Sika Product Solutions Domestic Appliances

Delivering Your Solution The domestic appliances market, especially white goods, is seeing increasing demands for energy efficient, low noise emission products, that are also aesthetically pleasing. Consumer price demand combined with increasing raw materials has led to higher pressure on producers to balance cost and performance. As a result, designers and producers must continually find novel solutions to meet market performance requirements whilst at the same time are increasingly efficient to produce. Sika supplies high quality solutions for a wide range of applications in the areas of bonding,...

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Sika Solutions for Refrigerators and Freezers Display bonded with SikaMelt® Dew condensation prevention with SikaDamp® Handle reinforcement with Sikaflex® Acoustic dampening with SikaDamp® Seam sealing with SikaMelt® Housing bonded and stiffened with SikaPower ® Decor panel bonded with SikaMelt® Sika Technology Guide Technology Product Example Product Benefit General purpose assembly adhesive with short open time. Can be used on polar plastic such as ABS, PC, PVC, PET, primed and painted sheets. Pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive. Good initial adhesion and heat resistance. Good adhesion on...

Taking a Shortcut by Using Hot Melt Adhesives Pressure sensitive hot melt adhesives (PSA) tapes are widely used in the domestic appliances industry for quick attachment of decorative panels, touch screens, covers, trims and many other applications. Sika believes that there is a more cost efficient solution to tapes by removing the carrier and applying the hot melt adhesive directly to the components. This has several technical advantages and brings significant cost savings: • Manual or fully automated application is possible by elimination of the release paper. • The adhesive still allows repositioning...

Sika Solutions for Cookers Ceramic hob backrail bonding with Sikasil® Cooker top bonding with Sikasil® Control panel bonded with Sikasil® Oven glass bonded with Sikasil® Corner bracket bonded with Sikasil® Sika Technology Guide Technology Product Example Product Benefit One component adhesive with high mechanical strength. Sikasil AS-770 Sikasil® AS-785 Sikasil® AS-790 Two component adhesives, available with pot life of less than 5 minutes and up to 1 hour. Two component adhesive, high green strength for tape replacement. One component sealant which retains its elastomeric properties up to 250°...

One Component Versus two Component Adhesives The chemical reaction in a one component adhesive is initiated by moisture, taken either from the substrate where the adhesive is applied, or from the atmospheric air. The adhesive bead starts to cure from the outside at a typical speed of 3 to 5 mm per day, depending on ambient conditions. This process can be accelerated by applying heat or extra moisture. Two component adhesives start curing when mixed together and the speed of this reaction can be tailored to suit almost any particular process need. Fast assembly lines will use extremely fast curing...

Sika Solutions for Washing Machines and Dryers Top panel bonded with SikaForce® Control panel bonded with SikaMelt® Door sealing with SikaLastomer® Counter weight bonded with Sikaflex® Heat condensator bonded with SikaForce® Sika Technology Guide Technology Product Example Product Benefit SikaForce® one and two component Polyurethane Adhesives SikaForce®-7550 General purpose structural and highly flexible assembly adhesive with variable curing speeds. General purpose structural assembly adhesive with variable curing speeds. Pasty sealant with good non sagging performance. Permanently tacky butyl...

From Mechanical Fixation to Bonding The heavy counter weight for washing machines are typically mechanically connected on the drum assembly. The mass of the counter weight has had to increase due to higher spin speeds of washing machines. Conventional joining methods such as screwing, bolting or welding leads to high stress concentrations in the connections between the counter weight and the drum assembly, that can form cracks either in the drum or the concrete counter weight. To ensure a durable connection and maximize the service life of the materials, the parts should be bonded in order to...

Creating Profit Process materials such as adhesives and sealants have a small material cost contribution on your final product. Nevertheless, these materials can have a significant impact on the final product costs as they have a major influence on the production process. It is therefore critically important to perfectly match the materials to the specific process. Our technical experts can help you by assessing the key process steps and parameters that can be improved by using Sika adhesives. Based on our long experience, we know that choosing the right product can lead to many improvements,...

Finding Solutions Together We develop bonding, sealing, damping and reinforcing solutions in close cooperation with our customers in the domestic industry. To us, this means not only developing best-in-class products to match given technical and commercial requirements, but also ensuring top performance throughout the design, prototyping, validation and full production phases. As a Sika customer, you can expect to receive first class support and advice on optimum product selection, but also on how to apply it in the best possible way. This becomes crucial when cycle times need to be reduced...

Sika – a Global Player in Specialty Chemicals for Construction and Industry Sika AG, located in Baar, Switzerland, is a globally active specialty chemicals company. Sika supplies the building and construction industry as well as manufacturing industries (automotive, bus, truck, rail, alternative energies, building components). Sika is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures. Sika’s product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural...