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  • Industry

Freedom of Design

Sika offers a unique portfolio of technologies and is continuously developing new solutions to meet our customer's challenges. Our smart elastic and structural adhesive solutions have proven their value in countless cases, globally.
Transportation
  • Industry

Higher Durability

Sika’s full set of technologies provide innovative and efficient solutions for longest-lasting vehicles that operate anywhere and anytime.
Transportation
Hygienic floor and wall coating in hospital made with Sika coating systems
  • Flooring
  • Wall Coating
  • Healthcare

Hygienic floors, walls and ceilings in hospitals and other healthcare facilities

Infection prevention and control is of utmost importance in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Building owners, facilities managers, healthcare architects and all others involved in healthcare design decisions need to consider how the materials used within a building contribute to this issue.
Flooring
Man applying SikaScreed on floor
  • Flooring

Potential Screed Issues and Solutions

If the screed is even, strong and dry enough, then only mechanical surface preparation such as grinding and cleaning is required, before wood floor bonding is possible. However there are many situations where the existing or even new screeds are not suitable, and additional treatment is necessary before wood flooring can be installed. Sika has developed complete balanced system solutions for all of the different possibilities that may be found in these situations.
Flooring
Architectural concrete facade with joint sealing
  • Joint Sealing
  • Facade Joint Sealing

Considerations for Facade Joint Design

The facade is the face of buildings. In contemporary architecture, the facade is of special interest expressed by large dimensions, unconventional shapes and high material diversity. Especially with these unique shapes and connections, joint design is demanding and prone to mistakes. For integral joint specification, following some rough guidelines will result in a long-lasting and tight building envelope.
Joint Sealing
Injection for waterproofing leaking cracks 3d rendering
  • Waterproofing
  • Injection
  • Below-Grade Waterproofing

How to Select an Injection Material to Seal Leaks?

Leaks in concrete, masonry and natural stone structures can often be securely sealed and waterproofed by injection. However, to make leaking structures watertight for the long term, it’s essential to select the right injection material. On the basis of our extensive technical and practical experience, we have prepared a guide which will help you choose the optimal injection solution for your project requirements.
Waterproofing
Man spraying mortar on the wall
  • Concrete Repair
  • Sika MonoTop®

Dry vs Wet Machine Applied Mortars for Concrete Repairs

Concrete repairs can be conducted with different systems and methods. In the European Standard EN 1504 Part 9, Principle 3 defines the application of repair mortars by machine as well as by hand. In this article you will learn about the advantages of machine application for both dry and wet spray processes. We also give an overview of how to select the right method and equipment for each type of application together with the corresponding Sika materials.
Concrete Repair
Solfate Resistant Concrete
  • Concrete Admixtures
  • Construction
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Watertight Concrete

Sulfate Resistant Concrete

Particularly in underground construction, concrete structures are exposed alongside loads and wear of decade-long use to influences emerging from the sub grade such as permanent mechanical stresses and aggressive water.
Concrete Admixtures
Excavator standing on heavy duty cementitious floor in warehouse
  • Flooring
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Industrial

Dry Shake Hardeners for Concrete Floors

Dry shake aggregate floor hardeners are commonly applied to the surface of freshly placed concrete to improve wear resistance and occasionally to color a concrete surface. They decrease typical plain concrete negative properties like dusting and liquid absorption by improving the abrasion resistance and reducing surface permeability.
Flooring
Workers applying wood floor adhesives
  • Flooring
  • Wood Floor Bonding

The Science Behind Wood Floor Adhesives

The task of wood floor adhesives is to firmly bond the organic wood floor elements to the generally inorganic screed. The adhesive must hold the wood in place, connect it to the underlying screed and transfer stress originating from the natural expansion and contraction of the wood to the generally rigid screed. The undesired but natural movement of the wood can become visible in cupping, joint formation, or in extreme situations failure of the adhesive or screed.
Flooring
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