New innovation?
2017 – Staying Visibly Active
- A new type of 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material becomes an attractive product for athletic activewear manufacturers. The washable, stretchable and stain resistant product adheres to a variety of fabrics and becomes reflective when illuminated at night.
1995 – Internet Debut
- 3M launches its first website, giving its customers links to thousands of pages of information on 3M programs, products and technologies.
1980 – Something to Post About
- 3M introduced Post-it® Notes, creating a whole new category in the marketplace and changing people’s communication and organization behavior forever.
Wow — the old 3 M logo?
1978 – Seeing Red
- The blue 3M logo is replaced with a new, rounded logo in a specially formulated color – 3M Red.
Scotch magic tape!
1961 – Vanishing Act
- 3M introduces Scotch® Magic™ Tape, the innovative matte-finish tape virtually invisible on light-colored paper and envelopes. Unlike glossy tapes, users could write on it with pen, pencil or marker.
Wow
Scotch tape
1930 – Scotch Cellophane Tape Launched
- Richard Drew saw another customer need. Cellophane was popular, but there was no attractive way to seal the clear material. He coated samples of cellophane with 3M adhesive.
- Scotch® Cellophane Tape was born and soon hundreds of practical uses were discovered, such as during the Great Depression, people found the product to be useful for mending torn book pages and documents.
1925 – Masking Tape Invented
- While testing abrasive samples at a body shop, Richard Drew, a 3M lab assistant, noted that painters were having trouble masking car parts. He got an idea that led to the invention of masking tape.
- The tape was a hit and the Scotch® brand tape product line was born, as was 3M’s growing emphasis on product diversity.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
3M is the shit!
More than a century ago, 3M started as a small-scale mining venture in Northern Minnesota, then named Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.Â