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> If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company mak
by fdr 3y ago
> If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks.
I think that's an interesting perception of the public. I think of 3M making all sorts of things, generally, I admire the company...in spite of some rather grotesque blunders and bad behavior. But the first thing that comes to mind is adhesive tape (also mentioned in the article)
- dhosek 3y agoThey bought a former employer of mine which was responsible for a universal file opening program (most famously incorporated into Lotus Notes). When I started there, they were Intranet Solutions, and then became Innosoft and Stellant before becoming a division of 3M.
- renegade-otter 3y agoTotally. My house walls are plastered with M3 Velcro tape that holds everything from hooks to artwork. Really, a marvel of chemical engineering. Those hold quite a load and then you pull down the strip and the adhesive comes off the wall like nothing was ever there.
- hackernewds 3y agoThat has almost never been true for me. Every time I take something off paint chips
- adrianN 3y agoClearly you need some 3M paint on your walls.
- steve_adams_86 3y agoI immediately think of their products I use on a regular basis. There are so many. - micropore tape for mycelium and tissue cultures - reusable respirators and cartridges - net sanding disks - double sided tape for so many things - foam ear plugs and earmuffs - scouring pads for shop/kitchen/aquarium - HEPA air filters for work and home - command strips for all kinds of hanging and affixing needs - adhesive spray, mostly for wood working or working with templates - stripping pads The list goes on. There are alternatives from other brands, but a few of these are hard to compromise on and 3M does an incredible job. Their cubitron mesh/net sanding discs for example. I also like their respirator equipment too much to switch out another brand. Then finally it might seem insignificant but their double sided tapes are really good. When you find a bad one you never forget it, and similarly, you remember the good ones. 3M has been my favourite so far.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoThe double sided tape that unreels from a dispenser with no liner still baffles me, and I have a PhD in materials science.
- fomine3 3y agoI suspect that Chinese also trusts 3M brand because random AliExpress products tend to have "3M" branded adhesive seal (perhaps fake).
- mensetmanusman 3y agoAn area of huge counterfeit is companies purchasing low cost legit adhesive with a 3M logo on the liner, and then coating a different adhesive on it that looks like it would work but doesn't and selling for profit.
- shmeeed 3y agoIs that really a thing? I always imagined they would just counterfeit the liner too.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThe liners can e quite complex with built in anti-counterfeiting technology.