BECHEM Switzerland celebrates its 20th anniversary – an interview with litigation expert Robert Baur

BECHEM Switzerland is celebrating its 20th anniversary. A great opportunity to talk to customers about their experiences with BECHEM. Elias Navarro spoke to Robert Baur, a man who doesn’t just ‘do’ wire drawing – he lives and breathes it. He has been working in this field for over 30 years, with an eye for detail and a clear goal: to make processes so consistent that quality is never left to chance.

Anyone listening to Robert Baur will quickly realise: this is not someone who hides behind empty phrases. Rather, this is a process expert at Huber + Suhner AG in Pfäffikon who, day in, day out, focuses precisely on the aspects of production that matter most: efficiency, consistency and repeatability in high-quality wire drawing processes. And, of course, in wire drawing, you eventually come to a topic that seems unremarkable at first glance but, in practice, holds everything together: lubricants.

For Robert Baur, they are not a ‘minor factor’, but a genuine driving force in the process. Lubricants, he says, are crucial when it comes to stable wire drawing: they reduce friction and wear, ensure consistent wire quality and thus directly contribute to efficiency. You can tell: this isn’t just theory. It’s experience drawn from real-life practice.

BECHEM, Switzerland, is also frequently mentioned in conversation, as the partnership has grown over the years. Robert Baur says that BECHEM has impressed him in wire drawing for years; BECHEM is reliable, high-quality and offers strong support.

When we ask him what ‘strong support’ actually means to him, it becomes even clearer: the key, he says, is the combination of speed and practical relevance. No long delays, no complicated answers, but expert support, clear solutions and, if necessary, direct on-site assistance. Exactly what you need when processes have to keep running and a problem needs to be solved not ‘sometime’, but right now. Robert Baur: We greatly value this long-standing, trusting partnership, and particularly in the highly competitive wire drawing industry, it becomes clear time and again just how crucial it is to have the right partner by our side.

Finally, we ask him for his most important tip for a stable and efficient wire drawing process. Robert Baur remains consistently pragmatic: it’s all about choosing the right lubricant, maintaining stable process conditions and working closely with reliable partners. Not just as a nice idea, but as a key to success that pays off every day.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Robert Baur for the open discussion and the exciting and lively exchange we have enjoyed over many years. We wish Robert Baur and Huber + Suhner AG continued success for the future – and, above all, stable processes.

Huber + Suhner AG is a global company based in Switzerland and is one of the leading providers of solutions for electrical and optical connection technology. The company develops and manufactures components and systems for applications in the industrial, communications and transport sectors. In the field of wire drawing, the company is involved, amongst other things, in the manufacture and processing of high-quality materials, placing great emphasis on stable and efficient production processes.