PLAINFIELD, Ind. — The 2025 football season is well underway , and some of the most popular helmets to keep players safe are manufactured in central Indiana.

"We are here at our Certor Sports Headquarters," said Zack Vesco, with Certor Sports , "which is our warehouse and manufacturing facility."

This is where two popular football helmet brands are born: Schutt and VICIS.

This year, dozens of Indianapolis Colts wear these helmets, including guys like Kenny Moore II, Michael Pittman Jr. and Daniel Jones.

"The guys really like the look and the comfort and the added protection with this helmet," Vesco said.

Inside the production facility, each helmet starts as tiny, polycarbonate pellets. They are melted down and injected into a mold. The process to create a helmet shell takes about one

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