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Sika Tooling & Composites

Sika Industry

Sika Deutschland GmbHStuttgarter Str. 139D-72574 Bad UrachGermany

Tel: + 49 (0) 7125 940 492Fax: + 49 (0) 7125 940 401email: [email protected]

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Sika – a Global Network

Ideas take Shape

Sika AG

Sika's history starts with a huge construction project: the elec-trification of the Gotthard railway tunnel. For this once-in-a-lifetime event, the company, which was established in 1910,was able to demonstrate its competence for the very first timeby taking part in a construction program of internationalimportance: with a completely new type of mortar for sealingand for protection against the ingress of water.

Since being established by Kaspar Winkler, Sika has become aglobally operating company offering specialty chemicals for theconstruction and industry sector.

More than 12,000 employees in over 70 different countrieswork on solutions to problems that occur during the develop-ment of new products. Sika's annual turnover amounts to morethan CHF 4.5 billion.Sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures are the core competencies of Sika and aremade use of in a wide range of applications in the constructionand industry sector.

System solutions from Sika are therefore to be found in nearlyall walks of life – in homes and on buildings, in road vehiclesand trains and on sea-going vessels as well.

Sika AG

Sika's history starts with a huge construction project: the elec-trification of the Gotthard railway tunnel. For this once-in-a-lifetime event, the company, which was established in 1910,was able to demonstrate its competence for the very first timeby taking part in a construction program of internationalimportance: with a completely new type of mortar for sealingand for protection against the ingress of water.

Since being established by Kaspar Winkler, Sika has become aglobally operating company offering specialty chemicals for theconstruction and industry sector.

More than 12,000 employees in over 70 different countrieswork on solutions to problems that occur during the develop-ment of new products. Sika's annual turnover amounts to morethan CHF 4.5 billion.Sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures are the core competencies of Sika and aremade use of in a wide range of applications in the constructionand industry sector.

System solutions from Sika are therefore to be found in nearlyall walks of life – in homes and on buildings, in road vehiclesand trains and on sea-going vessels as well.

1879 Lechler Chemie Stuttgart, established by Paul Lechler

1927Erection of the main factory in Stuttgart

1958 Start at the Bad Urach location

1957 Sale of tooling products

1978 Own development of tooling products under the label Biresin®, followed by launch on the market

Establishment of the Sika company by Kaspar Winkler (1872-1951)

1922 First Sika subsidiary in Germany, production in Karlsruhe

1931Establishment of the first Sika company outside Europe – in Japan

1910Development of company's first own product, Sika 1 (corrosion protection for buildings)

1936Start of the Sika Corporation in the USA

1968Sika registered at the stock exchange. Introduction of polyurethane as an adhesive and sealing agent

1962First production of synthetic resin

1989 SikaBlock® launched on the market

2003Company renamed to become Sika Deutschland GmbH with the Tooling & Composites business units

200750 years of experience in the tooling sector

1982 Sika buys Lechler Chemie Stuttgart

Having been integrated in Sika AG, the strong parent company,Sika Tooling & Composites develops and produces customizedproducts for making models and moulds as well as for toolmaking and the rapid manufacture of prototypes and small tomedium-volume series production.

Ideas take shape

The origins of everything that is new are creative people –people with the ability to develop pioneering solutions fromideas. This includes products that lend shape to their ideas –products from Sika Tooling & Composites.

All core functions – development, production, marketing/salesand technical services – are located in Bad Urach at the foot ofthe Schwäbische Alb. Special customer requirements cantherefore be implemented quickly and efficiently. With approxi-mately 90 employees, Sika Tooling & Composites has an annualturnover of around 40 million euros.

1879 Lechler Chemie Stuttgart, established by Paul Lechler

1927Erection of the main factory in Stuttgart

1958 Start at the Bad Urach location

1957 Sale of tooling products

1978 Own development of tooling products under the label Biresin®, followed by launch on the market

Establishment of the Sika company by Kaspar Winkler (1872-1951)

1922 First Sika subsidiary in Germany, production in Karlsruhe

1931Establishment of the first Sika company outside Europe – in Japan

1910Development of company's first own product, Sika 1 (corrosion protection for buildings)

1936Start of the Sika Corporation in the USA

1968Sika registered at the stock exchange. Introduction of polyurethane as an adhesive and sealing agent

1962First production of synthetic resin

1989 SikaBlock® launched on the market

2003Company renamed to become Sika Deutschland GmbH with the Tooling & Composites business units

200750 years of experience in the tooling sector

1982 Sika buys Lechler Chemie Stuttgart

Having been integrated in Sika AG, the strong parent company,Sika Tooling & Composites develops and produces customizedproducts for making models and moulds as well as for toolmaking and the rapid manufacture of prototypes and small tomedium-volume series production.

Ideas take shape

The origins of everything that is new are creative people –people with the ability to develop pioneering solutions fromideas. This includes products that lend shape to their ideas –products from Sika Tooling & Composites.

All core functions – development, production, marketing/salesand technical services – are located in Bad Urach at the foot ofthe Schwäbische Alb. Special customer requirements cantherefore be implemented quickly and efficiently. With approxi-mately 90 employees, Sika Tooling & Composites has an annualturnover of around 40 million euros.

Innovation, Dynamic, Progress

Certainty from experience

Sika has been accumulating experience in the manufacture ofresin systems made of polyurethane and epoxy resin since themiddle of the 20th century. This tradition has generated theexperience and know-how that Sika employees have acquiredover many years. The result is that our customers can alwaysbe certain of receiving products that are reliable in respect ofthe purpose for which they are used.

However, no company can rely solely on experience and know-how. In conjunction with our customers, we strive to developourselves further and continually improve our work and ourproducts. As a result of innovations, work processes aresimplified or properties are achieved that were previously notpossible.

Continuous development in close contact with the customer

More safety, stability and strength. Especially in professionalsports, the requirements for the materials used are extremelyimportant. Wherever human will decides to challenge the lawsof physics and aims to achieve the apparently impossible,innovative solutions are called for.

All over the world we are using the feedback from our customersand constantly work with new raw materials and methods todesign high-quality products for the future.

Innovation, Dynamic, Progress

Certainty from experience

Sika has been accumulating experience in the manufacture ofresin systems made of polyurethane and epoxy resin since themiddle of the 20th century. This tradition has generated theexperience and know-how that Sika employees have acquiredover many years. The result is that our customers can alwaysbe certain of receiving products that are reliable in respect ofthe purpose for which they are used.

However, no company can rely solely on experience and know-how. In conjunction with our customers, we strive to developourselves further and continually improve our work and ourproducts. As a result of innovations, work processes aresimplified or properties are achieved that were previously notpossible.

Continuous development in close contact with the customer

More safety, stability and strength. Especially in professionalsports, the requirements for the materials used are extremelyimportant. Wherever human will decides to challenge the lawsof physics and aims to achieve the apparently impossible,innovative solutions are called for.

All over the world we are using the feedback from our customersand constantly work with new raw materials and methods todesign high-quality products for the future.

Quality through Research and Development

Developments in step with the times

Nearly every day, all of us are confronted with new challenges.Things that are good today can be even better tomorrow –again and again, things become possible that yesterday appeared inconceivable.

In conjunction with our customers, our sales staff and thetechnical department, our developers always keep an eye on the demands of the times. The needs of the market are whatdevelopments are always aimed at, with proximity to thecustomer having the highest priority. When great challengeshave to be faced, our costumers can profit from the worldwideknow-how of over 700 developers within Sika AG.

Quality you can experience directly

Quality is created through care that is applied right down to thesmallest detail. After all, every link in a chain must meet thehighest requirements if the best overall quality is to be offeredand supplied. From development and production of a productto worldwide availability and rapid delivery, we take every stepwith care and an awareness of our responsibility.

Sika´s attitude to quality – From development to delivery

Numerous quality checks help to ensure complete compliancewith standards. For us, certification to DIN EN ISO 9001 is thenatural expression of how we see quality.

Quality through Research and Development

Developments in step with the times

Nearly every day, all of us are confronted with new challenges.Things that are good today can be even better tomorrow –again and again, things become possible that yesterday appeared inconceivable.

In conjunction with our customers, our sales staff and thetechnical department, our developers always keep an eye on the demands of the times. The needs of the market are whatdevelopments are always aimed at, with proximity to thecustomer having the highest priority. When great challengeshave to be faced, our costumers can profit from the worldwideknow-how of over 700 developers within Sika AG.

Quality you can experience directly

Quality is created through care that is applied right down to thesmallest detail. After all, every link in a chain must meet thehighest requirements if the best overall quality is to be offeredand supplied. From development and production of a productto worldwide availability and rapid delivery, we take every stepwith care and an awareness of our responsibility.

Sika´s attitude to quality – From development to delivery

Numerous quality checks help to ensure complete compliancewith standards. For us, certification to DIN EN ISO 9001 is thenatural expression of how we see quality.

Customer Orientation and Environmental Management

Teamwork and partnership

Solutions are made up of many disparate components. In ateam of specialists, even highly demanding projects can becompleted quickly and with success. What is crucial, however,is having the right products as well as competent advice.

Technical consulting and training by specialists

Our sales consultants and the specialists from our technicaldepartment help our customers to select the right products and the optimum application. In special training courses, ourcustomers have an opportunity to familiarise themselves withthe materials and try out applications. Even in complete serviceprojects, Sika provides support. This result in partnerships onthe way to the discovery of new solutions.

Thinking about tomorrow today

Our behaviour and the work we do today lay the foundations for our future. In order to leave our children an environmentthat is worth living in, new ideas are needed, not just once butcontinually – ideas for:

■ Environmentally compatible products■ Production methods that are sparing in the use of resources■ Avoidance of waste■ Protection against emissions

Environmental management at Sika

Behind these ideas are employees who dedicate their daily work to the achievement of these goals – Sika employees. An extensive environmental management system helps them to do this, certified to DIN EN ISO 14001.For some years now, Sika has also been proactively implement-ing REACH, the new law on chemicals. The aim of this newuniform EU-directive on substances is to improve the protec-tion of people and the environment against the effects of thesesubstances and, above all, to assess and reduce the riskinvolved in their use along the entire supply chain.

Customer Orientation and Environmental Management

Teamwork and partnership

Solutions are made up of many disparate components. In ateam of specialists, even highly demanding projects can becompleted quickly and with success. What is crucial, however,is having the right products as well as competent advice.

Technical consulting and training by specialists

Our sales consultants and the specialists from our technicaldepartment help our customers to select the right products and the optimum application. In special training courses, ourcustomers have an opportunity to familiarise themselves withthe materials and try out applications. Even in complete serviceprojects, Sika provides support. This result in partnerships onthe way to the discovery of new solutions.

Thinking about tomorrow today

Our behaviour and the work we do today lay the foundations for our future. In order to leave our children an environmentthat is worth living in, new ideas are needed, not just once butcontinually – ideas for:

■ Environmentally compatible products■ Production methods that are sparing in the use of resources■ Avoidance of waste■ Protection against emissions

Environmental management at Sika

Behind these ideas are employees who dedicate their daily work to the achievement of these goals – Sika employees. An extensive environmental management system helps them to do this, certified to DIN EN ISO 14001.For some years now, Sika has also been proactively implement-ing REACH, the new law on chemicals. The aim of this newuniform EU-directive on substances is to improve the protec-tion of people and the environment against the effects of thesesubstances and, above all, to assess and reduce the riskinvolved in their use along the entire supply chain.

Your Areas of Use – Your Application – Our Solution

Sika Tooling & Composites offers you a wide range of 2-com-ponent liquid synthetic resins on a polyurethane and epoxyresin basis.We see ourselves as an all-round supplier for all three cycles ofproduct manufacturing - from the model to the mould and thento the finished part.

Working together with our customers, we develop tailor-made,perfected system solutions to meet the very highest require-ments. The variety of uses and the possible applications of ourproducts is reflected in the number of industries where they areemployed.

Our products are mainly used in the automotive industry, in aviation and aerospace, in boat and yacht construction aswell as in the areas of machine building, wind energy and the consumer goods industry.

Apart from all this, Tooling & Composites develops specialsolutions for series production such as special coatings forprinting rollers in the printing industry, filter casting in the areaof medical technology or decorative and edge casting for thefurniture industry.

Your Areas of Use – Your Application – Our Solution

Sika Tooling & Composites offers you a wide range of 2-com-ponent liquid synthetic resins on a polyurethane and epoxyresin basis.We see ourselves as an all-round supplier for all three cycles ofproduct manufacturing - from the model to the mould and thento the finished part.

Working together with our customers, we develop tailor-made,perfected system solutions to meet the very highest require-ments. The variety of uses and the possible applications of ourproducts is reflected in the number of industries where they areemployed.

Our products are mainly used in the automotive industry, in aviation and aerospace, in boat and yacht construction aswell as in the areas of machine building, wind energy and the consumer goods industry.

Apart from all this, Tooling & Composites develops specialsolutions for series production such as special coatings forprinting rollers in the printing industry, filter casting in the areaof medical technology or decorative and edge casting for thefurniture industry.

SikaBlock® and Biresin® – Two names that stand for versatile products

A large number of steps are needed from the idea for a newproduct, such as a car, until it is ready for the market. The product life-cycles in the market are becoming shorter andshorter. As a consequence, the development phase must bekept as short and cost-effective as possible. This is where theproven brand-name systems SikaBlock® and Biresin® come in.Our portfolio includes a variety of matching product groups thatwe can give to our customers in the form of all-inclusivesolutions.

The SikaBlock® and Biresin® range of products:

■ Block materials, Model pastes and Model Casting resins■ Vacuum Casting resins and RIM-systems■ Gelcoats and Laminating systems■ EP High-performance Composite systems■ EP- and PUR-Casting resins■ Elastomeric Casting resins

Applications

Foundry pattern making■ Master moulds■ Negatives■ Match plates■ Core boxes■ Core models

Mould and tool making■ Vacuum forming tools■ Foam moulds■ Laminating moulds■ Metal sheet forming tools■ RIM moulds

Body tooling ■ Design models■ Master models■ Data control models■ Cubing models■ Prototypes■ Checking gauges

Prototypes and series production■ Tuning parts for automotive industry■ Series parts for automotive industry■ Parts for boat and yacht building■ Parts for aerospace industry■ Decorative and edge casting for furniture

industry and door production■ Special coatings for printing rollers in

the printing industry■ Filter casting in the area of medical

technology