
Engineering Challenges in Material Modeling of Polymers 2026
Why Your Material Card Is Probably Wrong (And What to Do About It) Every finite element simulation of a plastic […]

4a engineering and Mercury DIC: A Partnership for Precision
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Mercury DIC, bringing together two complementary areas of expertise in material testing […]

4a Engineering Continues NAFEMS Membership in 2026
At 4a Engineering, rigorous engineering simulation is not just a service we offer, it is a standard we hold ourselves […]

Technology Days 2026
A Look Back at a Remarkable Day of Innovation The 4a Technology Days 2026 brought an impressive mix of international […]

Material card generation: Fiber reinforced plastics
Material characterization techniques and tools, including VALIMAT®, IMPETUS®, and MicroMec®, with practical insights for simulation and modeling in LS-DYNA® 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 […]

Evaluating and checking test data – interpretation of typical results
In this video we are looking at all new efficient dynamic tensile test with IMPETUS®, including a Demo, and the […]

Lessons learned, outlook and upcoming features
Video about lessons and upcoming features with IMPETUS®, LS-Dyna® and VALIMAT® 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 Introduction 𝟬𝟭:𝟭𝟱 IMPETUS® testing summary 𝟭𝟳:𝟱𝟴 […]

Material card generation: Mises plasticity and simple failure
In this video we want to take a closer look at the simple failure approach in VALIMAT®. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 […]

Efficient dynamic testing with IMPETUS®
This time we are looking at the setups and specifiactions of our IMPETUS® and doing some live testing. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: […]