3M is a global innovation company that never stops inventing. Over the years, we have worked to improve daily life for hundreds of millions of people all over the world. We have made driving at night easier, made buildings safer, and made consumer electronics lighter, less energy-intensive and less harmful to the environment. We even helped put a man on the moon.
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 Technologies are practiced and continuously improved at the Decatur location.
These technologies include:
– 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)