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FLEX-O-LITE, INC.

FLEX-O-LITE, INC. Providing the Ultimate Safety Solutions for Airfield Markings. Ron Boeger, Business Development. Products Manufactured. Low Index Glass 1.5 IOR for Pavement Markings 1.5 IOR for Industrial Blasting High Index Glass 1.9 IOR for airports Ultra Index Glass

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FLEX-O-LITE, INC.

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  1. FLEX-O-LITE, INC. Providing the UltimateSafety Solutions for Airfield Markings Ron Boeger, Business Development

  2. Products Manufactured • Low Index Glass • 1.5 IOR for Pavement Markings • 1.5 IOR for Industrial Blasting • High Index Glass • 1.9 IOR for airports • Ultra Index Glass • 2.1 IOR glass for closed cell applications

  3. Reflecting Quality Flex-O-Lite, Inc. is a worldwide leader in reflective glass bead pavement marking technology; providing innovative solutions to visual guidance. Our high index spheres are scientifically formulated to enhance runway safety with “Brighter” lines for the aviation community. Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  4. Physical Requirements • Gradation • Rounds • Embedment • Clarity • Coatings • Color • IOR All influence retroreflectivity Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  5. FAA’s Top Safety Initiative Markings play a critical role in the effort to reduce Runway incursions. There has been more attention on improving these important visual guidance tools. Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  6. Do Markings Matter? Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  7. Why use glass beads? • Increasing visibility reduces runway incursions. • Higher retroreflectivity means better conspicuity from a greater distance. Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  8. GETTING YOUR MONEY’S WORTH • Are they Bright enough? • Are they lasting as long as they should? • MOST IMPORTANTLY, are they providing the level of SAFETY that is required? Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  9. DO YOUR MARKINGS PERFORM? All of these most important questions can be addressed by adopting PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS and then enforcing compliance of those SPECIFICATIONS with good INSPECTION TECHNIQUES. Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  10. United States DOT Agencies Have have adopted initial minimum levels of retro-reflectivity to enhance the performance of their HIGHWAY markings. The recent, FAA funded, Airfield Marking Handbook, suggests target levels of reflectivity at installation obtainable from the different Bead Types on AIRFIELDS. Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  11. Zwahlen’s Recommended Values With a Vehicle Speed of 66-75 mph this research suggests a minimum level of 620 millicandelas [mcd/m2/lux]. Reference: Paper prepared for the 87th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board Washington, D.C. January ‘08. Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  12. Efficiency of Beads The recommendation for optimal bead efficiency is obtained using a bead with a index of 1.96. The reason for this is that a spherical lens is most efficient at reflecting incident light when the focal point is near the equator of The bead, which is the precisely case for a nominally 1.9 index bead. Clearly for retroreflection purposes it is advantageous to use spherical beads with higher IOR. TRB Paper 08-0775, 87th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 13-17, 2008 Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  13. Achieve Brighter Markings Education Training CONTACT SIGHTLINE! Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  14. Safety is not a cost, it's an investment! • Display the “Brightest” delineation for ground communications • Reducing striping cycles • Minimizes down time; less transit interruptions • Display long lasting visibility Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  15. Visibility Solutions No beads Type I Type III Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  16. Poor Functioning Markings!!! Striping airport with Type III $100,000.00 Repairing two jumbo jets $10,000,000.00 Sitting in row 23 or lower $ priceless Flex-O-Lite, Inc.

  17. Any Questions? Thank You!! For more information, contact: Ron.Boeger@pqcorp.com

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