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Sika Products for Microtunneling
  • Tunnel
  • Injection
  • Sealant
  • Construction
  • Concrete

Products for Fast Excavation with Microtunneling

Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are commonly found with diameters from five to 17 meters. There are also microtunnel boring machines which are smaller, with an excavation diameter up to four meters. Today, they are extensively used to construct many kilometers of underground infrastructure worldwide. Microtunneling is a fast alternative to conventional pipe installation systems, since it is a fully automated method of boring and pipe installation without the need for disturbing the surface.
  • Structural Strengthening
  • Car Park

Repair, Refurbish & Strengthen - Are Your Car Parks Fit for the Future of EV?

As the use of electric vehicles (EVs) becomes more widespread, it's important to consider the impact they may have on parking structures. One key concern is the added weight of EVs, which can put additional stress on the structure of the car park. To ensure the safety of these facilities, it is critical to assess and strengthen parking garages to accommodate future needs.
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Illustration of Sika Purform® polyurethane technology close up spirals
  • Joint Sealing
  • Polyurethane Floor

REACH Safety Training for Using Diisocyanates

The European Union has established new laws for the use of products containing more than 0.1% of monomeric diisocyanates, including polyurethane products such as adhesives, sealants, coatings, or injections used in industrial production or construction. Here you can access the required PU training and find alternative products available in Sika's product range.
Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor system for clean room areas
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Flooring
  • Factory
  • Article
  • Owner

Cleanroom Measurement Technology for Floors & Walls

There are a lot of things that different industries have learned from one another over time. One example is the food and beverage industry and what it has learned from pharmaceuticals, particularly how they conduct research and run production operations.
Safe and hygienic surface in food and beverage production plants
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Flooring
  • Factory
  • Sikafloor®
  • Article
  • Owner

Why Durable Floors Matter in Food & Beverage Plants

A durable floor is one that lasts a long time, remains functional, and resists deterioration or loss of performance. Durable floors begin with quality materials, good design and sound workmanship. What matters most to ensuring durability in floors, especially in food and beverage factories?
Worker white boots power washing floor with hose in food industry
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Flooring
  • Factory
  • Article
  • Owner

Keeping Floors Clean & Food Safe

Hein A. Timmerman, Global Sector Specialist Food Care at Sealed Air and EHEDG* Board Member, comments on protocols and procedures for keeping floors in food and beverage plants as sanitary and safe as possible.
Sika roof protection concept poster with illustrations
  • Roof Repair
  • Roofing

How to Protect Roof Membranes During and After Construction

Roofers face multiple problems on site today. 80% of failed roofs and leaks are caused by non-roofers. Therefore, it is a main priority to protect the roofer’s craftmanship from traffic on the rooftop during the total building phase, during construction and beyond.
Close up view of bitumen membrane applied on roof at parapet
  • Bituminous Membrane
  • Waterproofing
  • Roofing
  • Bituminous Membrane

How to Choose or Specify the Correct Bitumen Membrane

Whether you're an architect, roofing applicator or anyone involved in selecting the right bituminous roofing, it's hard to know where to begin.
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Matthias Ohnesorge man applying injection in concrete
  • Waterproofing
  • Injection
  • Tunnel
  • Mining
  • Construction

Injection Basics: Applications for Ground Consolidation, Stabilization & Waterproofing

Injection techniques are essential for strengthening and protecting structures and underground construction through ground consolidation, stabilization, and waterproofing. This article explores how injection works, its key applications, materials, and the benefits of using injection as a reliable solution across construction, tunneling and mining projects.
Hand extending fingers to catch electricity spark in the air
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Industrial
  • Flooring
  • Architect

How Does ESD Flooring Work & the Science Behind Electrostatic Discharge

Certain types of facilities, especially those dealing with sensitive electronic devices, require flooring which controls electrostatic discharge. A specific kind of floor suitable for ESD helps protect equipment and areas from damage caused by static electricity. But how does ESD flooring work to do this?
Person applying Sika Purform grey polyurethane sealant on stone surface
  • Polyurethanes
  • Joint Sealing
  • Sealant
  • Adhesive

Are Polyurethanes Safe to Use?

Polyurethanes are used to make consumer goods like mattresses, sponges, textiles, and shoe soles as well as many other products. Although polyurethane products are composed of polyols and diisocyanates, they no longer contain monomeric diisocyanate once fully reacted and cured.
Butterfly on textured concrete wall
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Cement Admixture
  • Sustainable Technology

How to Make Concrete More Sustainable

Concrete is in many ways an ideal building material – locally available, cheap, perfect composite material when combined with steel and highly durable and easy-to-work-with when used with Sika products. However, it is not so perfect ecologically - it is the second most used substance on earth after water consuming many resources. Its most important ingredient, cement, is responsible for roughly 8% of global CO₂ emissions, whereby production is an energy intensive process.
Excavator standing on heavy duty cementitious floor in warehouse
  • Flooring
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Industrial
  • Contractor

Dry Shake Hardeners for Concrete Floors

Dry shake aggregate floor hardeners are commonly applied to the surface of freshly placed concrete to improve wear resistance and occasionally to color a concrete surface. They decrease typical plain concrete negative properties like dusting and liquid absorption by improving the abrasion resistance and reducing surface permeability.
SikaBoom 552 Foam Fix
  • Expansion Foam
  • Joint Sealing
  • Applicator
  • How-to

Preparation, Application & Properties of Construction Foams

Construction foams are an exceptionally versatile group of products used in many areas of daily work. Below you can learn more about their properties and also about the preparation and application process.
Recycling crushed concrete
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Sustainability
  • Concrete

reCO₂ver Concrete Recycling

Sika has succeeded in developing a highly efficient process to separate and reuse components of demolished concrete and increase the recycled aggregates' quality. The old concrete is broken down into individual parts - aggregates, sand, and fine powdered material - in a simple process which also binds a significant amount of CO2.
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