Reflective materials originated from the discovery of animals in the 1920s. Cats' eyes reflected strong yellow light when illuminated by lights at night. Based on this, cat's eye stone was invented to make reflective road signs. In 1939, the first reflective sign was put into use in Minnesota, USA. In the 1940s, reflective films were widely used in the market. In 1950, the research and development of glass microbead reflective technology was achieved. 18 years later, the microprism retroreflective technology was developed by the ROWLAND brothers in the United States. Reflective materials were first introduced to China in the 1970s. So far, the production process of reflective materials in our country has been gradually optimized, and the speed of new product research and development has gradually expanded.

    Usually, reflective materials are divided into reflective film and reflective cloth. First, reflective films are mainly used in public transportation fields such as highways, aviation, railways, automobiles, etc., and are often used as signs, signs, and road signs. In recent years, bulletin boards and billboards will also use reflective films to provide better warning effects. Second, the use of reflective cloth is more familiar to the general public and is often used in the fields of clothing, bags, and shoes. High-visibility reflective cloth materials are mainly used for workwear items, while ordinary reflective cloth materials are used for daily items.

     What are the functions of reflective materials？    

     First, reflective materials can play a certain warning role in dim or low-light environments. Reflective materials are high-tech products produced using glass microbeads or microprism-type materials based on the principle of optical refraction and directional return. They can reflect light back to its light source, producing excellent reflective effects and warning effects. Because of this function, it is often used in our protective clothing, so that sanitation and road administration workers can form a strong connection with the surrounding environment no matter day or night, in rain, fog, wind and sand and other weather with low visibility. The contrast can be detected by drivers within a few hundred meters, thus playing a role in safety protection, greatly reducing the occurrence of various traffic accidents and ensuring personal safety.

    As people's awareness of safety protection increases, more and more fields are beginning to use reflective materials. Reflective cloth, reflective webbing, reflective hemming, reflective yarn and other materials are widely used in clothing design. From workwear to casual wear to runway fashion, reflective materials have become a new trend in the fashion field.