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Setting the Standard

April 25, 2012
An engineering firm decided to go with 3M™ Speed Glas™ and Adflo™ systems for a challenging project that entails building a number of aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy.

New 3M™ exterior window film installed at U.S. Embassies

March 6, 2012
Installation of 3M™ Prestige Exterior Window Film at a number of embassies in Europe is raising the profile of 3M's window film business.

Introducing 3M™ Adhesive Remover - Renew

March 2, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (BUSINESS WIRE) 3M introduces a new liquid cleaner/degreaser made from environmentally friendly, bio-based raw materials: 3M™ Adhesive Remover - Renew. Made with 60 percent renewable materials, 3M™ Adhesive Remover- Renew provides a new option for effective adhesive removal.

3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Instant Adhesive Helps Set New Guinness World Records®

March 1,2012

 

3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Plastic & Rubber Instant Adhesive used in record for heaviest weight lifted with glue, Holding 8.1 metric tons in the air for one hour.

Precisely Shaped Grain (PSG): 3M’s Innovation in Abrasive Grain Technology

February 21,2012
3M has introduced two revolutionary coated abrasive products. These products incorporate the latest technological advancements in ceramic based abrasive grain. This provides a dramatic change in metal removal rates, grinding forces, and heat reduction within several consumer abrasive applications. 3M is currently offering these products under the Cubitron II brand. This technology has also been featured in the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM).

U.S. Marine Gains Insights While at 3M

February 20, 2012
Lt. Col. Doug Glasgow goes from duty in Afghanistan to 3M, via the Pentagon's Corporate Fellows Program.

3M Global R&D organization works as a seamless network sharing expertise and capabilities across our six 'Big B's' and all geographies

February 6, 2012
International R&D continues to drive localization. Already one of the most extensive industrial R&D organizations worldwide, 3M International Technical Operations continues to push local innovation in labs and customer technical centers around the world.

3M Posts Fourth-Quarter Sales of $7.1 Billion and Earnings of $1.35 per Share; Full-Year Sales Rise 11 Percent to $29.6 Billion

January 26, 2012
3M today reported record fourth-quarter sales of $7.1 billion, up 5.7 percent year-on-year. Earnings were $1.35 per share, an increase of 5.5 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2010. The company generated $1.2 billion in free cash flow during the quarter, equal to 128 percent of net income.

Sure-footed partnership helps prevent slips and stumbles

January 10, 2012
A partnership formed more than 20 years ago continues to prove to be good business. In 1988, 3M and the Louisiana Association for the Blind teamed up to provide 3M™ Safety-Walk™ Slip-Resistant Tapes and Treads to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Honoring and Caring for Those Who Serve

November 11, 2011
The Military Support Network is a group formed to recognize and support 3M employees and their family members who have been called to defend our nation and to provide support to those affected by the deployment of these service members.

3M Launches Defense Website

October 10, 2011

New 3D Handheld Display from IEE Integrates 3M's Autostereoscopic Technology

October 10, 2011

IEE Develops 3D Display for Handheld Military Applications

October 10, 2011

Seeing is Believing with New 3M Aviation Window Restoration System

October 6, 2011

3M Company to Receive 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

May 31, 2011

DoD Announces Finalists for 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award

May 18, 2011


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