Retroreflective sheeting is flexible retroreflective material primarily used to increase the nighttime conspicuity of traffic signs, high-visibility clothing, and other items so they are safely and effectively visible in the light of an approaching driver's headlamps.
Traffic signs are normally made from aluminium, which is then covered with retroreflective sheeting. This sheeting makes the signs especially visible (or ‘conspicuous’) during dark hours. By being reflective and effectively reflecting car headlamp lights, traffic signs do not always need to be lit, reducing infrastructure and cost requirements, as well as making them portable if required. Reflective sheeting, verses regular non-reflective sheeting, increases the visibility of signs at all times, saving more lives. The benefit of compliant, high-performing reflective sheeting for traffic signs cannot be overrated.
Signs are a form of language by which we generally communicate and convey messages when it comes to traffic rules, dangers, indications and useful information.
The signs that we see everyday are covered with adhesives, reflective sheeting and diamond grade that require high precision and therefore need to be cut very often with flatbed cutting plotters.
Diamond grade reflective sheeting provides for the greatest visibility and is thus ideal to be used for warning signs, signs at pedestrian crossings, highway signs, and so on and so forth.
