Daylight fluorescent
pigments
Pigments in general reflect certain wavelengths of
visible light and
absorb the rest. Depending on which wavelengths that are
refelected
we perceive a certain colour.
Normally the absorbed wavelengths are transformed into heat
energy
but in the case of daylight fluorescent pigments the
absorbed wave-
lengths are transformed into visible light that is emitted.
This extra light
reaching our eyes is of the same hue as the reflected light.
Because of
this extra light daylight fluorescent pigments are perceived
as being
extremely bright (in some cases four times brighter than
non-fluorescent
pigments).
This phenomenon makes daylight fluorescent pigments very
interesting
in applications demanding high visibility like:
- Road safety (road
workers' clothing, road cones, ambulance and
police car stripes, warning signs on tractors and trucks) - Marine safety (sea buoys, rainwear, life jackets, marine paints)
- Recreation (inflatable swimming aids, toys)
- Attention (price tag ink, day-glow paper, aerosol spray paint)
Expocell AB can offer your
company high-quality daylight fluorescent
pigments at competitive prices from an ISO 9001-certified
producer. We
can offer you our existing shades (from series suitable for
water,
solvents or plastics) or develop the shade that you are
looking for. This
is normally done free of charge. Please contact
us for more
information,
offers and samples.
Viking merchants brought goods back
from Europe and Asia to their Scandinavian
customers. So does Expocell AB although
we have replaced the so called long-ships
with other modes of transportation.
