Medical

Simulation, a must in the medical sector

In the medical industry, numerical simulation has now become an essential and strategic tool for developing medical devices : it guarantees the precision, quality and safety of parts.

Apex Forging Solutions are particularly suitable for simulating high-precision processes for designing orthopedic implants surgical implants or medical devices.

Your main challenges

Design "first-time-right" parts

Simulate to reduce the number of prototypes or experimental tests that are both costly and tedious. You can therefore reduce your material and energy costs.

Validate the in-use behaviour of your parts

Test different designs, then check the strength and behavior of your parts in use.

Guarantee compliance with order and design brief specifications

Manufacture high-quality components in order to guarantee your customers the reliability and safety of your medical devices.

Main challenges

Every type of production presents its own challenges and we are here to provide specific answers to your different trades.

For forged components

Simulation is particularly suitable for simulating high-precision forging (near-net) for designing orthopedic implants (hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, dental implants, etc.) and  ancillaries that guarantee high-level physical and mechanical properties.

Moreover, you have a high performance predictive tool for simulating the entire forging range according to different processes: closed die forging, stamping, machining, heat treatment…

Forging of a femoral stem with prediction of cold-shut formation - Apex Forging Simulation

Identify the defects

• For the stamping of metal parts, the simulation makes it possible to detect all of the major defects.
• The user can directly locate the underfill areas and easily analyze the origin of cold-shuts.

Simulation can also be used for biomedical applications and makes it possible to anticipate mechanical stresses during bone distractions.