In its simplest form, a machine is “a basic mechanical device for applying a force, such as an inclined plane, wedge, or lever to perform an action”.

In other words, it’s a foundational mechanism used for leverage (or mechanical advantage) to manipulate force.

When thinking about how this can be applied to a suspension system, we thought about the physics of an impact event, the effects on your safety helmet as a whole, and the subsequent energy flow and transfer of the impact on you, the wearer.

From there, we nixed the old suspension blueprints and began adding simple machine ideologies into several innovative designs. By modifying and optimizing the system’s components to work together – a.k.a. machine behavior – we found it was possible to transform and redirect impact energy efficiently, and therefore, minimize the forces transmitted to the safety helmet wearers' skull, brain, neck, and spine.

This is a revolutionary way to look at suspension technology – one that has the potential to be the safest on the market.

Let’s show you what Kinetix® looks like.

For a quick-hitting description, think of it this way: it’s a dynamic solution to energy transfer instead of a linear one.

With Kinetix®, an impact event to the head triggers a dynamic chain of events through innovative components that work together – flex bands, power bars, and pivot points – to absorb, flex, and redirect the impact's force outward, while stretching the moment of impact out over time.When an impact’s peak force is lessened, redirected, AND stretched farther over time, you win.

All this compared to competitive systems that transfer impact forces linearly – or straight down – through your head, neck, and spine.

As a result, Kinetix® suspension will divert and reduce the severity of traumatic forces around your head and beyond – lessoning an impact’s force energy by up to 40% per the ANSI/ISEA force transmission standard when compared to the competition - drastically increasing protection.

This equates to nearly twice the ANSI/ISEA force transmission requirement for impact protection in Type 1 safety helmets.