Marine Industry

"Water is our element......Our customers our inspiration."

The task of elastic bonding is to join, to waterproof, to dampen sound and vibration, to insulate and to prevent galvanic corrosion. These are all properties strongly associated with the marine environment, particularly in the manufacture, maintenance and repair of ships, boats and yachts.

Sika Marine products which have attained Wheelmark accreditation provide solutions for :

• direct glazing of organic and inorganic mineral glass
• deck-to-hull and panel bonding
• deck caulking
• acoustic comfort
• interior trims and fittings

For example, historically no technique in ship building has evolved as strongly over the centuries as the technology of deck caulking. In the early days, woolen or cotton caulking yarn, in combination with bituminous materials, were employed. Nowadays, the use of electrometric materials is common worldwide, especially as these elastic sealants not only fill the joint but additionally seal and bond similar and dissimilar substrates.

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