Xenith Aware-Flow Shock Absorbers: Can Your Helmet Do This?

Xenith was founded on the idea of creating cutting-edge solutions to build better football helmets. The two main differences between Xenith helmets and traditional helmets is the Adaptive Fit attachment system and the protective system.

In most traditional helmets available today, the protective system is made up of a series of pads attached directly to the helmet shell to help mitigate linear forces. However, anytime the helmet shell moves, the head is also going to move with it. Xenith helmets are different because the protective system is primarily made up of our integrated shock liner and intelligent Aware-Flow™ shock absorbers, which are only loosely coupled (attached) to the helmet shell and allow them to move independently upon impact.

This pneumatic ram impact testing video highlights how the integrated shock liner and shock absorbers move independently of the helmet shell upon impact to separate the head from the hit, and reduce rotational impact energy.

Aware-Flow Shock Absorbers

Xenith’s Single-Stage and Multi-Stage Aware-Flow™ shock absorbers are uniquely designed to adapt to varying levels of impacts/hits and dissipate the energy by collapsing to vent air for a more complete and gradual compression, compared to a foam material that only partially compresses before packing into a dense solid - creating a more sudden change in velocity than the Aware-Flow™ technology.

Single-Stage Shock Absorbers

Xenith’s foundational technology; Single-Stage shocks - utilized in our X2E+ helmet - are tuned for optimal response to all football impacts through carefully engineered stiffness parameters and controlled air flow.

These intelligent Aware-Flow™ shock absorbers were designed to respond and adapt to the level of force applied, controlling energy more efficiently and providing optimal protection from a wide range of impacts.

Multi-Stage Shock Absorbers

As an extension of the Single-Stage shock technology, Multi-Stage shocks - utilized in our Shadow helmet - feature an interior and exterior layer that work together to compress and flex in response to linear or rotational forces.

Multi-Stage shocks add a stair-stepped redundancy, which improves their responsiveness to elevated impact energy and allows for an even more dynamic response to rotational forces.