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3M is an awesome company. I've worked with them to produce custom adhesives for us ($MM orders). Their products have exceptional quality, reliability and perfor

3M is an awesome company. I've worked with them to produce custom adhesives for us ($MM orders). Their products have exceptional quality, reliability and performance. What you see in a datasheet is what you're going to get (or better). 3M's consumer products (Scotch, etc.) are also excellent. Anytime you use 3M products, you don't need to worry. I like that consistency and it brings peace to the mind. I'll pay more for it. Japanese equivalent is Nitto: https://www.nitto.com/us/en/products/ https://www.nitto.com/us/en/products/

InitialLastName 5y ago
Not just that, but (at least when last I needed this specific service) they had a great phone support system where you could call up and say "I need an adhesive to connect $A to $B and have these curing properties and this strength" and someone would go through their database and make a list for you. Most companies with such a huge array of subtly different products are nowhere near so clear.
mensetmanusman 5y ago
One cool thing now is that 3M releases finite element data packages for adhesive tapes, digital prototyping! https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/bonding-and-assembly-us/resources/full-story/~/fea-data-for-3m-psas/?storyid=ccd4a185-5e5b-4439-83ec-3ede3443231e https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/bonding-and-assembly-us/resource...
steve_adams_86 5y ago
3M’s consumer abrasives are also remarkably good. Not only are they more effective during use, but they last longer as well, with a much later falloff in abrasion quality. In fact, they last so long that their price (nearly double the price per pad in my case) easily justifies itself. I have no idea what kind of black magic makes it possible but I’m so glad I gave them a try.
calvinmorrison 5y ago
3M, Johnson Johnson, Church Dwight, and a bunch of really householdy name companies are all smack in the middle of NJ. It's a sweet spot if you want to hop a few big corporations in your lifetime and work your way up the chain.
- aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
  Just hold your breath while you're doing so......
  - calvinmorrison 5y ago
    Yeah, plus in last week's thread, we learned that basically all of these CPG and domestic manufacturers (including some of these blue chip companies were the ones polluting these superfund sites!
    - aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
      Good luck finding and collaring those shot-callers at this point!, they're all in New Zealand having a pint.
kevan 5y ago
The product quality is awesome. The company has some bad history with chemical dumping and caused at least one superfund site. And used the standard tobacco playbook after finding health concerns with PFAS chemicals in the 1970s to delay the rest of the world from finding out how bad it was. They only started phasing them out in 2000 and paid off at least one academic researcher for another decade to prevent or slow the release of studies showing negative affects.[1] [1] https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/toxic-secrets-professor-bragged-about-burying-bad-science-on-3m-chemicals-20180615-p4zlsc.html https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/toxic-s...

InitialLastName 5y ago

Not just that, but (at least when last I needed this specific service) they had a great phone support system where you could call up and say "I need an adhesive to connect $A to $B and have these curing properties and this strength" and someone would go through their database and make a list for you. Most companies with such a huge array of subtly different products are nowhere near so clear.

mensetmanusman 5y ago

One cool thing now is that 3M releases finite element data packages for adhesive tapes, digital prototyping! https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/bonding-and-assembly-us/resources/full-story/~/fea-data-for-3m-psas/?storyid=ccd4a185-5e5b-4439-83ec-3ede3443231e https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/bonding-and-assembly-us/resource...

steve_adams_86 5y ago

3M’s consumer abrasives are also remarkably good. Not only are they more effective during use, but they last longer as well, with a much later falloff in abrasion quality. In fact, they last so long that their price (nearly double the price per pad in my case) easily justifies itself. I have no idea what kind of black magic makes it possible but I’m so glad I gave them a try.

calvinmorrison 5y ago

3M, Johnson Johnson, Church Dwight, and a bunch of really householdy name companies are all smack in the middle of NJ. It's a sweet spot if you want to hop a few big corporations in your lifetime and work your way up the chain.

aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
Just hold your breath while you're doing so......
- calvinmorrison 5y ago
  Yeah, plus in last week's thread, we learned that basically all of these CPG and domestic manufacturers (including some of these blue chip companies were the ones polluting these superfund sites!
  - aaaaaaaaata 5y ago
    Good luck finding and collaring those shot-callers at this point!, they're all in New Zealand having a pint.

kevan 5y ago

The product quality is awesome. The company has some bad history with chemical dumping and caused at least one superfund site. And used the standard tobacco playbook after finding health concerns with PFAS chemicals in the 1970s to delay the rest of the world from finding out how bad it was. They only started phasing them out in 2000 and paid off at least one academic researcher for another decade to prevent or slow the release of studies showing negative affects.[1] [1] https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/toxic-secrets-professor-bragged-about-burying-bad-science-on-3m-chemicals-20180615-p4zlsc.html https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/toxic-s...