Giro Sport Design, the leader in the manufacture of protective headwear, has announced the Avance MIPS, an innovative ski racing helmet that uses TeXtreme to create a lighter, stiffer, and stronger shell.

“In development of the Avance MIPS ski helmet, TeXtreme has enabled us to create an ultralight shell that’s tougher, stiffer and stronger than anything Giro has previously offered. Most importantly, TeXtreme provides impressive high-energy impact management,” commented Mattia Berardi, Product Manager of Giro Ski.

Carbon fibre material

TeXtreme is a unique carbon fibre material that differs from conventional carbon fibre materials due to its proprietary production methods.

Its track record of contributing to successful product releases – from companies including Bauer Hockey, Prince Tennis, Cobra Puma Golf, Stiga Table Tennis and Bell Helmets – has proven the real-world performance improvements due to TeXtreme Technology, the manufacturer reports.

“The Avance MIPS outer shell is constructed from TeXtreme carbon fibre fabrics. TeXtreme’s wide, flat tapes fit tighter together and remain straighter than the round tows found in conventional carbon fibre materials, and thus require a less resin needed to bind the fibres together,” said Berardi.

Improved protection

Giro engineers created the new helmet to deliver improved protection from four major hazard categories common to elite alpine racing: high-energy impact, rotational energies, multi-impact collision, and gate impact.

In order to combat the high-energy impacts that racers often experience, a number of innovations were developed and the use of TeXtreme materials enables a strong shell that is said to allow the helmet to better resist multi-impact crashes and repeated gate impacts.

In addition to the use of TeXtreme in ski helmets, its technology is applied in Formula 1, NASCAR and America’s Cup racing, as well as in the manufacture of bicycles, golf shafts, tennis racquets, surf boards, rowing shells, skis and snowboards – along with various industrial and advanced aerospace applications.

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