The picture shows a car with a bar fence reflected in its paintwork and windows – a striped pattern that breaks and distorts at the edges. At OCTUM, we use precisely this optical principle to test the siliconization of syringes safely and reproducibly.
During production, a defined striped pattern is placed behind the syringe and illuminated.
If the siliconization is uniform, the silicone layer refracts the light in such a way that the pattern is no longer visible.
If, on the other hand, the pattern is visible, this indicates irregularities – and the syringe fails quality control.
A simple physical principle combined with precise image processing – for maximum safety in pharmaceutical and medical technology.
