Automotive Bonding
The interior design is an important decision criteria for the purchase of a car. Bonding technology for lamination and assembly processes helps to ensure attractive, soft feel surfaces as well as to meet the technical demands for bonding these parts, i.e. climatic test resistance, low emissions and easy processing. SikaMelt, SikaTherm, SikaSense and SikaForce stand for tailor-made, efficient and proven solutions to the automotive industry.
Our global team of specialists support our customers in designing and optimising the production processes.
Sika offers the full range of technologies for Vacuum Covering, Press and Leather Laminations, as well as flocking applications, to provide reliable interior solutions. A wide variety of substrate materials is used including PVC- and TPO-foils, textiles, wood and plastics. Sika provides tailor-made solutions for all combinations.
Interior Bonding
Lamination
Sika offers a complete product range for lamination bonding. The 1st generation Sika reactive polyolefin hot melts allow press-lamination and vacuum-lamination of textiles and foils to PP. The 2nd generation reactive polyolefin hot melts offer higher heat resistance at lower working temperatures. The polyolefin product range offers various advantages for the user, including the possibility to bond PP without pre-treatment of the non-polar surface. This advantage allows a lean production at a higher level of industrial hygiene.
Assembly
The interior design is an important decision criteria for the purchase of a car. Bonding technology for both lamination and assembly processes helps to ensure attractive, soft feel surfaces as well as to meet the technical demands for bonding these parts, i.e. climatic test resistance, low emissions and easy processing. Sika pride themselves on providing tailor-made, efficient and proven solutions to the automotive industry.
Flocking
The process of flocking requires a film of adhesive to be sprayed onto a carrier part, followed by electrostatically applied minute fibres.
The part can then be cured in an oven up to 90C to give that effect we see in gloves boxes etc.