THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN GLASS BONDINGEVENT: TOP GLASS 2016, TORONTOPRESENTER: WERNER WAGNERDATE: APRIL 20, 2016

14 m3.20 m

GLASS BONDING:THE TRADITIONAL WAY…

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OPTION 1: CLASSIC MECHANICAL POINT FIXATIONS

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OPTION 2: BONDED POINT FIXINGS

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Jaume Plensa: BBC Sculpture (by Tuchschmid, CH)

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OPTION 3: LINEAR BONDED FRAME FIXATIONS

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Classic Structural Glazing

THE CHALLENGES

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SLOPED AND OVERHEAD APPLICATIONS

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Sun Shades, for example: 4.5 ton curved sun

shade element How to affix to the

facade?

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STRUCTURAL GLAZING AND HIGH-STRENGTH GLASS BONDING

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GLASS BONDING: THE NEW WAY…

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OPTION 4: LAMINAR SILICONE BONDING

Metal sub-frame (back-sheet)

Self-levelling Silicone

Monolithic glass pane

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OWNER’S AND ARCHITECTS’ REQUESTS

Largest glass panes available (14 x 3.2 m)

Opaque glass surfaces

Specific white color (CI)

No visible fittings, uniform appearance

Automated production (65,000 m2)

The above, along with various fixing technologies, and the evolution of laminar silicone glass bonding, will be discussed by Dr. Werner Wagner next month…

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SEE YOU AT “TOP GLASS” APRIL 20TH…

Dr. Werner Wagner has been active in the glass and façade business for 20 years. With a chemical and technical background he established the technical services of Wacker-Chemie (Germany) for façade projects and was also responsible for product development of silicone sealants and adhesives, gaining broad experience in project management and marketing. When Sika Switzerland acquired Wacker’s façade silicone business in March 2004, he joined Sika and is not only responsible for the marketing department of Sika Façade Systems but also for the business development in the Asian façade market. He is author of several papers about sealing and bonding in façades and has attended countless conferences as a speaker and chairman.

In our Façades, Fenestration and Insulating Glass business unit, Sika has developed a wide range of technologies and products designed to help customers achieve faster production, reduce material costs, introduce innovative designs and improve product performance. Selecting the correct sealant or adhesive to meet a specification is a critical and a necessary step in the range of services offered by Sika.

We offer: Systems Engineers who collaborate with leading façade, window and insulating

glass manufacturers to advise on how to optimize the product application to achieve flawless integration and optimum production processes.

Technical Services staff work to deliver proven solutions and to document the performance of all recommendations. We realize that the product is only part of the total solution and our field experts are available around the world to coordinate the wider project, ensuring that all the products show excellent long term compatibility with each other.

As part of the SikaSmart Building Envelope Team, our field experts can assist with coordinating your total project needs, from roof to foundation with a wide range of solutions including roofing, concrete admixtures, liquid or sheet applied waterproofing, coatings, adhesives and sealants. We coordinate compatibility and offer comprehensive warranty packages to facilitate your design objectives while helping protect owner investments, all backed by a century of technical experience in enhancing a structure’s appearance and extending it’s life.

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SIKA AND THE FENESTRATION INDUSTRY