3M Expands Panagraphics™ III Flexible Substrate Portfolio

St. Paul, MN (April 11, 2007) — 3M announces the addition of four new product widths to its 3M™ Panagraphics™ III Wide Width Flexible Substrates product line.

The new widths are:

• 59 inches X 164 feet
• 79 inches X 164 feet
• 98 inches X 164 feet
• 165 inches X 164 feet

The width currently available is 126 inches.

Panagraphics III substrates offer the following features that help customers create great looking and cost-effective front lit and backlit signs:

• Enhanced whiteness to help make images "pop"
• A low-visibility scrim improves visual clarity and consistency
• Resistance to mold and mildew
• Wide widths eliminate the need for seams in many applications
• Can be decorated with unprinted or screen printed cut graphics, screen, direct or digital printing

3M also offers a six-year 3M™ MCS™ Warranty for finished graphics using 3M™ Scotchcal™ Graphic Film Series 3630 when applied as unprinted cut film with vertical exposure.

For more information about 3M™ Panagraphics™ III Wide Width Flexible Substrates, contact your 3M Graphics Market Center sales representative or J. Danny Chang, 651-736-2244. You may also check online at www.3Mgraphics.com.

3M Graphics Market Center helps customers worldwide build brands by providing total large-format graphics solutions. 3M manufactures or certifies graphic films and graphic protection, flexible substrates, inks and toners, as well as software and hardware used to create large-format finished graphics that are consistent, reliable and durable. For more information call 1-800-328-3908, or go to www.3Mgraphics.com

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