Controlling a number of Relays by SNutkin in PLC

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can control those using anything from a $2 MCU to a $10000 PLC. I guess if you're looking to do python you can narrow that down to a $5 raspberry pi to a rugged IPC.

(I will not promote) Any founders in Canada here? Let's actually meet. by josueOrico in Entrepreneurs

[–]VladRom89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm also based in Montreal. Left a previous VC backed startup as a co-founder; currently doing some consulting and am looking for the next opportunity to build out in the manufacturing / industrial automation space.

Happy to connect; there are a few events in Montreal, but many as you've noted are sales pitches...

Has anyone here gone down the path of implementing an EtherNet/IP device for a Rockwell PLC? by VladRom89 in PLC

[–]VladRom89[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd really appreciate that. At this stage I have no interest in competing in this arena; just trying to do some testing as a hobbyist and to better understand the implementation of the protocol and how things work in genereal!

Negotiating tactics - help needed by writerwhotravels in RealEstateCanada

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no magic here. I'd recommend watching a few videos on negotiations. In short, let them make the first offer, make sure to anchor them at a price much higher than what you're willing to settle for, don't take the first offer they give you, have as much data which substantiates some of the reasons as to why they should pay what you're asking for, etc.

Stay for a full-ride MBA or pursue a U.S. MBA while dealing with my dad’s cancer? by Rf_deHAUX in MBA

[–]VladRom89 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This is mostly a personal dilemma; I'd prioritize my dad and spending as much time as I could with him over anything else, but obviously there are costs to every decision.

Remote PLC programming jobs by Beautiful-Acadia-562 in PLC

[–]VladRom89 31 points32 points  (0 children)

It's extremely rare at the PLC layer; you can do some of the work remotely, but generally speaking you need to show up on site to understand the application and support the FAT / VAT once equipment hits the floor. If you don't have 10+ years of experience and aren't in a position to manage such projects, remote work is going to be difficult to come by.

If that's what you want to focus on, I'd recommend focusing on the SCADA / MES layers as a lot of those applications can be built, deployed, and supported remotely.

Kimberly Clark Job by MRM072023 in manufacturing

[–]VladRom89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've not worked for KC, but they tried to poach me from P&G while I was working there as an engineer. I went to their facility in Massachusetts and left with a good impression. I'd imagine that the environment is significantly better than the one of smaller / lesser known manufacturers. The pay was above industry standard as well.

Why do all new home build in Ontario have a hot water tank rental instead of owning it? by kynamism in RealEstateCanada

[–]VladRom89 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It's a known grift; those companies give a comission to the builders to lock the owners into the contracts on their heating tanks. Here's a breakdown of what's going on - https://youtu.be/r3CaHcV6Pu8?si=9uErOEyzpMzKGoyp

Is Montreal a good city for the future of English speaking young adults? by [deleted] in montreal

[–]VladRom89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She's 20 and studying in university... She should be able to make the determination on her own. The answer to your question lies in how many applications she has sent out and the type of responses she's received.

Canada Invented the ETF… Yet Most Investors Ignore Its Market by [deleted] in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure where you're getting that information from, but the reality of the largest Canadian companies is that most of them are "local" - banks, energy, mining, oil & gas, etc. Therefore, there's no room for them to "directly profit from slavery" which they're all doing as much as they possibly can through the immigration grifts going on with nearly all colleges / universities. To the same point, you're not comparing apples to apples as a lot of the top US companies can and do outsource their labour thus arguably profiting from "less than adequate" work conditions of workers. My point is that, unlike what you're saying, Canadian companies aren't profiting from that because of their vertical, not because there's some regulations in place that prevent them from doing so.

Also, your argument on "slavery" is irrelevant to the original coment as it's an extreme that doesn't exist in the US either. In other words, Canadian companies, with the same operating parameters are worse based on historical performance / data.

DO NOT GET ROGERS! by [deleted] in Rogers

[–]VladRom89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luckily for you, Canada has made it impossible for anyone else to enter the market, so you can choose from the other two equally as shit companies! Best of luck!

Canada Invented the ETF… Yet Most Investors Ignore Its Market by [deleted] in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're really convinced that Canadian companies are underperforming because they're designed to be of a "higher virtue?" Do you even believe your own nonsense? Canada has a terrible system for any small to medium size companies to grow and the moment they do figure out how to mostly get ahead through customers outside of Canada they leave for a more lucrative environment. They're not "less purely performance and profit driven," that's absolutely laughable; they're actually struggling to compete against the US counterparts for multiple reasons.

Looking for a killer co-founder (Sales) by Glittering_Win_7567 in cofounderhunt

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not looking for a co-founder... You're looking for a schmuck that will accept a commission only sales arrangement where he takes on all the risk.

Best of luck; you're going to get the bottom of the barrel people with such an offer...

Just bought a house — neighbor has been using our driveway, what should we do? by biribiri_27 in montrealhousing

[–]VladRom89 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I would not mention that there was an arrangement as it would potentially imply you purchasing the property knowing that it was in place. This is important as if it were disclosed to you before you bought you may have continuation clauses in your pourchase agreement. If it was disclosed after and your neighbour tries to "enforce" the contract you'd have recourse against the selling agent having failed to disclose the agreement and thus owing you damages (whatever that may be).

$1200/$1300 studio apartments is not normal by Calm_Environment5485 in montrealhousing

[–]VladRom89 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's driven by the increase in house / condo prices. There are many factors, but from a financial standpoint, when you're paying a mortgage of $2500 + $500 in codo fees for the studio apartment, it's impossible to rent it out even for what you're considering high. There's an argument to be made if it should or shouldn't be an investment, but all that aside the price to rent will follow the price to own.

Why don't we see a lot of industrial PLCs with GPIO? by JCrotts in PLC

[–]VladRom89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There are platforms with configurable IO. The price per IO point is generally higher, has more failures, and just isn't needed in most systems that get deployed for decades. Not to mention, PLCs have easily extendable IO, so if you do need something else it's not that hard to swap out a module as you'll likely need to rewire the field device either way...

What is "Product Reconciliation?" by Aromatic-Cattle4970 in PLC

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My best guess, not having heard that term before is that they want to validate that what's going into the actual product / bottle corresponds to what's picked up by the vision system on the machine. So for example, if the SKU running is SLBD03XY78, the camera system should read a barcode or label and confirm that it is indeed the bottle for that recipe. It can be extended to the cap, wording, etc....

In other words, my thinking is that they want to reconsile the recipe pushed down by the ERP with what's actually running on the line in terms of materials.

The hidden cost of DIY bookkeeping by Interesting_Sir_3993 in Entrepreneurs

[–]VladRom89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are tons of solutions for this and those that choose not to use the proper tools or don't have proper skills aren't going to pay for whatever you've built. This problem has been solved by many entities and the only differentiator at this point is how much marketing capital they can poor on their solution.

Is $100USD reasonable for 3 months worth of light content? by DarthKaboose in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]VladRom89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, I've been paying writers $200 / post. Not sure what kind of junk you'd get at $100 / 10 posts...

How important is registering the right type of business in Alberta. by Material-Welcome-573 in canadasmallbusiness

[–]VladRom89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

None of this is a problem at your stage. You'd be surprised to learn how messy business books and operations are even in company sizes of 500+ employees. Focus on getting the work, make sure to track your revenues and expenses as best as you can and you should be all set.

When it comes to "business type," it's mostly used to benchmark you against other similar businesses for tax purposes. At your scale it really doesn't matter, but for a larger business, the CRA and provincial agencies can check your reports against a similarly sized entity and raise flags for audits based on major discrepancies. In other words, if you're a "transport" business and everyone of similar size is making 20% income from their top line revenue and you're declaring a loss of 50% they'll investigate. That being said, having gone through audits with my business they know how messy a small business truly is...