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3M Published in Annals of Occupational Hygiene for Benefits of Self-Generated Vacuum System
3M Published in Annals of Occupational Hygiene for Benefits of Self-Generated Vacuum System
"...The data suggest that workers using conventional sanding systems could utilize the self-generated vacuum sanding system technology to potentially reduce exposure to particles and mitigate negative health effects." 		3M™ Cubitron™ II Wins Prestigious 2011 Terman Award from TechAmerica Foundation3M™ Cubitron™ II Wins Prestigious 2011 Terman Award from TechAmerica Foundation

On June 15, 2011, TechAmerica Foundation presented the American Technology Awards, which bestows the only “Best Of” awards that recognize all technology products and services for the technology industry. Nominations for The American Technology Awards “The Termans” were vetted by industry experts and technology companies.
Precisely Shaped Grain (PSG): 3M’s Innovation in Abrasive Grain TechnologyPrecisely Shaped Grain (PSG): 3M’s Innovation in Abrasive Grain Technology

3M’s recent discovery and commercialization of abrasive products containing precision shaped abrasive grain represents the latest innovation in abrasive technology. ..It promises to be a transformative platform for many abrasive product constructions for years to come. 		R&D 100 AwardGoing against the old grain


Ceramic abrasive grains used in conventional sanding solutions are irregular, block-shaped, and tend to “plow” through surfaces, rather than cut.
Featured in the WSJ3M Brings Along the Basics As It Balances New and Old

3M Co. is using acquisitions and its own laboratories to diversify into such areas as biometrics, fuel cells and a painless way to inject medicine into people using "micro-needles." 		Minnesota tekne AwardMinnesota High Tech Association announces Tekne awards


"...3M Co...was among more than a dozen companies and organizations, along with three individual leaders, honored with a 2010 Tekne Award from the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) on Wednesday."
3M's innovation revival
FORTUNE -- 3M is everywhere. That's the point George Buckley, the chairman and CEO of 3M, is trying to make as he talks about his favorite subject, inventing things.