FLEXCRASH WEBINAR

Advanced testing methodologies to estimate the crashworthiness

On behalf of the FlexCrash project we are happy to invite you to attend the webinar devoted to Advanced testing methodologies to estimate the crashworthiness.

Join us for an engaging session on advanced testing methodologies to evaluate crashworthiness, featuring insights from the FlexCrash project. This event will explore innovative approaches to improve the safety and performance of materials and structures in crash scenarios.

Experts from leading research institutions will present the latest advancements in material characterization, manufacturing processes, and structural design. The session will also highlight cutting-edge testing techniques and analysis methods that contribute to the development of safer and more resilient engineering solutions.

REGISTRATION OPEN HERE

8 May 2025

10.30 - 12.15

Online

Target audience
  • The materials and aluminium industry.
  • Companies, enterprises working on advanced testing for crashworthiness.
  • Professionals from companies in the automotive sector.
  • Researchers within materials science and engineering.

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

10.30h – Welcome and introduction 

Hannah Arpke, FlexCrash coordinator and European Projects Coordinator, Eurecat

10.35h – FlexCrash project: the new generation of crash-tolerant structures

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

10.45h – Fatigue and fracture characterisation of reinforced aluminium sheets with direct energy deposition

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

11.10h – Process development and material characterisation of AISi10Mg reinforcement structures with direct energy deposition by means of laser beam and powder 

Stefan Heins, Researcher in the Direct Energy Deposition and Hybrid Manufacturing group, Fraunhofer IWS

11.25h – Design concepts for crash-tolerant structures fabricated by hybrid manufacturing

Andrea Bertinetti, Multiphysics modelling engineer, Gemmate Technologies

Alessio Tommasi, Technical Manager, Gemmate Technologies

11.40h – Assessment of crashworthiness using high-speed imaging and 3D digital image correlation 

Simon Jonsson, PhD Student, Luleå University of Technology

Jörgen Kajberg, Professor in Solid Mechanics, Luleå University of Technology

11.55h – Questions & Answers

12.10h – Closing conference