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Handling the formulation and production of natural cosmetics for L’OCCITANE Group, L'OCCITANE en Provence Laboratory (Laboratoires M&L) embraces simulation to prioritize its workers' health and safety. Thanks to virtual twins of production lines and facilities, the company understands the thermal sensation of the operators and how to adjust air ventilation to avoid creating zones less ventilated than others.
Laboratoires M&L wanted to better understand the spread of viruses and determine how to better protect its workers and maintain high productivity levels on the production line. Dassault Systèmes was tasked with simulating the scenarios.
Laboratoires M&L provided 3D models of the facility’s architecture and the Dassault Systèmes team computed airflow data – air renewal, air recirculation, outside air supply, and air outflow. This was used to create a virtual twin of the full shop floor to run airflow and pathogenic propagation scenario simulations of the packaging line using DELMIA and SIMULIA Fluids solutions.
In combination with pathogen circulation, Laboratoires M&L wanted to understand the thermal conditions of the facility, particularly how much certain areas of the shop floor heated up during specific periods. Workers reported times when they were too warm and Laboratoires M&L felt there were steps it could take to improve their comfort.
“The goal was to understand increases in temperature, how heat is generated, and where from,” Plazolles said.
Again, using the same virtual twin of the shop floor, the Dassault Systèmes team carried out thermal simulations of the environment, covering equipment like small conveyor motors, which radiate heat. SIMULIA fluids solutions enabled the team to simulate production scenarios at different times of the day to determine which areas of the shop floor radiated heat and were exposed to sunlight, and how it affected the comfort of the operators during hot, summer days.Taking advantage of Dassault Systèmes’ outcome-based engagement approach enabled Laboratoires M&L to carry out several projects at the same time and allowed them to quickly scale up, bring in additional resources when needed to keep projects on track, and bring transformational benefits to the organization.
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