Mips
Safety for Helmets
Mips® brain protection system for industrial safety helmets
Angled or off-centered impacts can cause the head to rotate abruptly. The Mips system is designed to help redirect the rotational motion away from the head and reducing the risk of brain trauma.
How Does The Mips System Work?
When a helmet is impacted at an angle, it can cause the head to rotate suddenly and violently. The brain is typically more sensitive to rotational motion than linear motion because it has shear properties similar to water or gel. This is a common source of concussions and brain injury.
The Mips® brain protection system for industrial safety helmets consists of a low friction layer mounted inside the helmet. In an accident impacting the head and helmet at an angle, the low friction layer is designed to allow a 10-15mm movement between the head and helmet to help redirect rotational motion away from the head. This is intended to help reduce the risk of brain injury
Angled Impacts
Helmet impacts can be off-centered or angled, which can cause rotational motion to the head.
Sensitive Brain
Angled or off-centered impacts can cause the head to rotate abruptly. Research has shown this can lead to concussions and brain trauma.
Rotation Protection
The Mips system is designed to help redirect the damaging rotational motion caused by certain off-centered or angled impacts away from the head, with the intention to help reduce the risk of brain trauma.
Leader in helmet-based safety
The low-friction layer technology is precision-engineered for an upgrade in safety. It’s designed to fit inside safety helmets, blending with the helmet without affecting comfort or fit
The science behind Mips
The technology is based on decades of research and development together with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Karolinska Institutet. Mips has performed over 90,000 tests in their state-of-the-art research lab to keep further helmet-based safety.
Global trust
More than 150 helmet manufacturers cross multiple industries trust the technology and today, over 1,000 helmet models world-wide feature the Mips system.
