3M's Electrical Markets Division, based in Austin, Texas, designs, manufactures and markets products for electrical construction, industrial maintenance, energy and industrial businesses, and electrical/electronic devices produced by original equipment manufacturers. Products include electrical and electronic specialty insulating tapes; power cable splices and terminations, including heat shrink and cold shrink technologies; cable arc and fire resistant tapes; heat shrinkable tubing and molded shapes for electrical insulation; electrical wire connectors; wire terminals, tools, lugs and connectors; wire marking products; cable ties; underground/underwater electrical system products; electrical diagnostic and detection products; and cushioning and protection products.
Major Markets: Electrical Construction & Maintenance; electrical power (industrial and power utilities); electrical/electronic OEMs; electrical special markets (irrigation, HVAC, automotive); military contractors.
Distribution: Through distributors to construction, industrial, mining, utility and OEM markets. Specialty distribution products are sold to expeditors, repackagers and cataloguers.