A History Shaped by Values

Inventing an Industry

1923 - 1936

• Jonathan Cass Simson (Stimsonite) patents array of full cube-corner reflectors for use in automatibles and signs
  

• First prismatic sign installed, incorporating glass prismatic elements into wood sign
  

• Ford incorporates Stimsonite prismatic tail light lenses into Model A
  

• Use of retroreflective materials on highway signs recognized in 1st edition of U.S. Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices

1950 - 1995

• "Button" retroreflective units become widely used on highway signs
  

• Avery Dennison makes first engineer grade beaded sheeting
  

• Stimsonite 4200 - first omnidirectional prismatic material for permanent traffic signage
  

• Stimsonite 6200 (now T-6500) Series HIP Type III/IV - omnidirectional sheeting

1999 - 2010

• Avery dennison and Stimsonite merge, combining glass-bead and prismatic technologies
  

• T-7500 MVP (long site distances) and T-9500 OmniView (wide angle) omnidirectional sheeting
  

• Avery Dennison OmniCube T-11500 - Industry’s first and only omnidirectional full-cube prismatic sheeting

2012 - 2017

• OL-2000 soft transparent easy-weed overlay film
  

• Introduction of the TrafficJet Print System - true specification-compliant and industry-leading warranted digital traffic sign printing introduced to traffic industry
  

• Avery Dennison launches VisiFlex prismatic vinyl sheeting for the production of emergency vehicle graphics