Reflective Materials for Safety and
Emergency Signage
Safety and emergency signage is crucial in workplaces, public areas, and many
other settings to ensure that people are protected from potential hazards. These
warnings are typically made of photoluminescent film, a reflective material
intended for safety signage, code-compliant building signage, and more.
Why Photoluminescent Film?
3M™ Scotch® Reflective Tape
Photoluminescent film is typically a glossy, light yellow green color that
glows in the dark. Signs in this vibrant hue are recognized as guides to
safety or to follow other types of important information.
3M™’s Reflective
This multilayered film is dimensionally stable and durable with excellent
chemical and stain resistance. It has a pressure sensitive adhesive property that
allows it to be attached to various substrates, including metals and
building surfaces with a performance life that lasts for multiple years.
nighttime brightness
Reflective Material Design
markers, boats,
Images may be printed onto this photoluminescent film using 3M™ Scotchcal™
Screen Printing Inks 1900 and 9800 or thermal transfer methods. These images
typically include text, such as “EXIT” and/or symbols depicting which action(s)
to take or avoid.
and more.
The reflective material can be cut into various shapes in order to fit existing
applications, or meet any specifications a user may need. Fabrico can offer
various cutting services to create these designs, as well as provide the
material in bulk or rewound onto smaller rolls.
Materials Partner Spotlight
Fabrico uses Photoluminescent Film 6900, and 3M™ Scotchcal™ Luminous Tape
Rolls to create the best high-performance photoluminescent adhesive backed
products. These 3M materials meet and exceed ASTM E207210, IMO A.752,
OSHA 1910, 2000 IBC, and DIN-67510 Part 4. These popular materials have
been proven to heighten the visibility of safety and emergency signage noticeably
to prevent accidents from occurring.
Tapes offer maximum
for signs, driveway
Selecting the Right Converter
Quality Control
Fabrico offers their design engineering expertise to help
customers determine the specific requirements, select the
best converting methods, and choose the most useful
packaging option for their application.
With a fully equipped test lab, Fabrico ensures that customer
materials meet designed-in specs before they leave the factory
floor, often eliminating the need to test materials on the
customer end. Fabrico uses its laboratory to test adhesion,
tensile, and dielectric strengths, as well as coat weight,
resistance, and more. Fabrico’s test and measurement
equipment is calibrated annually per the ISO standard.
With the proper combination of those factors, reflective
materials offer unlimited design and application possibilities
to ensure the safety of individuals in any setting. With Fabrico’s
extensive experience and converting capabilities, reflective
materials can be slit, die-cut, rewound, stacked, or packaged.
Additionally, Fabrico can laminate these materials with narrow
or wide width films, and add carefully selected liner materials
to provide optimum release characteristics required for the
photoluminescent film adhesive backing.
Factors to be considered for protective tape applications:
• Visual appearance
• Instant bonding and cure time
• Conformability
• Adherence to dissimilar materials
• Design flexibility and assembly efficiency
With more than 30 years of materials experience, Fabrico
engineers understand the impact a material selection can
have on the overall manufacturing process, therefore, material
systems are designed to optimize production efficiency
and improve overall cost-effectiveness.
Headquarters
4175 Royal Drive, Suite 800 • Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 844-FABRICO • Fax: 678-202-2702
Toll Free: 800-351-8273 • E-mail: info@fabrico.com
About Fabrico
Fabrico is the market leader in design and manufacturing
services for flexible materials. Fabrico has developed a track
record of solving unique challenges and providing sound
customer solutions. The company offers a wide range of
custom fabrication services including product engineering,
material sourcing, prototyping, converting, laminating,
complex printing, custom die-cutting, rotary die-cutting,
water jet cutting, laser cutting, assembly, and performance
packaging. Fabrico’s Advanced Assembly capabilities apply
design-for-manufacturing principles to complex, high-value
projects in demanding markets that include electrical/
electronics, medical, military/aerospace, and power generation.
More information is available at www.fabrico.com or by
calling (800)-351-8273. Fabrico is a trademark of EIS, Inc.
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