Adhesive Bonding Solutions for Blade Manufacturers
Experienced in providing realiable bonding solutions.
Sika adhesives have been used to successfully bond thousands of wind turbine blades. Our products offer high strength and crack resistance, ideal.
In blade manufacturing many internal and external elements require a wide range of different bonding properties such as open time, cure speed and other relevant mechanical properties.
Parts Production
Structural Assembly of Blades
Epoxy and polyurethane 2-component adhesives are used in structural and semi-structural bonding of both RIM and prepreg manufactured blades.
These high performance products for blade bonding as well as injection and repair have excellent strength and crack resistance, ideal rheology, and are fast curing yet offer a long open time.
Surface Finishing and Repair
In-factory structural and cosmetic finishing as well as onsite repair of wind turbine blades using 2-component epoxy resin and fast polyurethane fillers.
Sika offers a range of solutions for the repair of minor - laminate blade defects in production as well as for - filling and final blade surface finishing prior to the painting process.
Auxiliary Part Bonding
Rapid fixing and bonding of auxiliary parts and add-ons onto the blade surface using 2-component structural acrylate and epoxy adhesives.
Weather Resistant Sealing
The Sikaflex® and Sikasil® range of sealants offer excellent weather resistance and long-term protection against damage caused by water ingress. Their different performance levels allow the user to tailor the end solution to the desired performance / cost specification.