3M partners US firm for fresh reflective materials

20/04/2015
Reflective textile technology provider Safe Reflections has teamed up with 3M to create a new reflective application, Eclipse 5721, for sportswear, using the company's Tribondex adhesive in a “low-cost and eco-friendly” process.

3M has created two concept garments – an active winter running shirt and a "discrete visibility" dress (pictured).

"Our partners at 3M are always seeking ways to highlight imaginative applications using their Scotchlite reflective material," said Chuck Gruber, president and COO of Safe Reflections. "When 3M came to us with a challenging proposition – to create a balance between beauty and safety using reflective material – we relished the opportunity to showcase a creative and innovative design application together."

Safe Reflections is headquartered in Minnesota, US, where it has a research and manufacturing facility, and has second factory in Taiwan.