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Custom-made hearing protection can be easily integrated into existing hygiene and PPE programmes within the food and pharmaceutical industries, helping organisations meet both safety requirements and operational needs.
Machinery, filling systems, packaging lines, and ventilation equipment are a fundamental part of daily operations in the food and pharmaceutical industries. At the same time, warning signals, work instructions, and team communication must remain clearly audible at all times.
Elacin hearing protection solutions combine reliable noise reduction with excellent speech intelligibility. Depending on the working environment and communication requirements, different filter options can be selected to achieve the right balance between protection and awareness. Conversations, instructions, and warning signals remain audible without the need to remove hearing protection.
Particularly in production and packaging areas, the ability to hear important warning sounds and environmental signals is essential. This helps support safe working practices, reduce everyday workplace risks, and contribute to the prevention of accidents and related downtime.
The comfortable custom fit also promotes high user acceptance and enables reliable day-to-day use, even during long shifts or when worn alongside other personal protective equipment (PPE).
Comfortable hearing protection with excellent speech intelligibility is more readily accepted in everyday work and therefore worn more consistently. This supports compliance with occupational health and safety measures, promotes safe working practices, and facilitates standardised implementation across teams and locations.
At the same time, hearing protection must be compatible with other personal protective equipment, such as safety helmets, face shields, safety glasses, and high-visibility clothing. The comfortable fit and secure seal support daily use, even during frequent movement, extended wear periods, or changing tasks.
The result: higher employee acceptance, fewer interruptions, and a solution that can be easily integrated into existing workflows.
You focus on your day-to-day operations. We take care of the rest. Whether you operate a single site or multiple locations, we support you in implementing custom-made hearing protection and guide you through the entire process, from consultation and ear impressions to long-term support. Thanks to personalised advice and a nationwide network of authorised service partners, implementation can be organised simply and efficiently.
Would you like to protect your employees? We would be pleased to advise you on the most suitable hearing protection solutions for your organisation.
Detectable hearing protection is essential in the food industry to protect employees from loud machinery and equipment while ensuring product safety. These earplugs are designed so that if they are accidentally dropped, they can be identified by metal detectors or X-ray systems, preventing contamination of food products.
By combining effective noise reduction with detectable materials, this type of hearing protection ensures both worker safety and strict compliance with hygiene standards in food processing and specialized industries.
Detectable hearing protection is made from high-quality, food-safe medical-grade silicone, which is durable, flexible, and easy to clean. A small metal ball is embedded in each earplug, making it detectable by metal detectors or X-ray systems. This ensures hygiene, compliance with food safety standards, and reliable noise reduction for employees in food production and packaging environments.
Elacin hearing protection for the food industry provides 15 to 29 dB of noise reduction, depending on the chosen model and acoustic filter. The right combination is selected based on your specific work environment, from busy production lines to packaging areas, ensuring employees are protected from harmful noise without compromising communication.
With a full range of filters available, Elacin delivers tailored solutions for every food production or specialized industry setting, combining maximum safety, comfort, and situational awareness.
Elacin hearing protection is CE certified and meets the EN 352 standards for industrial and food environments. Produced by ISO-certified technicians, every earplug ensures reliable noise reduction, hygiene, and employee safety in production lines, warehouses, and food processing facilities.
The fitting process for custom-made hearing protection in the food industry ensures a precise fit, maximum comfort, and effective noise reduction while maintaining strict hygiene standards. Every Elacin earplug is made from an accurate ear impression by ISO-certified technicians.
Here’s how the fitting session works:
1. Explanation and preparation: The technician explains the process and checks each employee’s ears.
2. Ear inspection: The ear canals are inspected to ensure they are clean and suitable for making impressions.
3. Protection placement: A small cotton plug is carefully inserted to protect the eardrum.
4. Impression taking: Soft medical-grade silicone is injected into the ear to capture its exact shape.
5. Curing and removal: After a few minutes, the material hardens slightly and the impressions are gently removed.
6. Final check: The technician inspects the impressions for accuracy before sending them to Elacin’s production facility.
For company sessions, employees are typically measured in small groups of 4 to 5 every 15 minutes.
Elacin custom-made hearing protection typically lasts up to five years. This lifespan is not determined by material wear, but by the natural evolution of the ear canal over time, which can gradually affect fit and sealing performance.
Thanks to Elacin4Life, employees do not need new ear impressions every five years. After one initial impression, Elacin securely stores a 3D digital scan and uses intelligent updates to adapt it to the natural changes in the ear canal. This allows a new, perfectly fitting pair to be produced without requiring a new appointment.
For daily operations in food production—where hygiene, efficiency, and consistent communication are essential—regular cleaning is strongly recommended. Elacin’s Hygiene Solutions help maintain cleanliness, sound quality, and long-term reliability, keeping the protectors performing at their best in demanding environments.
To get your new pair after the 5‑year renewal period, simply contact us directly and we will take care of the entire process for you.
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