inside it and how to turn it into a working data model. Most engineers meet ISA 95 as a layered triangle on LinkedIn and never get past it. David Schultz of Amárach StackWorks takes that image apart. The py…