A machine inside your safety helmet

More protection. Reduced impact. Less trauma. Only with Kinetix® suspension system technology.

 

Rethink your head protection from the inside out

Experience Kinetix®, our first-of-its-kind, patented suspension system technology that’s two-times safer than the force transmission standard for impact protection in the U.S. — found only in our dynamic Ceros® XA250 safety helmet with climbing style features.

 
kinetix machine

A simple machine to keep you safe

Like a simple machine changes the direction or magnitude of a force, Kinetix® suspension system technology flexes into action when an impact occurs, reducing the impact by diverting the force away from the head and neck.


Flex bands

Flex bands

Powerful elastomers absorb impact energy to reduce force transmission to the head and neck

Power bars

Power bars

Connection point for flex bands that allow force transmission to be smoothly redirected

Pivot points

Pivot points

Shell anchor point with pivot ability to ensure optimal flex + force absorption and redirection

How Kinetix® dissipates force vs. the competition

With Kinetix®, an impact event to the head triggers a dynamic chain of events that allow this new suspension system to absorb and redirect the impact’s force outward, away from the neck and spinal cord, stretching the moment of impact out over time. Competitive systems are unable to manipulate an impact's force, causing a linear transfer down through the stationary straps.

 

Kinetix® suspension system

 

Competitive suspension system

Up to 40% more effective than market leaders

Because Kinetix® technology changes the behavior of head protection, impact forces to your head and neck are reduced by up to 40% more than the market’s leading competitors per the ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014 (R2019) force transmission standard.

Kinetix vs competition
Kinetix vs competition
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Reduce the risk of trauma to your head and brain

Using the Severity Index (a predictor of brain injury), Kinetix® excels, delivering a staggering performance improvement of up to 120% when tested against competitors in hot temperatures.

What is the Severity Index?
What is the Severity Index?

Ceros® XA250 with Kinetix®

See why the multi-functional Ceros® XA250 safety helmet with climbing style features is your #1 choice for all-around, superior Type 1, Class C head protection.

Ceros® XA250 with Kinetix®

See why the multi-functional Ceros® XA250 safety helmet with climbing style features is your #1 choice for all-around, superior Type 1, Class C head protection.

Kinetix® suspension system

A dynamic response suspension machine that reacts to impact events by slowing and diverting energy.

Fixed chin strap keeps the entire system locked in, firm, and secure, perfect for working at-height.

Strategically added impact foam in the back of the helmet provides extra protection against slip and fall injuries.

Delivers enhanced vertical and peripheral vision, critical for jobs that require overhead work.

Kinetix standard

HexArmor® resources

Ceros® safety helmet brochure
Brochure

Ceros® safety helmet brochure

Climbing-style safety helmet standards you need to know
Blog post

Climbing-style safety helmet standards you need to know

Why the force of an impact matters more than you think
Blog post

Why the force of an impact matters more than you think

Try out Kinetix® technology for yourself

Experience less head and neck trauma and fewer injuries with patented Kinetix® suspension system technology — found exclusively in our Ceros® XA250 climbing-style safety helmet.