3M Business Units
Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division
The Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division (IATD) designs, manufactures and markets extensive product lines within five businesses: Converter Markets and Bonding Tapes; Specialty, Single Coated and Masking Tapes; Adhesives; Paper and Printing; and Packaging Tapes and Equipment.
IATD offers products within these categories/areas: acrylic, epoxy, urethane, hot melt, cyanoacrylate, aerosol adhesives and chemicals, water-based and solvent-based general liquid adhesives, adhesive applicators and specialty sealants; a complete line of single- and double-coated pressure sensitive tapes, including adhesive transfer tapes, masking, specialty tapes, bundling and reinforcing, identification label materials, packaging, protective tapes and equipment, and products for paper and printing.
IATD products are ideal for applications that need high and low temperature performance, short and long term protection, special characteristics, weatherability, durability, high strength, bonding, sealing, tamper indicating, identifying, box closure and sealing, bundling and reinforcing, masking and gasketing.
The Converter Market Industry Center is dedicated to the development of products to the converter channel. This includes identification materials including adhesive transfer tapes for the manufacture of nameplates.
The Paper and Printing business unit provides products and services to the paper mill and commercial printing industry.
Major Markets: Construction, general industrial, electronics, transportation, metal and metal finishing, plastic, wood (furniture), appliances, recreational, medical device, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, paper and printing, marine, metal finishing, aerospace and commercial vehicle.
Distribution: Industrial distributors, retail markets and authorized converters.
Internet Web Sites
- Manufacturing & Industry Products
- Appliance - 3M.com/Appliance
- Bonding Solutions
- Bumpon Protective Products
- Converter Solutions
- Flexographic Mounting Tapes
- High Strength Bonding Tapes - 3M™ VHB™ Tapes
- Masking Tapes
- Packaging Solutions - 3M.com/Packaging
- Performance Duct Tape
- Protective Tapes
- Reclosable Fasteners
- Specialty Tape Solutions
- Tapes for Industry
- Temperature Logger
