Components

Inhalation component customization improves your chances of technical success.

More than 50% of all metered-dose inhalers (MDI) use 3M Drug Delivery Systems components, such as canisters and valves, making 3M the major supplier of MDI components worldwide. With 3M, you not only have a full range of components to choose from, you also have our 50 years of design, development and manufacturing experience at your service.

3M provides robustly designed valves and a range of canisters that can help you maximize your product’s chances for long-term technical success by reducing the risk of product failure during development. Because 3M is the only MDI component supplier that manufactures both valves and canisters, we can optimize components simultaneously to help guarantee a successful fit into your program. This also provides our partners with the convenience of working with a single source for these critical components, while our vertically integrated supply chain ensures a continuous commercial supply can be met.

Valves
3M valves provide dose consistency and reliability. In addition, their robust construction is a key aspect of their superior market performance.

Canisters
3M Drug Delivery Systems offers a full range of canisters in high grade, deep-drawn aluminum to meet your needs.