The interests of manufacturers and sales or service partners do not always match perfectly - especially where restructurings or even a manufacturer's sale are concerned. The response of Hilpert electronics AG, SIPLACE's partner in Switzerland, and of the many small but generally very sophisticated Swiss electronics manufacturers to the latest developments at SIPLACE has been very positive, however. We talked with Pius Essig and Ruedi Ryser, who as general managers at Hilpert electronics are intimately familiar with the Swiss electronics market.