SIKA GERMANY PRESENTS SikaMelt®-9185 IA AT OTTI PHOTOVOLTAIC SYMPOSIUM
The new product SikaMelt®-9185 IA won first place of the OTTI Innovation Award 2015 at 30th Photovoltaic Symposium in Bad Staffelstein, Germany. This innovative adhesive enables a next generation of fully-automated bonding of junction boxes to back sheets of photovoltaic modules.
The OTTI Photovoltaic Symposium is one of the most
important events for the solar and photovoltaic industry in the German speaking region since 30 years. At the 30th anniversary of the event, which
took place from 3-6 March 2015 in Bad Staffelstein, an interesting program was offered to the participants. New trends and changes within the industry were discussed with scientists, developers, installers and industry partners.
SikaMelt®-9185 IA is a further development in the SikaMelt® product range, which is applied in the automotive and other industries. It is a one-component, reactive hot melt with low density. The adhesive is applied with a temperature of +160°C. The fast cooling of the adhesive serves for the initial handling strength and the curing with moisture of the air in a second step and results in an elastomer, which cannot be melted anymore. In comparison to 1- and 2-component silicones or other adhesive technologies, SikaMelt®-9185 IA requires less material usage.
