Driving Efficiency through Better Bonding Solutions

Sika Industry continues to push the boundaries of sustainability, enabling major advances in both transportation and home appliance manufacturing. 

Sika’s advanced adhesive technologies allow manufacturers to assemble bus roofs 90% faster, using 25-30% less weight and requiring only a fraction of the usual assembly staff. By bonding lightweight composite roof modules directly to steel bodies, manufacturers save materials, labor, and time – all while meeting the highest safety and performance standards.  

Sika’s Powerflex and Curing-by-Design solutions eliminate the need for prolonged curing and intensive manual labor, with curing times cut to less than two hours. Performance is never compromised: adhesives remain tough and resilient across extreme temperatures (-40°C to 100°C), and extensive safety tests confirm reinforced crashworthiness. The latest generation systems allow up to 500kg weight savings per bus and enable flexible mixed-material designs – helping manufacturers boost productivity. 

Learn how Sika’s roof bonding solutions are moving bus manufacturing forward>>Think Bigger. Bond Faster. Build Better. | Sika 

Sika’s foaming hot melts (SikaMelt®) are opening up new opportunities for more sustainable home appliance assembly. These adhesives dramatically improve material efficiency and insulation, reduce cycle times, and lower total costs by up to 50% compared to conventional tape solutions. Used in applications including lid bonding, seam sealing, and display assembly, SikaMelt® technology helps minimize waste and streamline processes for manufacturers of washing, drying, cooking, and cooling appliances.

By switching from low-performance adhesives and tapes to foamable hotmelts, manufacturers cut labor needs and resource consumption, enhancing sustainability while delivering robust mechanical integrity in finished products.

Learn how Sika’s foaming hotmelts are moving appliance manufacturing forward>> Less Waste. Less Work. More Savings. | Sika

Across industries, Sika’s dedication to smart, efficient bonding enables partners to reduce waste, save energy, and meet their sustainability targets – proving that less waste and lighter, faster production go hand-in-hand with high performance.