Matrix earplugs now come with cords

Howard Leight's popular Matrix earplugs are now available in a corded model, making them suitable for applications in a wide range of process industries.

Howard Leight's popular Matrix earplugs are now available in a corded model, making them suitable for applications in a wide range of process industries.

The new earplugs combine the added security and convenience of a corded product with all of the protection, comfort and attenuation features of the original Matrix design.

These features include Matrix's uniform attenuation profile, which filters harmful noises out while allowing voices and warning signals to pass through.

Like the original Matrix earplugs, introduced in the autumn of 2003, the corded version is manufactured from a proprietary thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) using a patented, dual-density foam manufacturing process.

The centre is tightly compacted and much denser than the outer portions of the earplug.

This creates a semi-rigid core that provides lateral resistance when pushed into the ear, allowing for easy insertion without the rolling and waiting for expansion required by traditional cylindrical earplugs.

The foam that makes up the rest of the Matrix earplug is softer and less dense.

Matrix's smooth outer skin and smaller diameter make the earplug extremely comfortable for long-term wear.

The uniform attenuation profile generated by the TPE foam filters out harmful noise while allowing other sounds, like human voices and alarms, to pass through more easily.

This facilitates communication on the job, which has been shown to enhance the user's psychological well-being and improve compliance.

Matrix is the first earplug to allow users to target the level of attenuation to the needs of their work environment.

Multiple attenuation levels - 29, 27 and 23 NRR (noise reduction rating) - have been verified by an independent NVLAP accredited lab, and are colour-coded for easy identification.

Since its beginnings as a one-man operation more than 30 years ago, Howard Leight Industries has grown into one of the largest manufacturers of in-ear hearing protection in the industrial market and is widely recognized as an innovator in protection and fit.

Since 2001 Howard Leight has been a part of the Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group.

Combining the innovation and expertise of Howard Leight Earplugs and Bilsom Earmuffs, the Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group is a world leader in hearing safety.

In 2001 Dalloz joined with Bacou to form the Bacou-Dalloz Group, the world leader in the design, manufacturing and sale of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

The company employs about 6700 people and operates 48 production facilities.

Bacou-Dalloz provides unmatched head-to-toe protection through three strategic business segments: head protection (eye, hearing and respiratory), body protection (gloves, clothes and shoes) and fall protection.

Bacou-Dalloz offers a full product range aimed at the manufacturing, construction, telecommunications, medical, public services and other sectors.

Its products are available from its distributor partners worldwide.

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