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www.sika.com

Sika is a globally active company supplying the specialty chemicals markets. It is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in construction (buildings and infrastructure construction) and in industry (vehicle, building component and equipment production).

Sika’s product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring and membranes. Subsidiaries in more than 70 countries worldwide and approximately 11 000 employees link customers directly to Sika.

Sika Fenestration Systems Structural Glass Bonding

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Sika Fenestration Systems Structural Glass Bonding

FacadesFenestrationInsulated Glass

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Improvement of thermal insulation up to 20 %

Up to 30 % more of light

Dynamic load:Increase of approved wind load up to 10 %

Reduction of production costs up to 10 %

Reduction of service costs up to 90 %

Up to 90 % lower complaint rate

Advantages of Bonding Technology

The architecture and function of a building is primarily determined by the design and the technology of the building envelope. Worldwide, the increasing requirements to energy efficiency and a reasonable utilization of natural resources essentially influence the development of facades and windows. Modern international market requirements for more transparency and more functionality request innovative and economically convincing solutions.

The bonded Window – A High-tech Construction Element

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The use of glass as a reinforcing element in window construction using the latest bonding techniques is based on our 30 years’ experience in the vehicles and facades markets. Our experience is proven on several million successfully bonded windows.

The complexity of the window market requires a close and specific cooperation between you, your key suppliers and us as your specialist for adhesives and their application in the window fabrication.

The ideal Adhesive for each Frame Material and Production Type

Sika – the full range supplier

The right product for the job…that’s Sika’s approach to bonding and sealing. Instead of a “one sealant fits all” approach, Sika provides a systematic approach to determining the best bonding and sealing solution. Because the requirements for adhesives are as diversified as the specification for the construction element, Sika will work with its customers from designing the proper adhesive and sealant joints through product selection to ensuring the technology meets the required specifications and are correctly installed in the application process.

Our core technologies are based on polyurethanes, SB polymers, silicone, acrylates and hotmelts.

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Exterior overlap bonding

Reduction of service costs Reduction of complaint rateFlexibility of product portfolio

Rebate bonding

Improved thermal insulationMaximal acceleration of glazing speed with almost unchanged production process

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The ideal Adhesive for every Type of Window

Interior overlap bonding

Greatest potential for saving frame materialMaximum of glass areaImproved thermal insulationReduction of production costs

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Exterior

Application technology Vinyl (PVC) Wood Aluminum

Fully automated

Sikasil® WT-485Sikaflex®-650 WT-1

SikaFast®-5201 Sikasil® WT-485

Semi-automatic

Sikasil® WT-470 SikaFast®-5211 Sikasil® WT-470

Manual

SikaTack® Plus SikaFast®-5215Sikasil® WT-40

Sikasil® WT-40

Our Performances – your Benefits

Performance Benefit

Construction consultancy - Review of existing window systems referring to suitability for bonding – Advice for system amendments

Functional testing - Support with prototyping- Functional tests / test plan of whole system for compatibility,

adhesion and function

Application technology - Active consulting with the selection of application technology - Systems and equipment engineering / bonding technology- Support of equipment application procedures

Applicator training

- Preparation of operation manuals for bonding / repair glazing in conformity with ISO

- Customer service

External approvals - Best practice sample preparation

Sika is the technology leader in fenestration and offers its customers best practice solutions for bonding, sealing, dampening and reinforcing.

Sika’s window engineers support the window manufacturers with the development of solutions for bonded windows.

Sika’s application engineers provide for a smooth integration of the bonding technology into the window fabrication process of its customers.

Our Core Competences

Sika combines Bonding Technology with Window Fabrication

Our Fenestration Competence Centre

R&D has always taken pride of place atSika. At our Fenestration Competence Centre in Switzerland, we combine R&D with a very special service: individualized project service and support. This project service is Sika’s response to increasing distinctiveness of window technology. Innovative uses of new sealants and adhe-sives for window constructions are in demand; but there is also a growing need for technical support in project planning and execution. At our Fenestration Com-petence Centres we develop new products and processing technologies, test known bonding methods for the applicability in windows, and use the results to optimize our technical service.

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Sika System Engineering supports the optimization of the adhesive application by patented test methods. The image shows the measurement of the reaction heat of the adhesive with an infrared camera.

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Rebate bonding1 Window adhesive2 Insulating glass secondary sealant

Finite element calculations show the critical points in a construction. The window construction is optimized by the right choice of adhesive and joint geometry.

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Global presence – local support

In cooperation with our local technical service centres, the experts in our Fenestration Competence Centre attend to window manufacturers on all continents, from planning to execution. Thereby we focus on the interdisciplinary cooperation with the partners of the glass industry and the profile suppliers.