Eurecat hosted the FlexCrash General Assembly in Barcelona from 9–12 February, bringing together project partners to review progress and align on the next steps toward developing the next generation of crash-tolerant structures. The meeting provided an opportunity to share updates on project achievements, discuss component design and testing scenarios, and define priorities for the project’s…
From 25 – 26 of September, FlexCrash partners gathered in Koper, Slovenia, to share the status of the project, which aims to develop the new generation of crash tolerant structures.
Gestamp presented the FlexCrash project at the 28th DYMAT Technical Meeting, held from 10–12 September in Bilbao, Spain
FlexCrash project was featured during the webinar “EARPA Projects Unveiled: A Showcase of Cutting-Edge Automotive Research Projects” organised by EARPA – the European Automotive Research Partners Association.
Project partners from Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH participated in the Japan Safety Update, a leading event focused on on the latest requirements and innovations for automotive safety development, held from July 22 – 23 in Tokio, Japan.
The FlexCrash project was presented during the COM & LightMAT 2025, the Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM) and the International Conference on Light Materials (LightMAT), taking place from July 7 – 10 in Montréal, Canada.
The FlexCrash project was presented at ForschungsForum 2025, the research forum for Austria’s Universities of Applied Sciences, held in Vienna on May 7–8, 2025. As part of the Leading Edge Research Programs, the event brings together institutions from across the country to showcase applied research with real-world impact. Deepak Dhungana, project partner and Head of…
The FlexCrash project was showcased during the Advanced Factories Congress, the annual meeting for pioneers in industrial innovation, held from April 9th to 11th in Barcelona.
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…
FlexCrash partner Biswajit Dalai, from Luleå University of Technology (LTU), presented part of his investigation carried out within the project in the 6th International Conference on Processing & Characterization of Materials (ICPCM24) held in Rourkela, India, from December 5 to 7.
FlexCrash project coordinator, Eurecat, participated in the 12th Conference of the Research & Innovation Framework Program of the European Union in Spain held on November 28th in Oviedo, Spain.
Eurecat, acting as the project’s coordinator, presented FlexCrash at MetalMadrid 2024, part of the Advanced Manufacturing Madrid exhibition, celebrated from 20th – 21st of November in Madrid, Spain.
Bijish Babu, project partner and Expert in Computational Mechanics & Material Science at Aerobase Innovations AB, presented the key achievements and expected outcomes of the FlexCrash project during the CISMA project Kick-Off meeting
The FlexCrash project was featured at the FLAMINGo project final event, held on October 15th in Munich, Germany. This event took place as part of the eMove360° International Conference & Trade Fair for electric and autonomous mobility.
The FlexCrash project was showcased at the Materials Science & Technology (MS&T) technical meeting and exhibition celebrated from 6 – 9 October in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Eurecat, acting as the project’s coordinator, participated in the European Powder Metallurgy Congress (EuroPM2024) held from September 29 to October 2 in Malmö, Sweden.
The FlexCrash project was featured at the International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA), held from 16th – 20th of September in Vienna, Austria.
The FlexCrash consortium celebrated its second year of the project and its 4th General Assembly on September 4 – 5 at the Gestamp facilities in Bilbao, Spain.
The FlexCrash project was presented during the 35th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF) which took place from 11th – 14th of August in Austin, Texas (USA). Project partner Francesco Bruzzo, Group Manager of Direct Energy Deposition and Hybrid Manufacturing at Fraunhofer IWS, participated in the session “Topology Optimization” delivering the FlexCrash’s presentation “Improve…
FlexCrash partner Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH disseminated the project during the Austrian Advanced Lightweight Technology (A2LT) meeting which took place in Graz, Austria
Project partners from Luleå University of Technology attended the Swedish Mechanic Days celebrated from 17th – 19th of June at the Chalmers University of Technology of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The FlexCrash project was presented during the webinar “Lightweight Aluminium Manufacturing for Automotive Applications” organised by the FLAMINGo project and celebrated on 17th of June 2024.
Eurecat, the FlexCrash coordinator, participated in the conference “EU investments in strategic projects: an outlook from Catalonia”, organised by the Government of Catalonia – Ministry for Foreign Action and European Union in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Barcelona last 13th of June.
Project partners from LTU presented FlexCrash at the 9th International Conference on Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel (CHS2), celebrated from 27 – 29 of May in Nashville, TN, USA.
FlexCrash showcased in the EARPA booth during the TRA Conference taking place from 15 – 18 of April in Dublin, Ireland.
Eurecat, acting as the project’s coordinator, presented FlexCrash at the Advanced Factories Congress, the annual meeting of industry leaders, celebrated from 9th – 11th of April in Barcelona, Spain.
The FlexCrash consortium celebrated its 3rd general assembly and the first project’s conference from 3rd – 5th of April at the Luleå University of Technology facilities located in Luleå, Sweden.
Francesco Bruzzo, project partner and associate researcher engineer at Fraunhofer IWS, attended the SALIENT project liaison workshop organized within the European Lightweight Clusters Alliance (ELCA) General Assembly last 5th of December in Stuttgart, Germany.
Partners from Eurecat, the FlexCrash’s coordinator, participated in the 4th Future of Road Mobility – EARPA FORM Forum 2023, celebrated from 17th – 19th of October in Brussels, Belgium.
The FlexCrash consortium met to celebrate the 2nd General Assembly on 16 – 17 of October in Fraunhofer IWS facilities located in Dresden (Germany).
Project partners from Eurecat, the FlexCrash coordinator, and Gestamp attended the webinar “The Circular Metal for Future Mobility: aluminium for lightweight and sustainability”, organised by the SALEMA project last 6th of October.
Eurecat, the FlexCrash project coordinator, participated in ExpoBages, a multisectoral fair of reference in the region, which took place from 19th – 21st of May 2023 in Manresa (Barcelona, Spain).
Alessio Gambi, senior lecturer and project partner from the IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, presented the project during the Forschungsforum 2023, the research forum of Austrian universities focused on applied sciences topics, celebrated from 19th – 20th of April in St. Pölten (Austria).
FlexCrash partners from Virtual Vehicle Research has hosted the project’s 1st General Assembly on March 1-2 in Graz, Austria. Representatives from each partner entity have joined the meeting to review the project tasks and actions done during the first 6 months of the project execution and discuss the next steps and activities. The meeting also…
The FlexCrash project has kicked off on September 2022 with the objective to develop a flexible and hybrid manufacturing technology using aluminium alloys and based on applying surface patterns by additive manufacturing onto preformed parts.