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LM1875T/NOPB LM35CH/NOPB ADC0804LCN/NOPB ADC0816CCN/NOPB ADC0817CCN/NOPB LMC6484AIN/NOPB DAC0800LCN/NOPB DAC0808LCN/NOPB LF347N/PB LF353N/NOPB LF356N/NOPB LM1458N/NOPB LM2907N/NOPB LM2917N/NOPB LM301AN/NOPB LM311N/NOPB LM317T/NOPB LM318N/NOPB LM323K STEEL/NOPB LM324N/PB LM3302N/NOPB LM331N/NOPB LM334Z/NOPB LM335Z/NOPB LM336Z-2.5/NOPB LM337K STEEL/NOPB LM337T/NOPB LM339N/PB LM340T-12/NOPB LM340T-15/NOPB LM340T-5.0/NOPB LM348N/PB LM358N/NOPB LM380N-8/NOPB LM386N-1/NOPB LM392N/NOPB LM556CN/NOPB LM565CN/NOPB LM567CN/NOPB LM723CN/NOPB LM741CN/NOPB LM748CN LM78L05ACZ/NOPB LM7912CT/NOPB LM7915CT/NOPB LM555CN/NOPB LM2907N-8/NOPB LM2917N-8/NOPB LM336Z-5.0/NOPB LF411CN/NOPB LF412CN/NOPB LF444CN/NOPB LM317LZ/NOPB LM350T/NOPB LM395T/NOPB ADC0809CCN/NOPB DAC0832LCN/NOPB LM4250CN/NOPB LM2904N/NOPB LM2903N/NOPB LM2902N/PB LM2901N/NOPB LM725CN/NOPB LM393N/NOPB LM384N/NOPB LM380N/NOPB LM359N/NOPB LM346N LM320LZ-15/NOPB LM329DZ/NOPB LM319N/NOPB LM10CLN/NOPB LF398N/NOPB DAC0830LCN/NOPB ADC1001CCJ ADC0808CCN/NOPB ADC0805LCN/NOPB ADC0803LCN/NOPB MF10CCN/NOPB LM318M/NOPB LMC568CM/NOPB LPC662AIM/NOPB LMC6082AIM/NOPB LM741CH/NOPB LP324M/NOPB LM10CWM/NOPB LM4250CM/NOPB LMC6062AIN LM35CZ/NOPB LM34CZ/NOPB LM833N/NOPB LM34CH/NOPB LM1881N/NOPB LM2931Z-5.0/NOPB LM2931CT/NOPB LMC6492BEM/NOPB LP324N/NOPB LP339N/PB LP2902N/NOPB ADC0801LCN/NOPB ADC0802LCN/NOPB ADC0831CCN/NOPB ADC0838CCN/NOPB DAC0802LCN/NOPB LM1036N/NOPB LM330T-5.0/NOPB LM333K STEEL/NOPB LM337HVH/NOPB LM337HVK STEEL/NOPB LM34DZ/NOPB LM3578AN/NOPB LM35DZ/NOPB LM361N/NOPB LM385BZ-1.2/NOPB LM385Z/NOPB LM675T/NOPB LM837N/NOPB LMC660CN/NOPB LMC7660IN/NOPB LM12CLK/NOPB LM1851N/NOPB LM1877N-9/NOPB LM2940CT-5.0/NOPB LM2984CT/NOPB LM313H LM1458M/NOPB LM311M/NOPB LM317LM/NOPB LM324M/NOPB LM336M-2.5/NOPB LM336M-5.0/NOPB LM339M/NOPB LM358M/NOPB LM555CM/NOPB LM556CM/NOPB LM78L05ACM/NOPB LMC555CM/NOPB LMC6464AIM/NOPB CD74HCT00E CD74HCT02E CD74HCT04E CD74HCT08E CD74HCT10E CD74HCT107E CD74HCT109E CD74HCT123E CD74HCT125E CD74HCT132E CD74HCT137E CD74HCT138E CD74HCT139E CD74HCT14E CD74HCT151E CD74HCT153E CD74HCT154E CD74HCT157E CD74HCT158E CD74HCT161E CD74HCT164E CD74HCT165E CD74HCT166E CD74HCT173E CD74HCT174E CD74HCT175E CD74HCT191E CD74HCT193E CD74HCT194E CD74HCT20E CD74HCT221E CD74HCT238E CD74HCT240E CD74HCT241E CD74HCT243E CD74HCT245E CD74HCT251E CD74HCT253E CD74HCT257E CD74HCT258E CD74HCT259E CD74HCT273E CD74HCT280E CD74HCT283E CD74HCT299E CD74HCT32E CD74HCT354E CD74HCT356E CD74HCT365E CD74HCT367E CD74HCT368E CD74HCT373E CD74HCT374E CD74HCT377E CD74HCT390E CD74HCT393E CD74HCT40103E CD74HCT40105E CD74HCT4020E CD74HCT4040E CD74HCT4051E CD74HCT4052E CD74HCT4053E CD74HCT4060E CD74HCT4066E CD74HCT4075E CD74HCT4094E CD74HCT42E CD74HCT423E CD74HCT4316E CD74HCT4351E CD74HCT4515E CD74HCT4538E CD74HCT4543E CD74HCT533E CD74HCT534E CD74HCT540E CD74HCT541E CD74HCT563E CD74HCT564E CD74HCT573E CD74HCT574E CD74HCT597E CD74HCT640E CD74HCT670E CD74HCT688E CD74HCT74E CD74HCT75E CD74HCT85E CD74HCT86E CD74HCT93E LM3420AM5-4.2 LM2588T-5.0/NOPB LM2588T-ADJ/NOPB LM2588S-ADJ/NOPB LM2588T-12/NOPB LM2588S-3.3/NOPB LM2588S-12/NOPB LM1876TF/NOPB LM2876TF/NOPB ADC12138CIWM/NOPB ADC12048CIV/NOPB ADC12048CIVF/NOPB LM3420AM5-12.6 LM2588T-3.3/NOPB LM2588S-5.0/NOPB LM2576HVS-12/NOPB LM340S-5.0/NOPB ADC12138CIMSA/NOPB ADC12138CIN/NOPB ADC12132CIMSA ADC12130CIWM/NOPB ADC12130CIN/NOPB LM385BZ-2.5/NOPB LM358AN/NOPB CD4001BE CD4002BE LMC6684AIN LM6134AIM/NOPB LMC7211BIM/NOPB LMC7211AIM/NOPB LMC6684BIN LMC6684BIM CD4009UBE CD4010BE CD4011BE CD4012BE CD4013BE CD4014BE CD4015BE CD4016BE CD4017BE CD4018BE CD4019BE CD4020BE CD4021BE CD4022BE CD4023BE CD4024BE CD4025BE CD4027BE CD4028BE CD4029BE CD4030BE CD4031BE CD4034BE CD4035BE CD4040BE CD4041UBE CD4042BE CD4043BE CD4044BE CD4046BE CD4047BE CD4048BE CD4049UBE CD4050BE CD4051BE CD4052BE CD4053BE CD4060BE CD4066BE CD4071BE CD4072BE CD4073BE CD4075BE CD4081BE CD4082BE CD4089BE CD4093BE CD4094BE CD4099BE CD4502BE CD4503BE CD4510BE CD4511BE CD4512BE CD4514BE CD4515BE CD4516BE CD4518BE CD4520BE CD4543BE CD4585BE CD4724BE CD40161BE LMC6682BIN LM2936Z-5.0/NOPB LMC568CN LM628N-6/NOPB LM360N/NOPB LMC6682AIN ADC0820CCN/NOPB ADC0844CCN/NOPB ADC0848CCN/NOPB LM1949N/NOPB LM337LZ/NOPB MM5483N/NOPB LM2575T-5.0/NOPB LMC567CN/NOPB LF347M/NOPB LF353M/NOPB LM78M12CT/NOPB LM78M15CT DS14C88M/NOPB DS14C89AN/NOPB DS14C89AM/NOPB LM6171AIM/NOPB LMC6584BIN LM34CAZ/NOPB LM3420M5-12.6 LM3420M5-4.2 LM6132BIM/NOPB LM6132BIN/NOPB LM6132AIM/NOPB LM6132AIN LM3420M5-8.4 LM4700TF/NOPB LM6134BIN/NOPB LM199AH LMC6064AIN LMC6062IN/NOPB LMC6494BEM/NOPB LMC6494AEM/NOPB LMC6492AEM/NOPB LMC6464BIN/NOPB LMC6081AIM/NOPB LMC6464BIM/NOPB LP2960IM-5.0/NOPB LP2960IM-3.3/NOPB LP2960AIM-5.0/NOPB LP2960AIM-3.3/NOPB LMC6464AIN LM613IWM/NOPB LM361M/NOPB LMC6061AIM/NOPB LMC6064IN/NOPB LMC6064AIM/NOPB LMC6034IM/NOPB LMC6024IM/NOPB LMC6081IN/NOPB LM6171BIN/NOPB LM6171BIM/NOPB ADC0804LCJ ADC0804LCWM/NOPB ADC0848BCN/NOPB ADC0848CCV/NOPB ADC1001CCJ-1 ADC1005BCJ-1 ADC1005CCJ-1 ADC1241CIJ DAC0832LCWM/NOPB DP8573AN DP8573AV/NOPB DS3658N/NOPB DS3695AM/NOPB LF147J LF156H/NOPB LF256H/NOPB LF347BN/PB LF398AN/NOPB LF398H/NOPB LF411ACN/NOPB LF412ACN/NOPB LF442ACN/NOPB LF442CN/NOPB LF444CM/NOPB LM108AH/NOPB LM10CN/NOPB LM111H/NOPB LM111J-8 LM113H/NOPB LM120H-5.0/NOPB LM12458CIV/NOPB LM124AJ/PB LM124J/PB LM135H/NOPB LM136AH-2.5/NOPB LM136H-2.5/NOPB LM136H-5.0/NOPB LM139J/PB LM148J/PB LM150K STEEL/NOPB LM158H/NOPB LM185H-2.5/NOPB LM1881M/NOPB LM193H/NOPB LM224J LM231AN/NOPB LM231N/NOPB LM235AH/NOPB LM235H/NOPB LM236AH-5.0/NOPB LM236H-2.5/NOPB LM236H-5.0 LM2575T-ADJ/NOPB LM2576T-ADJ/NOPB LM2577T-ADJ/NOPB LM285BYZ-2.5/NOPB LM285M-1.2/NOPB LM285Z-2.5/NOPB LM2904M/NOPB LM2930T-5.0/NOPB LM2930T-8.0/NOPB LM2931AZ-5.0/NOPB LM2940CT-12/NOPB LM2940T-5.0/NOPB LM2941CT/NOPB LM2941T/NOPB LM308AH/NOPB LM311H/NOPB LM317H/NOPB LM319M/NOPB LM320H-5.0 LM320T-12/NOPB LM320T-15/NOPB LM320T-5.0 LM324AN/PB LM329CZ LM331AN/NOPB LM334M/NOPB LM335AH/NOPB LM335AZ/NOPB LM336BZ-2.5/NOPB LM336BZ-5.0/NOPB LM337H LM337LM/NOPB LM339AN/PB LM340AT-5.0/NOPB LM340K-5.0/NOPB LM340LAZ-5.0/NOPB LM358AM/NOPB LM35AH/NOPB LM35CAZ/NOPB LM35DH/NOPB LM385BM-1.2/NOPB LM385BM-2.5/NOPB LM385M-1.2/NOPB LM385Z-1.2/NOPB LM385Z-2.5/NOPB LM386M-1/NOPB LM386N-3/NOPB LM386N-4/NOPB LM393M/NOPB LM394CH/NOPB LM399H/NOPB LM431ACZ/NOPB LM629N-6/NOPB LM629N-8/NOPB LM741H/NOPB LM7808CT/NOPB LM78S40CN/NOPB LM833M/NOPB LM837M/NOPB LMC660AIM/NOPB LMC660AIN/NOPB LMC662AIM/NOPB LMC662CM/NOPB LMC662CN/NOPB LMD18200T/NOPB LMD18201T/NOPB LP2950ACZ-5.0/NOPB LP2951ACM/NOPB LP2951CM/NOPB LP339M/NOPB LP395Z/NOPB DS26LS31CM/NOPB DS3668N/NOPB DS8921AM/NOPB LF412MH/NOPB LMC662AIN/NOPB LM139AJ/PB LM140K-12/NOPB LM158J LM201AH LM219J LM234Z-3/NOPB LM234Z-6/NOPB LM236AH-2.5/NOPB LM239J LM2575T-15/NOPB LM2576T-12/NOPB LM285BYZ/NOPB LM285BYZ-1.2/NOPB LM285M/NOPB LM2901M/NOPB LM2902M/NOPB LM2903M/NOPB LM2931M-5.0/NOPB LM2940T-8.0/NOPB LM301AH/NOPB LM308H/NOPB LM317AT/NOPB LM318H/NOPB LM319H/NOPB LM320K-15 LM324AM/NOPB LM339AM/NOPB LM339J LM340K-12/NOPB LM340LAZ-12/NOPB LM346M/NOPB LM361H LM385BYZ-1.2/NOPB LM385M/NOPB LM385M-2.5/NOPB LM392M/NOPB LM723CH/NOPB LM725CH/NOPB LM747H LPC660AIM/NOPB MF10ACN LM6134AIN LMC6082IN/NOPB LMC6082AIN/NOPB LMC6081AIN LMC6062AIM/NOPB LMC6044AIN/NOPB LM1877M-9/NOPB LMC6484AIM/NOPB LMC6044AIM/NOPB LMC6042AIN/NOPB LMC6042AIM/NOPB LMC6484IN/NOPB LMC6041AIN LM741J LMC6041AIM/NOPB LM348M/NOPB LM359M/NOPB LM293H LMC6042IN/NOPB LM319AM/NOPB LM360M/NOPB LF411ACH/NOPB MM5452N/NOPB MM5453N/NOPB MM58342N/NOPB ADC0831CCWM/NOPB ADC0832CCWM/NOPB ADC0832CIWM/NOPB ADC0834BCN/NOPB ADC0834CCWM/NOPB ADC0838CCWM/NOPB ADC0838CIWM/NOPB ADC0848BCV/NOPB ADC08061CIWM ADC08134CIWM ADC08138CIWM ADC08161CIWM ADC1061CIN/NOPB ADC1061CIWM ADC10061CIWM/NOPB ADC10064CIWM/NOPB ADC10154CIWM/NOPB ADC10158CIWM/NOPB ADC10462CIWM ADC10464CIWM/NOPB ADC10662CIWM/NOPB ADC10664CIWM/NOPB ADC12441CIJ ADC12451CIJ ADC1251CIJ DAC0800LCM/NOPB DAC0802LCM/NOPB DAC0808LCM/NOPB LM285M-2.5/NOPB LM285BXZ/NOPB LM185BH/NOPB LM4040AIZ-2.5/NOPB LM4040AIZ-5.0/NOPB LM4040CIZ-2.5/NOPB LM4040CIZ-5.0/NOPB LM4041CIZ-ADJ/NOPB LM34AH/NOPB LM335M/NOPB LM335H/NOPB LMF100CIWM/NOPB LF398M/NOPB LM2990T-5.0/NOPB LM2990T-12/NOPB LM2990T-15/NOPB LP2952AIN LP2953AIN LM34DH LMD18245T/NOPB LM4040DIM3-8.2/NOPB 78SR105HC 78SR105VC 78SR106HC 78SR106VC 78SR108HC 78SR108VC 78SR112HC 78SR112VC 78SR115HC 78SR115VC 78ST133HC 78ST133VC 78ST105HC 78ST105VC 78ST112HC 78ST112VC 78ST233VC 78ST205HC 78HT205HC PT5101A PT5101N PT5101S PT5102A PT5102N PT5102S PT6101A PT6101N PT6101R PT6103A PT6103N PT6103R PT6202N PT6202R PT6204N PT6204R PT6302R PT6304R PT6305N PT6501N PT6501R ADC08032CIWM ADC08038CIWM ADC0808CCV/NOPB ADC0809CCV/NOPB ADC0844CCJ ADC10158CIN/NOPB DP8344BV DP83901AV DP83902AVJG/NOPB DP83902AVLJ DP83902AV/NOPB DP83905AVQB DP8390DV DP83910AN DP83932BVF-25 DP83934AVQB DP8421AV-20 DP8422AV-20 DP8422AV-25 DP8570AV/NOPB DS26C32ATM/NOPB DS3486M/NOPB DS8921ATM/NOPB DS8921M/NOPB HPC36003V20/NOPB HPC36003V30 HPC46003V20/NOPB LF442AMH/NOPB LM101AJ LM135AH/NOPB LM2574HVM-15/NOPB LM2574HVM-5.0/NOPB LM2574HVN-12/NOPB LM2574HVN-ADJ/NOPB LM2574M-12/NOPB LM2574M-3.3/NOPB LM2574M-5.0/NOPB LM2574M-ADJ/NOPB LM2574N-12/NOPB LM2574N-15/NOPB LM2574N-3.3/NOPB LM2574N-5.0/NOPB LM2574N-ADJ/NOPB LM2575HVM-5.0/NOPB LM2575HVM-ADJ/NOPB LM2575HVN-12/NOPB LM2575HVN-15/NOPB LM2575HVN-5.0/NOPB LM2575HVN-ADJ/NOPB LM2575HVT-12/NOPB LM2575HVT-15/NOPB LM2575HVT-ADJ/NOPB LM2575M-5.0/NOPB LM2575M-ADJ/NOPB LM2575N-12/NOPB LM2575N-15/NOPB LM2575N-5.0/NOPB LM2575N-ADJ/NOPB LM2575T-12/NOPB LM2575T-3.3/NOPB LM2576HVT-12/NOPB LM2576HVT-15/NOPB LM2576HVT-5.0/NOPB LM2576T-5.0/NOPB LM2577M-12 LM2577M-ADJ/NOPB LM2577N-12/NOPB LM2577N-15/NOPB LM2577N-ADJ/NOPB LM2577T-12/NOPB LM2577T-15/NOPB LM2578AM/NOPB LM2578AN/NOPB LM2917M/NOPB LM2937ET-12/NOPB LM2937ET-15/NOPB LM2937ET-5.0/NOPB LM2937ET-8.0/NOPB LM2940CT-15/NOPB LM2940T-12.0/NOPB LM2990T-5.2/NOPB LM2991T/NOPB LM309K STEEL/NOPB LM317HVT/NOPB LM323AK STEEL/NOPB LM324J LM324MX/NOPB LM334H/NOPB LM336BM-2.5/NOPB LM336BM-5.0/NOPB LM338T/NOPB LM339MX/NOPB LM340LAH-12/NOPB LM340LAH-5.0/NOPB LM341T-15/NOPB LM350AT/NOPB LM3524DM/NOPB LM35CAH/NOPB LM35DM/NOPB LM360H/NOPB LM386MX-1/NOPB LM3875T LM3876T/NOPB LM3886T/NOPB LM3914V/NOPB LM4040AIZ-10.0/NOPB LM4040AIZ-4.1/NOPB LM4040AIZ-8.2 LM4040BIZ-10.0/NOPB LM4040BIZ-2.5/NOPB LM4040BIZ-8.2 LM4040CIZ-10.0/NOPB LM4040CIZ-4.1/NOPB LM4040CIZ-8.2/NOPB LM4040DIZ-10.0/NOPB LM4040DIZ-2.5/NOPB LM4040DIZ-4.1/NOPB LM4040DIZ-5.0/NOPB LM4040DIZ-8.2/NOPB LM4040EIZ-2.5/NOPB LM4041CIZ-1.2/NOPB LM567CM/NOPB LM614CWM/NOPB LM614IWM/NOPB LM6181IM LM6181IN/NOPB LM628N-8/NOPB LM629M-6/NOPB LM629M-8/NOPB LM709CH LM709H LM78L09ACZ LM78M12CH/NOPB LM78M15CH/NOPB LM79M05CT/NOPB LM79M12CT/NOPB LM79M15CT/NOPB LP2952IN LP2953IM/NOPB LP2953IN/NOPB LP2957IT PC16550DN/NOPB PC16550DV/NOPB PC16552DV/NOPB TL082CP/PB ADC0838CCV LF356M/NOPB LM13700N/NOPB LM1815N/NOPB LM1973N/NOPB LM285Z-1.2/NOPB LM335AM/NOPB LM340K-15/NOPB LM34CAH/NOPB LM34DM/NOPB LM3578AM/NOPB LM358MX/NOPB LM431AIZ/NOPB LM78L05ACMX/NOPB LM78S40N/NOPB LMC6032IN/NOPB LMC6082IM/NOPB LMC6482AIM/NOPB LMC6482AIN/NOPB LMF100CCN/NOPB MM5452V/NOPB TP3054N/NOPB TP3054WM/NOPB TP3070V-XG DS26C31TM/NOPB DS34C86TM/NOPB DS34C87TM/NOPB 78ST305HC DM-COP8/20D DM-COP8/28D DM-COP8/44P MHW-SOIC20/NOPB COP8C PT5042N PT5025N LM6152ACM/NOPB LM6152BCM/NOPB LM7121IM/NOPB LM7171AIM/NOPB LM7171AIN/NOPB LM7171BIN/NOPB LM7171BIM/NOPB LMC6762AIM/NOPB LMC6762BIM/NOPB LMC6772AIM/NOPB LMC6772AIN LMC6772BIM/NOPB LMC6772BIN/NOPB LMC7111AIN LMC7111BIN LMC7221AIM/NOPB LMC7221BIM/NOPB 78SR114HC LM2825N-5.0/NOPB 78HT205VC 78HT233HC 78HT233VC ACF2101BU ADS574JE ADS774JE ADS7800JP ADS7800JU ADS7800KU ADS7804P ADS7806P ADS7810U ADS800U ADS801U ADS802U ADS820U ADS821U BUF634P BUF634T DAC712P DAC714P DAC715P DAC8043U DAC811AH INA101AM INA101HP INA101KU INA103KP INA103KU INA105BM INA105KP INA105KU INA110KP INA110KU INA114AP INA114AU INA114BP INA117KU INA117P INA118U INA128U INA131AP INA141U INA2128U INA2141U ISO120G ISO122JP ISO122JU ISO122P ISO122U MPC508AP MPY100AG MPY634KP OPA1013CN8 OPA1013DN8 OPA111AM OPA111BM OPA121KU OPA124U OPA129U OPA130UA OPA131U OPA132U OPA177GS OPA2107AP OPA2107AU OPA2111KP OPA2130UA OPA2131UA OPA2132P OPA2604AU OPA27GP OPA27GU OPA37GP OPA37GU OPA404KP OPA404KU OPA501AM OPA512BM OPA541AM OPA541AP OPA544T OPA602AP OPA604AP OPA606KP OPA627AP OPA627BP OPA633KP OPA655U OPT101P OPT301M PCM1702U PCM1717E PCM1750U PCM54HP PCM56P PCM56P-K PGA202KP PGA203KP PGA204BU REF02AP REF1004C-1.2 REF102BP REF200AU REG1117-2.85 REG1117-3.3 REG1117-5 UAF42AP VFC110AP VFC32KP XTR101AP XTR101AU XTR110AG XTR110KP XTR110KU LMC7221AIM5/NOPB ADS7809U 78HT253HC COP8SAA716M9 COP8SAA716N9 COP8SAA720M9 COP8SAA720N9 COP8SAA728M9 COP8SAB720M9 COP8SAB720N9 COP8SAB728M9 COP8SAB728N9 COP8SAC720M9 COP8SAC720N9 COP8SAC728M9 COP8SAC728N9 COP8SAC740N9 COP8SAC744V9 COP8SAA720N8 COP8SAA728M8 COP8SAB720N8 COP8SAC720M8/NOPB

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What does 3M stand for?

2002 – Centennial Name Change. As 3M employees celebrated 3M's centennial anniversary, “3M Company” becomes the legal name for 3M—originally incorporated as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.

2. Where is 3M Company from?
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Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States
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3. Is 3M unionized?

He served until 1977. 3M was proud of its good management-employee relationships. ... Since 1999, unionized employees have been represented by the United Steelworkers.

4. Are all 3M products made in USA?

It's very difficult to find American-made products these days, but St. Paul, Minnesota based 3M Company, is striving to make it easier. 3M products used mostly by the U.S. electrical industry are made in places such as New Ulm and Hutchinson, MN and Chelmsford, MA.

5. Is Scotch owned by 3M?

The Scotch brand, Scotch Tape and Magic Tape are registered trademarks of 3M.

6. What is 3M famous for?

3M Company is known for its culture of innovation and investment in research and development which has resulted in the invention of many new products for both the industrial and consumer markets.

7. How many patents does 3M hold?

How many patents does 3M hold?
Technology and innovation are at the heart of 3M – the company has been granted more than 118,000 patents, and each year, more than 4,000 new patents are issued to 3M worldwide.

8. Why is 3M so successful?

The root of 3M's success is its business model; to foster organic growth by inventing entirely new, market-changing products. ... In order to foster this growth, 3M has always emphasized the important of research and development (R&D) to which the company dedicates six percent of its yearly revenue.