3M will donate up to $250,000 in cash and products to help with relief efforts following Superstorm Sandy. An immediate grant of $100,000 will be made to the American Red Cross. Products already donated to the Red Cross include: cleaning products, sponges, duct tape, hand sanitizer, work gloves, insect repellant and respirators. In addition, 3M has donated medical supplies, including stethoscopes, to Direct Relief International, an agency that works with free clinics and other medicalmore...
Often, the best way to build excitement around a new idea is to prove that it works. This is exactly why 3M partnered with Gossamer Space Frames to build the Large Aperture Trough 73, the world’s largest parabolic trough solar collector. Unveiled in May, the LAT 73 is installed at Cogentrix Energy’s Sunray facility in Daggett, Calif., where it adds approximately 275 kilowatts of additional electricity to the plant’s total output.more...
A larger, traveling middle class has created worldwide demand for more seating space, and therefore for more airplanes, and that has led to greater growth opportunities for the Aerospace and Aircraft Maintenance Division.The business (recently elevated to division status) is experiencing double-digit growth.more...
3M’s acquisition a year ago of Arizant Inc., the market-leading patient warming business, is being described as a “home run.”Debra Rectenwald, vice president and general manager, Infection Prevention Division, calls it “an excellent strategic fit.” And long-time Arizant employee Bob Buehler, now vice president, Patient Warming, Infection Prevention Division, regards 3M as “a perfect acquirer.”more...
How do you go from avoiding traffic accidents to avoiding painful vaccinations? Admit it. When it comes to hypodermic needles, the bravest of us cringe a little — whether it’s you or your baby getting an immunization. But what if getting an injection was nearly painless? Even better, what if needles were nearly invisible?more...
Delivering electrical power demands a true balancing act. Every day, utilities try to balance the needs of the rate-payer and the community; the requirements of government agencies; and the limitations of the electrical grid. And they do this as construction costs are rising, public opposition to construction is increasing and the infrastructure is aging.more...
Hospitals are supposed to treat people, not make them sick. Yet
that’s what happens every year to an estimated two million people in the
U.S. who get an infection during their hospital stay. more...
The first real advance in epoxy resins in years comes from 3M and
improves the performance of carbon-fiber composites, resulting in more
durable, lighter-weight sports gear.more...
3M, through it's New Ventures business, is studying global mega
trends to identify and invest in technologies and ideas that the company
can adapt to bolster innovation and drive growth.
“The world is changing so fast,” said Stephan Gabriel, president, 3M
New Ventures. “We need to look far into the future, anticipate customer
needs and move fast when we find the right opportunities.”more...
Innovation drives our economy and a patent system that spurs
innovation is a key to economic recovery. The system encourages
innovation by rewarding inventors who obtain a patent—be it on a
life-saving drug or a way to generate clean, renewable energy—with the
legal right, for a specified time, to exclude others from copying the
invention and selling it themselves. A backlogged patent system,
however, can stifle innovation.more...
