Case Study: a large pharmaceutical company achieves reliable syringe seal simulation with Hexagon Marc and Mentat

Reliably simulating complex mechanical processes with Marc and Mentat

The Swiss engineering firm pinPlus AG, working on behalf of a large pharmaceutical company, faced a challenge in analyzing the sealing behavior of elastomer stoppers on medical syringes. The pharmaceutical customer suspected the damaged stoppers were compromising product tightness and shelf life, necessitating a highly complex nonlinear simulation to understand the material's behavior.

Using Hexagon's Marc and Mentat software, pinPlus created a digital twin from CT-scanned geometry and real-world material data to simulate the time- and temperature-dependent sealing behavior of the damaged stoppers. This solution from Hexagon enabled pinPlus to thoroughly evaluate product robustness without building costly prototypes, leading to significant cost savings and a faster time-to-market for the customer.