Sika – a Global Network Ideas take Shape Sika Tooling & Composites Sika Deutschland GmbH Stuttgarter Str. 139 D-72574 Bad Urach Germany Tel: + 49 (0) 7125 940 492 Fax: + 49 (0) 7125 940 401 email: [email protected] www.sika-tooling.com www.sika.com 16 Subject to alterations in the course of technical progress and also subject to error. 11.08 Sika Industry

Sika AG Sika's history starts with a huge construction project: the electrification of the Gotthard railway tunnel. For this once-in-alifetime event, the company, which was established in 1910, was able to demonstrate its competence for the very first time by taking part in a construction program of international importance: with a completely new type of mortar for sealing and for protection against the ingress of water. 2 Since being established by Kaspar Winkler, Sika has become a globally operating company offering specialty chemicals for the construction and industry sector. More than 12,000...

Sika Tooling & Composites Establishment of the Sika company by Kaspar Winkler (1872-1951) 1879 Lechler Chemie Stuttgart, established by Paul Lechler 1910 Development of company's first own product, Sika 1 (corrosion protection for buildings) 1922 First Sika subsidiary in Germany, production in Karlsruhe 1931 Establishment of the first Sika company outside Europe – in Japan 1936 Start of the Sika Corporation in the USA 1927 Erection of the main factory in Stuttgart 1962 First production of synthetic resin 1958 Start at the Bad Urach location 1957 Sale of tooling products Having been integrated...

Innovation, Dynamic, Progress Certainty from experience Sika has been accumulating experience in the manufacture of resin systems made of polyurethane and epoxy resin since the middle of the 20th century. This tradition has generated the experience and know-how that Sika employees have acquired over many years. The result is that our customers can always be certain of receiving products that are reliable in respect of the purpose for which they are used. 6 Continuous development in close contact with the customer However, no company can rely solely on experience and knowhow. In conjunction with...

Quality through Research and Development Developments in step with the times Nearly every day, all of us are confronted with new challenges. Things that are good today can be even better tomorrow – again and again, things become possible that yesterday appeared inconceivable. 8 Quality you can experience directly In conjunction with our customers, our sales staff and the technical department, our developers always keep an eye on the demands of the times. The needs of the market are what developments are always aimed at, with proximity to the customer having the highest priority. When great challenges...

Customer Orientation and Environmental Management Teamwork and partnership Thinking about tomorrow today Environmental management at Sika Solutions are made up of many disparate components. In a team of specialists, even highly demanding projects can be completed quickly and with success. What is crucial, however, is having the right products as well as competent advice. 10 Technical consulting and training by specialists Our sales consultants and the specialists from our technical department help our customers to select the right products and the optimum application. In special training courses,...

Your Areas of Use – Your Application – Our Solution Sika Tooling & Composites offers you a wide range of 2-component liquid synthetic resins on a polyurethane and epoxy resin basis. We see ourselves as an all-round supplier for all three cycles of product manufacturing - from the model to the mould and then to the finished part. 12 Working together with our customers, we develop tailor-made, perfected system solutions to meet the very highest requirements. The variety of uses and the possible applications of our products is reflected in the number of industries where they are employed. Our products...

SikaBlock® and Biresin® – Two names that stand for versatile products A large number of steps are needed from the idea for a new product, such as a car, until it is ready for the market. The product life-cycles in the market are becoming shorter and shorter. As a consequence, the development phase must be kept as short and cost-effective as possible. This is where the proven brand-name systems SikaBlock® and Biresin® come in. Our portfolio includes a variety of matching product groups that we can give to our customers in the form of all-inclusive solutions. 14 The SikaBlock® and Biresin® range...