Integrating safety and sustainability: FlexCrash and SALIENT drive safer and greener transportation

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As Europe pursues its ambitious climate and sustainability goals, the transformation of the mobility sector has become a priority. From reducing emissions and improving road safety to promoting energy efficiency, the European Union is accelerating the shift toward cleaner, smarter transportation. Research and innovation are key drivers of this transformation. By encouraging collaboration among academia,…

Futuristic approach towards sustainable production of automobile structures

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The focus of the automotive industries in the current era can broadly be divided into three aspects: cost effectiveness, safety of the passengers, and sustainable production. Aligned with these aspects, the FlexCrash European project aims at producing lighter, safer and circular crash structures for automobiles. The idea involves the production of such structures using recycled…

FlexCrash joins the European RTR Conference to discuss on materials for lightweight and safe green vehicles

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On February 13th, the FlexCrash project took stage at the European RTR (Results from Road Transport Research) conference, an international meeting point for transport experts in Europe, celebrated in Brussels. The event showcased cutting-edge trends and achievements in road transport innovation, with a strong focus on enhancing safety and sustainability in mobility. Representing FlexCrash, Christian…

Evaluation of detrimental effect on the ductility caused by the inhomogeneous skin and casting defects in a high pressure die cast recycled secondary alloy

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Journal Materials Characterization, Volume 221 (2025) by Biswajit Dalai, Simon Jonsson, Jörgen Kajberg, Liang Yu, Fredrik Forsberg (Luleå University of Technology), Manel Da Silva (Eurecat Technology Centre)   Abstract The usage of recycled alloys in the high pressure die casting (HPDC) applications for automobiles is gaining rapid interest. Even though the skin microstructure, which is typically induced…

The future of road crashes: paving the path to safer roads

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The FlexCrash project represents a pivotal step toward addressing these emerging challenges. The main goal of the project is to use hybrid manufacturing technologies to apply surface patterns using additive manufacturing, with either locally strengthening purposes for the not desired to deform parts, or locally weaken the parts to deform (Crashbox etc.) as well as integration of active systems to maintain mass reduction goals while maintaining safety requirements.