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SAFER AND STRONGER VEHICLES START WITH SIKA With more than three decades of experience in providing direct glazing technology to automotive assembly lines and aftermarket fitters, few companies understand direct glazing processes, or PUR chemistry, better than Sika. Embedded in this experience, Sika’s eco-friendly innovations in direct glazing systems have continuously contributed to the leading-edge improvement of vehicle performance and safety as well as manufacturing processes and costs optimization.

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Milestones in Vehicle Assembly Line Adhesives

1983
Sikaflex®-250 series begins production in Tuffenwies, Switzerland. It's designed to serve the market need for direct glazing
1987
Based upon the successful launch of DG for windscreens, the process expands to many other platforms
1985
Sika rapidly rises to a leading position in OEM and aftermarket glass bonding
2000s
Sika introduces three innovative new primer formulations to the market for process efficiency, and improved performance: transparent primers, UV-detectable primers and water-based primers
2019
More than 25% cars built worldwide each year contain Sikaflex®. The primerless, high-performance adhesive is used for direct glazing, composite materials, and interior trims
1986
The first bonding of a direct-glazed windscreen uses Sikaflex-250 BB on iconic Series sports sedans. Soon the application is expanded to more platforms
2014
Debut of Sikaflex® UHM on BMW i3 which earns a 2015: PACE Award