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Weber-Tylon’s newly launched range of
purpose-specific tile adhesives
Following extensive market research and
cement-based tile adhesive for small
a rigorous product development program,
format Porcelain tiles (≤ 600 x 600 mm).
Weber has introduced a new range of purpose-
• Tylon Porcelain L…..a high strength,
specific tile adhesives, which are able to cater
cement-based tile adhesive for large
for every possible tiling situation.
format Porcelain tiles (> 600 x 600 mm).
Central to the development, is Weber’s
• Tylon Porcelain Rapid 12…..a high
strength, fast setting (12 hour), cementbased tile adhesive for Porcelain tiles.
• Tylon Ultra-Flex…..a highly
deformable, fast setting, high strength
cement-based tile adhesive for all
desire to make available to the market a
Technological advancements in tile adhesive
types and sizes of tiles, and critical
range of tile adhesives that are specifically
formulations made at Weber’s Centre of Excel-
surfaces.
designed for use with either Ceramic tiles,
lence for T ile Adhesives in Aveiro, Portugal, was
Porcelain tiles and importantly different sizes.
used to further develop the range of purpose-
adhesive and grout for Mosaic tiles of
specific adhesives to suit South African condi-
all types and sizes.
Tiles, whether Ceramic or Porcelain in
• Tylon Mosaic-Fix…..a White tile
• Tylon White…..a White cement-
nature, are all subject to thermal movement
tions. This meant that a total of 10 adhesives
as well as a phenomenon known as
were developed to ensure that all site condi-
based, fast setting, deformable tile
Irreversible Moisture Expansion (IME). This
tions and tile variations are catered for.
adhesive for all Marble and natural
‘movement’ creates stress between the
• Tylon Quick Set 6…..a high strength,
stone tiles.
tile and the adhesive holding it in place.
quick-set (6 hour), cement-based tile
The larger the tile, the greater the physical
adhesive for all Ceramic, Porcelain, Brick
cement-based adhesive for all light
change in the tile’s dimension will be, and
and Clay tiles of all sizes.
coloured Ceramic tiles.
therefore the stronger the tile
adhesive specified needs to
be to counter this ‘movement’.
Therefore, to provide the
Homeowner and/or Contractor
with a cost efficient and
functionally effective tile
adhesive solution, Weberdeveloped the following four
basic adhesives, namely;
• Tylon Ceramic S…..a
cement-based tile adhesive
for small format Ceramic
tiles (≤ 420 x 420 mm).
• Tylon Ceramic L…..a
cement-based tile adhesive
for large format Ceramic
tiles (> 420 x 420 mm).
• Tylon Porcelain S…..a
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• Tylon Ceramic White…..a White