Dialogue with the CEO of Sylvac, a Swiss-based leading firm in digital measurements

For tecindustry (a Swissmem publication), I interviewed Eric Schnyder, CEO of Sylvac, based in Y-Parc, Switzerland.

Key statements included:

• “The strong franc is our biggest obstacle. If the franc continues to appreciate, we would have to buy more non-critical components, raw materials and machine tools in the eurozone or Asia”
• “Our expectations of the free trade agreement between EFTA and India are high”.
• “We were copied by a Chinese company. Instead of suing them, we decided to negotiate. As a result, they were willing to pay us license fees for the American and European markets.

Links to the interview:

• German version
• French version

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