3D printing, a guarantee of uniqueness and quality for optimal hearing protection

While hearing guides us on a daily basis, it deserves to be protected from the risk of noise pollution, both in professional and personal contexts. 
 
3D technology also helps the medical sector. Thanks to additive manufacturing technologies, hearing protection has taken another turn: each ear device is unique, it perfectly matches the shape of the ear by taking 3D impressions or traditional methods during the design phase.

The main advantages of 3D printing for hearing protection devices:

1. High precision and unparalleled quality 
2. Tailor-made products that are customized to the shape of each ear 
3. Reduced manufacturing time and customization costs 

Our Prodways subsidiaries put their expertise at your service to provide you with the best hearing solution !

Industrial ear protection for companies

3D printing: personalized hearing protection for employees !

Employee health is a major issue at work, and noise can sometimes affect team well-being. 
 
3D technologies specifically meet the diverse needs of companies: mitigate the risks of exposure to noise at work and comply with legal obligations.

Legal obligations

Intrusive, disturbing and even stressful, noise at work is subject to strict regulations applicable to all employers. 
 
Legal regulations define maximum noise exposure thresholds, according to the decibel (dB) scale. When they are exceeded, protective measures are required to be implemented to reduce the impact of noise pollution for those concerned. Industrial ear protection is therefore part of personal protective equipment known as PPE. 
 
The regulatory framework requires: 

The regulatory framework requires:

1. A risk assessment 
2. The implementation of appropriate preventive measures 
3. The renewal of workplace noise level studies every 5 years 

Solutions & technologies

Prodways assists you in all situations. 

In the industrial sector

Use case : To filter dangerous noises and isolate certain types of sounds in factories, on construction sites and on the production line.

Product : Passtop®

Technique : Custom-molded ear protection from a classic impression and/or a 3D scan. Made from acrylic, these devices provide protection and are perfectly adapted to the ears of employees.

In the office

Use case : to considerably reduce the ambient noise in offices, especially in open spaces or in call centers.

Product : Pianissimo®

Technique : custom-molded ear protection made from a classic impression and/or a 3D scan. Its silicon composition gives the earplugs flexibility, comfort and easy insertion and removal.

Hearing protection for individuals

3D technologies : comfort and tailor-made for individuals !

The primary criterion for wearers of hearing protection? Comfort! 
With 40 years of experience, our subsidiary, Interson, places this priority at the center of its hearing device development. The “tailor-made” concept is thus part of the manufacturing process for all of our hearing equipment product lines: ear molds, hearing equipment product lines prosthetic molds, tailor-made auditory protection, earplugs, etc.

Our quality guarantee :

1. Acoustic sealing 
2. Optimized comfort 
3. A maximum level of personalization for a perfect match to the curves of the auditory canals 

The unhearing and hearing-impaired

To perfectly match everyone’s ears, a digital impression of the auditory canal is first taken directly by the audioprosthetist. 
 
From the measurements of your ear, we design prosthetic molds for hearing aids for the unhearing and hearing-impaired. 

At Prodways, Interson Protac also offers a range of hearing aid accessories for the unhearing and hearing-impaired: transmitters, receivers, alarm clocks, mobile and landlinetelephones, etc. 

Other use cases

The 3D technologies used by Prodways also offer ear protection applicable to a wide range of activities such as hunting, shooting, music, swimming and many other activities. Thanks to their flexibility, tightness and stability, our earplugs ensure optimal comfort.

Our 3D printers coupled with the use of high resolution 3D scanners allow us to manufacture custom molded ear equipment for a uniquely protective experience !