FAST CURE ADHESIVES WITHOUT PLASTIC CARTRIDGES
This white paper guides you to alternatives based on the unique PowerCure packaging and dispensing system.
Fast cure structural adhesives ensure optimal manufacturing processes across the industry. Such adhesives develop strength quickly and enable manufacturers to reduce takt time. In broad areas of the industry, two-component adhesives are dispensed from plastic cartridges, leaving a large pile of packaging waste. Now (2022), the availability of this kind of packaging is very limited in the European market, and thus many adhesives have become unavailable for manufacturers. As a result, the unavailable adhesive may lead to a stop of the production line: impacting one's revenue and ability to supply.
Be a Winner With Sika PowerCure Fast-Cure Adhesives
PowerCure is Sika’s award-winning dispensing and adhesive technology for fast-cure booster adhesives. Sika PowerCure adhesives are the better choice to speed assembly processes than standard 2C adhesives or sealants.
Charge the Dispenser in only 10 seconds
Up to 2x faster application with dynamic mixing
Reduce Packaging waste by up to 60%
Be a Winner by Choosing Powercure Adhesives for Your Application
Sika’s PowerCure Now Gets Even Better
The second generation of PowerCure Dispenser gets even better with new features
- Improved handling for low viscous materials – less after flow and enhances control through the trigger
- Up to 50% more battery life – PowerCure ships with latest High Output Red Lithium M18 Batteries from Milwaukee
- More Products and more Applications – With Sikaflex®-554 PowerCure and Sikasil® WT-66 PowerCure for industrial assembly and window installation
Ready Faster with Sika PowerCure
PowerCure was built by adhesive users for adhesive users. By starting from scratch, we were able to reduce handling steps. Packaging self-opening and quick cartridge release are some of the features making use of adhesives faster and simpler
"We designed PowerCure for a perfect user experience, Making you ready to apply in just 10 seconds!"
More Output with Sika PowerCure
Sika’s PowerCure Dispenser and Mixing System enables users to have constant and high material flow with high viscous materials and cold temperatures. PowerCure beats standard solutions easily.
"We built with a dynamic mixer, resulting in constant and high adhesive flow – making your application up to 2 x faster"
Less Packaging Waste with Sika PowerCure
"PowerCure was built around the environmentally-friendly unipack – reducing packaging waste by up to 60%"
Fast-cure adhesives are typically packed in plastic 2C cartridges, which result in a high waste volume. Sausage packaging has become the standard packaging for Industrial users of 1C adhesives for decades; with PowerCure this environmentally friendly packaging is now also available for fast cure adhesives.
Benchmark:
Both systems were fully charged and operated at maximum speed. For waste, cartridges were extruded completely, weight is without mixer 2C: PC Cox ElectraFlow Dual Ultra, Sikaflex®-953 490ml 10:1 system, Sulzer Mixpac F System Cartridge, Mixer: Statomix® MS 13-18-G: Extrusion 198 g/min, Waste 158g PowerCure: Sika PowerCure Dispenser, Sikaflex®-554 PowerCure 50:1, Sika PowerCure Packaging and Dynamic Mixer: Extrusion 420g/min, Waste: 63g
Sika PowerCure Solutions for Vehicle Manufacturing and Transportation
Sika’s adhesive solutions for the transportation industry are available as 1C, bulk booster solutions, and the PowerCure system. These products reach the same final performance, regardless of cured by air moisture or SikaBooster®.
In use, the combination of such products is beneficial. For example, Sikaflex® Booster, out of bulk, is most economical for large volume applications. Sikaflex® PowerCure, however, is ideal for line applications where less consumption is required. Pump equipment is often not financially justified.
- Flexible, to evolve with your process
- Save material costs by using Booster only where beneficial
- Robust processing will reach the same result with or without Booster
- Flexible, to evolve with your process
Sika PowerCure Adhesives for Vehicle Panel Bonding, Glass Bonding and Assembly
Sika PowerCure Solutions for Auto Glass and Vehicle Aftermarket
Sika PowerCure adhesives deliver unmatched performance for windshield replacement application that requires a fast turnaround time. Other than standard 1C urethanes, PowerCure adhesives cure fast and return vehicles to initial stiffness in minutes instead of days. This performance helps to reduce stiffness-related quality issues such as squeaking noise, unstable sensor calibration, or loose trims.
Sika PowerCure Adhesives for Vehicle Glass Replacement
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Sika PowerCure Solutions for Structural Glass Bonding in Residential Windows With High Burglary Resistance
Sika PowerCure adhesives made for structural glass bonding application are ideal for on-site application of burglar-proof windows. Boosted silicones combine the benefits of both one- and two-component adhesives: Climate-independent and quick-curing along with the utmost ease in manual application. There is almost no limit to how the products can be used, including working in harsh outdoor conditions typical for window repair.
Sika PowerCure Strutural Silicones for Window Installation
The PowerCure Dispensing System – Award-Winning Performance and Usability
Sika’s PowerCure Dispensing and Packaging solution was built from scratch, always having applicator challenges in mind. PowerCure provides access to Sikaflex® Booster technology at a significantly lower investment. It enables more industrial manufacturers to benefit from fast curing technology without the complexity of standard 2C adhesives. The cordless PowerCure dispenser is the most convenient way to apply Sikaflex® Booster.
- Designed for ergonomic and intuitive handling
- Precise as industrial pump dosing and dispensing equipment
- Flexible and mobile use
User Experience first: Intuitive design, built from scratch for fast and straighforward handling of adhesives.
Powered by the latest Milwaukee M18 Red Lithium High Output batteries.
- Up to 60% less waste than standard 2C cartridges
- Automatic opening by the PowerCure Dispenser
- Built on the proven unipack packaging
Environmentally-friendly: Collapsible sausage, based on the proven and popular unipack, well known from 1C adhesives and sealants
- High throughput (up to 6ml/s)
- Smaller waste volume than static mixers
- Available as a screw-on adapter for custom nozzle design
Dynamic and Efficient: Maximum mixing performance within the smallest volume. It is resulting in up to 6 ml/s output and high yield.