FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MACtac® and Meridian Manufacturing Corp.™Announce Joint Warranty

Stow, OH ­ Fall 2002 ­ MACtac® Decorative & Distributor products recently announced a joint warranty with Meridian Manufacturing Corp., makers of Canopy Plus™ and FS Backlit Sign and Awning Fabrics. The seven-year warranty covers the use of MACmark® outdoor pressure-sensitive vinyl films 9700 PRO (high performance, translucent) and 9800 PRO (high performance, opaque).

According to Kris Whitson, general manager, the warranty will immediately impact customers. “By engineering our Canopy™ products to specifically work with MACtac’s vinyl films, we’re able to provide customers with a complete solution,” says Whitson. “They’ll have a high-quality awning, a robust vinyl and the long-term confidence that the job will perform.”

The warranty applies to vertical or near-vertical mounted canopy installations. For more information on the conditions of the warranty, please call MACtac at 1.877.393.9032.

MACal® 9700 PRO is part of the MACmark line of computer-aided vinyl signage for fleet marking, equipment identification, container decals, window graphics and other outdoor applications. Recommended for marine graphics as well as durable outdoor signage applications, MACal 9800 PRO is a highly conformable film with a high gloss finish.

MACtac, a leading supplier of pressure sensitive adhesive materials, offers solutions for a wide range of industries including printing, graphic design, packaging, digital imaging, photographic, assembly engineering, medical and communications. MACtac is a subsidiary of the Bemis Company, Inc., the largest flexible packaging supplier in North America. Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, MACtac is a global company with manufacturing and distribution facilities in several countries.

Meridian Manufacturing Corp., a leading manufacturer of laminated vinyl fabrics, has led the development of the backlit sign and awning fabric market. Canopy Plus, the industry’s longest lasting backlit sign and awning fabric, features Rexam’s Fluorex-P, a PVDF overlaminate film. The history of this product has shown that the benefits of Fluorex-P are unequalled in the industry as is its industry-leading 12-year warranty.

MACtac
4560 Darrow Rd
Stow, OH 44224
Phone: 330.689.2277
Fax: 330-688-7949
E-Mail: Rich.Turner@MACtac.com