FLEXCRASH WEBINAR

Virtual testing methods on future relevant impact scenarios

23 April 2026 | 10h - 12.15h CEST

On behalf of the FlexCrash project, we are pleased to invite you to attend the webinar dedicated to “Virtual Testing Methods on Future Relevant Impact Scenarios.”

Join us for an insightful session exploring state-of-the-art virtual testing approaches designed to address emerging and future impact scenarios. This webinar will showcase how advanced simulation tools and digital methodologies are transforming the way impact performance is assessed, predicted, and optimised.

This event offers a valuable opportunity to discover how virtual testing is shaping the future of impact assessment and supporting the design of safer, more efficient, and more sustainable engineering solutions.

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

The FlexCrash project is developing a flexible and hybrid manufacturing technology to enhance weight reduction and crash resistance by locally reinforcing the critical areas for a crash event, creating structures that are safer and lighter compared to current solutions. The project selects vehicle parts and applies surface patterns onto performed parts with the objective to reduce weight, increase safety and optimise crash performance of current and future vehicles.

The main ambition of the project is to provide a general improvement of car safety with a reduction of risks and fatalities in crashes, as well as a reduction of CO2 emissions coming from the direct contribution of the lightweighting of car body parts, and from the simplification of the entire supply chain.

Agenda

10.00h – Welcome and introduction 

Christian Kurzböck, Lead Researcher Structural Safety and Lightweight Design, Virtual Vehicle Research Centre GmbH

10.05h – FlexCrash project: the new generation of crash-tolerant structures

Sergi Parareda, FlexCrash technical coordinator and Researcher at the Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit, Eurecat

10.20h – FlexCrash Adaptive and Active Solution

Christian Kurzböck, Lead Researcher Structural Safety and Lightweight Design, Virtual Vehicle Research Centre GmbH

10.40h – OSCCAR and ProtAct‑Us projects: Future occupant safety for crashes in car

Werner Leitgeb, Lead Researcher, Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH

11.00h – Virtual Vehicle Safety Tool Chain: End-to-end simulation-based testing and validation active/passive safety systems

Peter Wimmer, Lead Researcher, Virtual Vehicle Research Centre GmbH

11.20h – AddSafety Project: More robust vehicle safety systems with real-world benefits

11.40h – Questions & Answers

12.00h – Closing & final remarks

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