The demands for shorter product development times and the consequence of increased using of simulation programs has lead to a rise of the importance of gaining quickly material data. For this the testing device 4a impetus was developed by 4a engineering GmbH. The system allows • performing many test methods (bending, clamped bending, pressure tests, puncture tests, component tests) • managing of the tests and simulations by a database • using various solvers (LS-Dyna, Abaqus, Pam-Crash) for simulating the tests • linking to optimization algorithms to identify the material parameters by reverse engineering The material data is evaluated from bending tests which have the following advantages • near reality load • strain rates up to a high range • test specimens can be taken from parts Generating more complex material cards (general yield surface, failure) is possible by regarding additional tests (e.g. clamped bending, puncture test). So 4a impetus is a system to gain very easy, quickly and cost efficient validated material cards. This is illustrated in several examples.