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Elite 2016 Premium Protection Sunglasses Eyeshields Pg. 6 Pg. 12 Pg. 18 Goggles Boogie Integration Pg. 24 Pg. 25 Safety Rx Lens Matrix NSN Products Pg. 32 Pg. 34 Pg. 39 Focus on the advantage seeker. Smith Elite begins our developmental process by listening to the world’s top tier special operators. This group of advantage seekers require innovative and functional solutions to very specific problems. We optimize technology for those elite maximizers seeking an advantage through cutting-edge innovation, and calibrate product to deliver peak performance for taking on competition and adversity. This dialogue between the development team and the user is what allows Smith to continually protect the eyes of those that demand MilSpec level protection. The results of this collaborative effort is a higher level of quality in products for all Smith advantage seekers. 2016 Elite Collection 3 Model Overview Drop Elite Gray Man Elite Frontman Elite Pg. 16 Pg. 16 Pg. 17 Hudson Elite Hideout Elite Prospect Elite Pg. 17 Pg. 18 Pg. 18 Director Elite Chamber Elite Aegis Echo II Pg. 19 Pg. 19 Pg. 22 © Smith Sport Optics Inc. 2015 © Smith Sport Optics Inc. Aegis Arc PivLock™ Echo Elite PivLock™ V2 Elite Pg. 23 Pg. 24 Pg. 25 Boogie SOEP Boogie Sport Boogie Regulator Pg. 28 Pg. 29 Pg. 29 OTW Turbo Fan OTW LoPro Pg. 30 Pg. 31 Pg. 32 660% COMMON MISCONCEPTION Not all ballistic eyewear is the same. Many users are being misled when they are sold “ballistic” eyewear. Truth be told, eyewear can be labeled “ballistic” if it can stop a .25 inch diameter steel ball at 150 feet per second (FPS), which is the ANSI Z87.1 standard. A Red Ryder BB gun shoots a projectile that is a .177 caliber steel ball at 350fps (this projectile is more than half the size of the ANSI test and more than twice the speed). The Laws of Physics tell us that the impact energy of the BB from the Red Ryder is greater than that of the ANSI test projectile. Theoretically, eyewear could pass the ANSI test and fail when impacted by a Red Ryder BB Gun. The eyewear industry is overrun with companies claiming they have a ballistic product when that product only meets the minimum standard to be considered ballistic. Ensure your eyes are protected and demand superior protection, the MilSpec ballistic standard. LEARN WHY MILSPEC BEATS ANSI 660% DEFINED The ANSI Z87.1 standard is a multi-faceted standard that MilSpec, which is an abbreviation of Military It is generally hard to compare the two tests (ANSI covers many workplace hazards from impact (ballistic) Specification, is an all encompassing document for a and MilSpec) because they have two different to liquid splash to dust particles. The key is that these are specific product that incorporates very precise and projectiles being shot at two different velocities. “workplace hazards” and the threats that they’re required stringent requirements for every important product On the surface it appears that this is like comparing to defeat have little relevance beyond a controlled work- characteristic. Historically, the MilSpec standard is apples to oranges. We simplified the equation and place. Many parts of the ANSI standard are very stringent, so stringent and di� icult to meet that the term itself calculated the impact energy in foot-pounds of but the ballistic requirement is noticeably lighter than the beholds a higher level of quality. This is especially true a strike at the point of impact for each test and MilSpec standard. The military changed the velocities, the when it comes to eyewear; the MilSpec standard for compared the two results. The results show the projectiles and the passing requirements. Anyone looking ballistics is significantly more di� icult to pass than MilSpec ballistic standard is 660% harder to achieve for ballistic protection must understand that meeting any other standard including the ANSI Z87.1 standard. than the ANSI ballistic standard and these results are ANSI ballistics is su� icient for a controlled workplace Most professionals in the industry know that MilSpec is available for anyone to verify by simply looking at environment, but it’s not enough protection for threats in harder to achieve, but they don’t know by how much the standards and calculating the impact energy in uncontrolled environments such as the battlefield. until now. foot-pounds. 2016 Elite Collection 5 Protection Spectrum ELITE PRODUCTS ARE MILSPEC PRODUCTS With so many manufacturers making it so di� icult to determine what “ballistic” level their eyewear meets, we decided to make it simple. We only make ballistic eyewear to the highest possible standard, exceeding MilSpec ballistic protection. LOW IMPACT HIGH IMPACT VELOCITY SPECTRUM VELOCITY SPECTRUM LoPLoLPLoProror OTWO W goggle goggles Aegis Boogieo g eyeshield goggles PivlocPPivlock™vl ck™™ V22 Elite SmithSim h ballisticballisbla listicic PROTECTION HIGHER sunglassessnsunglassesgglalassees © Smith Sport Optics Inc. 2015 © Smith Sport Optics Inc. 660% GREATER Safety Eyewear Non standard Ballistic ANSI LOWER PROTECTION LOWER NON * * ¼ INCH STEEL BALL * 0.15 CALIBER 0.22 CALIBER BALLISTIC ANSI Z87.1 MIL-PRF-31013 Clause 3.5.1.1 MIL-DTL-43511D Clause 3.5.10 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MIL-PRF-32432 Clause 3.6.3.1 MIL-PRF-32432 Clause 3.6.3.2 Glasses and goggles SPECTACLES GOGGLES 150 feet per second for spectacles Impact: 0.15 caliber, 5.8 grain, Impact: 0.22 caliber, 17 � .5 grain 250 feet per second for goggles T37 shaped projectile T37 shaped projectile 640-660 feet per second 550-560 feet per second *ACTUAL SIZE OF PROJECTILE 2016 Elite Sunglass Collection 7 Premium protection. BALLISTICS, OPTICS, ANTI-FOG, AND DESIGN © Smith Sport Optics Inc. 2015 © Smith Sport Optics Inc. Premium protection is the optimized balance of all four essential eyewear components: Ballistics, Optics, Anti-Fog, and Design. To understand this balance it is imperative to not only understand what the four components are but how they interact with one another. Each component has key factors that influence the final performance, but those key factors simultaneously limit the performance of the other components. For example, we can improve the Anti-Fog component by increasing the air volume between the users face and the lens, but this would make for a bulky design and hinder optical clarity with a given lens. Each key factor influences all other components in diff erent ways and that complexity is what makes Premium Protection a delicate balance. Anyone can make eyewear that is categorized as protective, but we choose to deliver Premium Protection as a minimum requirement. If the product is in the Smith Elite line then it is Premium Protection by definition. PREMIUM PROTECTION Ballistics, Optics, Anti-Fog, and Design Ballistics NOTHING BELOW MILSPEC We put our Elite products through the most rigorous testing possible in order to constantly improve how much abuse our products can handle. Making a functional ballistic lens is more than just making the lens thicker. There are hundreds of factors at play, and all of them need to be balanced to surpass MilSpec standards. ASSUME NOTHING TEST EVERYTHING We have impacted hundreds of thousands of lenses to get where we are today, so we have no issue claiming ballistic capabilities exceeding the MilSpec standard. MilSpec spectacle standard MilSpec goggle standard Requires impact at 640-660 feet per second. Impacted by a 0.15 Caliber 5.8 Grain, T37 Requires impact at 550-560 feet per second. Impacted by a 0.22 Caliber 17 Grain, T37 shaped projectile at varying feet per second. shaped projectile at varying feet per second. PROJECTILES TO SCALE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MILSPEC MILSPEC GLASSES / GOGGLES IMPACT: 0.15 Caliber, 5.8 grain, IMPACT: 0.22 Caliber, 17.0 grain IMPACT: 1/4” Steel ball T37 shaped projectile T37 shaped projectile 150 Feet per second: Spectacles 640-660 feet per second 550-560 feet per second 250 Feet per second: Goggles ¼ Inch steel ball 0.15 Cal. 0.22 Cal. SERIALIZATION We place a unique serial number on the Aegis eyeshield, the OTW goggle and Boogie goggle which allows for discrete traceability of every lens produced. The serial number tells the entire history of the lens including when it was molded, when it was tested and when it was cut. We do this as proof that every lens meets the highest of production and validation standards. 2016 Elite Collection 09 PREMIUM PROTECTION Ballistics, Optics, Anti-Fog, and Design Optics CLARITY YOU CAN COUNT ON Details are important to our customers and that is why we measure optical clarity not only with results from the lab, but with feedback from the field. As with all components we measure minute performance requirements in the lab. Lab performance; however, does not always transfer to the field conditions where the eyewear is used. Coupling the field feedback and the lab results allows us to focus our design on what is important to the user and measure that performance to ensure we deliver the highest optical quality in every lens. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU’LL GET The Prism Effect is noticed when light changes speed as it moves from one medium to another (for example, from air into water). This speed change causes light to enter the new medium at a different angle due to refraction. The Prism Effect on an extreme scale can be explained when looking at a fish in a river. Light is refracted in a way that misleads No prism effect, No deviation. your eyes into thinking the fish is positioned in a false location. When it comes to designing eyewear, this factor is taken into account. It is important that the eyewear utilizes precise geometry to negate the prism effect so that the user maintains an accurate picture of what’s in front of them.