Manufacturer Spotlight: Sika Corporation®
The humble beginnings of Sika started in 1910 with an immigrant who moved to Switzerland named Kasper Winkler. Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, Kasper invented the first Sika product, which was a quick setting waterproofing admixture for mortar used in the Gotthard tunnel connecting Northern and Southern Europe. This launched his company Kasper Winkler & Co.
In 1921, having small scale manufacturing, he formed his company in Southern Germany and hired Fritz Schenker who became Director of Foreign Operations, opening subsidiaries in England, Italy and France. By 1935, Sika started to expand its worldwide manufacturing.
In 1937 Sika Corporation, headquartered in Lyndhurst, NJ , is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving, construction, transportation, marine and automotive markets and its technologies focused on sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting fulfilling the highest quality standards.
Sika is dedicated to creating waterproofing, residential, flooring, and concrete adhesive solutions for many industrial markets. Today, we at Chemical Concepts want to highlight two of our favorite products created by Sika that can drastically increase productivity and create a perfectly finished project in less time.
If you’re looking for a high-performance adhesive system for your latest construction project, Sika AnchorFix might be the product for you. AnchorFix is a two-component adhesive anchor system for threaded and reinforcing bars in uncracked concrete. This adhesive can be used for a variety of applications, such as:
- Uncracked concrete
- Hard natural stone
- Solid rock
- Solid masonry
With an extended working time for large-scale projects and anchoring capabilities without expansion forces, AnchorFix is an easy and effective adhesive for any construction or residential project.
Sika 315 Rapid Self-Leveling Underlayment
If you’re a commercial homebuilder or even just completing a DIY home renovation, you’ll need a self-leveling underlayment. Sika 315 Rapid Self-Leveling Underlayment has been tested and used by industry professionals for decades; its rapid-leveling formula is ideal underneath interior floors, such as wooden subfloors, prior to the application of the final floor finish.
Some of the advantages of Sika 315 include:
- Fast application due to good flow and cohesion
- Low shrinkage and good bond/compaction
- Maintains good workability throughout pot life
- Fast setting and drying (3 hr. “walk-on” time)
- Casein and formaldehyde-free
- Low dust formation during mixing
Chemical Concepts is proud to stock a huge variety of Sika® products – be sure to view our full selection and find exactly what you need! Not sure what you’re looking for? Our representatives are here to help. Give us a call, toll-free, at 1-800-220-1966, or send us an email at sales@chemical-concepts.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
