Technology return

SIL has a Product and Quality Engineering Department staffed with updated professionals, who keep abreast of new national and international trends. This team plans and provides solutions to meet company needs, constantly seeking to enhance results and manufacturing processes.

The raw materials used in its products are sourced from specialized suppliers, and the transformation of high-purity copper and the insulating compound—tailored to each specific product—enables SIL to manufacture high-quality wires and cables for use in electrical installations with voltages of up to 1 kV (low voltage) as well as welding cables. In this way, the company is fully equipped to meet the needs of residential, industrial, and condominium projects, among others.

PROCESSES

There are several steps following the transformation of copper and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) until the product is available to the consumer. The copper is purchase as 8mm gauge, it undergoes the drawing process (reducing the gauge by stretching), it is simultaneously heat treated to guarantee the conductivity, flexibility, and stretching properties.

All insulated products are submitted to continual high-voltage trials (5,000 to 17,500 V), for the purpose of assuring insulation without any flaws, whether invisible or visible to the naked eye.

After all the quality control tests have been performed on the productive steps, then the SIL products are ready for use and are worry-free and completely safe.

QUALITY POLICY

SIL deploys the Total Quality system as an absolute priority, seeking excellence throughout all aspects, production, and customer & supplier relations.

This vision has awarded the ISO 9001 certification to the company - Quality Management System Standard. The company has standardized its processes in compliance with the ABNT standards in order to assure quality control and the products are mandatorily certified and labeled with the Inmetro Compliance Brand Certificate "Inmetro" (National Industrial Quality and Standardization and Metrology Institute) for wires and cables.

SIL understands that quality in their products directly impacts the quality of life of their employees and for this reason, the company invests in training, recycling, and enhancement of the employee staff.