Technologies

Our success begins by applying our 40 core technologies – often in combination – to an endless array of real-world customer needs in our manufacturing facilities. Much of the fundamental R&D for both the Film and Materials Divisions is performed in our St. Paul R&D facilities, however, eleven of the forty core 3M Technolgies are practiced and continuously improved at the Decatur location.

• Adhesives (Ad)
• Analytical Science and Technology (An)
• Display (Di)
• Flexible Converting and Packaging (Fc)
• Films (Fi)
• Molding (Mo)
• Polymer Melt Processing (Pm)
• Precision Processing (Pp)
• Process Design and Control (Pr)
• Specialty Materials (Sm)
• Surface Modification (Su)

For more information about 3M's technologies, visit our Technologies page.