High reflective capability

Avery Dennison says that its new OmniCube prismatic material offer high visibility for signage applications. Said to be a new development in reflective sheeting, this product reflects more light back from vehicle headlights according to the firm. The OmniCube full-cube prisms are designed to be highly efficient and return approximately 60% of available light back to the driver, compared to some 40% with earlier generation
February 6, 2012 Read time: 1 min
1540 Avery Dennison says that its new OmniCube prismatic material offer high visibility for signage applications. Said to be a new development in reflective sheeting, this product reflects more light back from vehicle headlights according to the firm. The OmniCube full-cube prisms are designed to be highly efficient and return approximately 60% of available light back to the driver, compared to some 40% with earlier generation prismatic sheeting products. The product is also designed to provide uniform reflectivity and allows sign fabricators to nest shapes and letters, without affecting reflectivity. OmniCube is designed to fulfill a broad range of engineering and commercial tasks and has been engineered with higher reflectivity to improve driver safety according to the firm.

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