SILIGOM began operating 30 years ago to bring answers to specific needs of their clients, that required quality assured products.

SILIGOM is unique in the manufacture of special parts for the gas industry, as we assure our clients that each piece has mirror surface, without ripples or waves. Therefore, their finished products will not have unwanted leaks.

Our business structure allows us the flexibility to manufacture specific products for each client. Our speciality is the production of pieces according to blueprints, CAD drawings or scketches, in specific materials, and unique manufacturing requirements.

  

SILIGOM products can be applied to all kind of industries, such as:

Hydraulics
Pneumatic
Gas
Mining
Chemical
Water appliances
Medical
Food and beverages
Automotive
Telecommunications...
SILIGOM is proud of being awarded the quality certification by the ENARGAS (Ente Regulador del Gas de la República Argentina - Gas Regulation Authority of Argentina) for our products.

Among others, we utilize the most common polymer families in the market, such as Nitrile (NBR), Silicone, Epichloridrine, EPDM, SBR, Natural Rubber, Neoprene® and Viton®, in different hardnesses, as each characteristic answers a specific need.

You can see below a descriptive table of the most common materials used by SILIGOM for the manufacturing of our products, as well as a comparative table of the different polymers' properties. Our clients are able to select which material will best suit their needs, according to the performance they will require for their finished products.


Descriptive Table

Name Description Main applications
Natural Rubber
Vulcanized product of the juice of the Hevea tree (latex). Due to its high resistance to alcohol and organic acids, it is generally used for sealing food and beverages products. Until synthetic elastomers were invented by the 1930's, it was the only polymer available for producing O-rings.
SBR Styrene Butadiene' s compounded properties are similar to the Natural Rubber. Mainly used in the automotive industry for manufacturing tires due to its excellent resistance to brake fluids. Also used in some brake applications.
Silicone Silicone compounds are well-known for their retention of flexibility and low compression set, with the widest temperature range (-60º/200º C). Static seals in extreme temperatures; high resistance to air, water and steam, fungus and aging effects of sunlight and ozone. Medical grade silicone is used for seals in medical devices.
Nitrile It is the most widely used and economical elastomer in the seal industry. It combines low cost and high resistance to petroleum-based oils and fuels, grease, alcohol and water.
 All kind of applications that require excellent resistance to oil; off-road equipments; automotive, marine and aircraft fuel systems; can be used in compounds for food and beverages seals.
Chloroprene
 Most known as Neoprene®, it was one of the earliest synthetic materials developed as a substitute for natural rubber in oil applications. Innumerable applications as seal due to its excellent resistance to petroleum oils, ozone and sunlight aging; outstanding phisical toughness, good resilience and reasonable production costs.
Epichlorohydrin Oil resistant compounds. Ideal for fuel and air conditioning systems components. Used in the oil industry in features that require higher temperature range than NBR and excellent resistance to hydrocarbon oils and fuels; low solvent and gas permeability; excellent resistance to ozone.
Fluorocarbon Also known as Viton®, it combines great resistance to high temperatures and outstanding chemical resistance. Situations that require low compression and high temperature; excellent resistance to petroleum products and solvents. Viton® is ideal for seals in aircraft engines, automotive and other mechanical uses. It is highly resistant to swelling in gasoline and alcohol, to the degrading effects of sunlight and ozone, acids and greases. Low gas permeability.
EPDM Ethylene-Propylene is a polimeric compound well-known for its characteristics of excellent resistance to chemicals and ozone. Applications that require resistance to outdoor weather uses. It is highly recommended for its resistance to steam, hot water, oils and silicone greases, dilute acids, alcohols and brake fluids. It is also used in brake and air conditioning systems in the automotive industry.