Sales Engineer – Industrial Filtration

3M started as a small-scale mining venture in Northern Minnesota, more than a century ago. Back then 3M was named as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. Now a global powerhouse, their products improve the daily lives of people around the world. But its success and longevity were not apparent from the start. It tried. It failed. Furthermore, it tried something new. Repeat cycle. Innovation and perseverance drove its founders, and it continues to drive 3Mers today.

From humble beginnings to Fortune 500- When 3M began in 1902, its five founders had a simple goal: to mine for corundum, a mineral ideal for making sandpaper and grinding wheels. Turns out, what they thought was corundum was really another low-grade mineral called anorthosite.

Discovering the poor-quality mineral could have caused an early end to their fledgling company, but its founders persisted. Why? Because something more important was born that first year: the spirit of innovation and collaboration that forms the foundation of 3M today. So, instead of calling it quits, they turned to different materials, applied them to other products, gained the trust of important investors and built up sales little by little.

They are committed to creating the technology and products that advance every company, enhance every home and improve every life with its corporate operations in 70 countries, sales in 200 countries

Organization Structure:

Scientific, technical and marketing innovations produced success upon the firm over the years, eventually making 3M a constant name on the Fortune 500 list. Today, more than 60,000 3M products are used in homes, businesses, schools, hospitals and other industries. One-third of our sales come from products invented within the past five years, credits to innovations from the thousands of researchers and scientists they employ around the world.

Business Segments:

3M manages its operations in five business segments. The segments are Industrial, Health Care, Safety and Graphics, Electronics and Energy, & Consumer. 3M’s 5 business segments bring together 3M technologies that are related or are common, in order to enhance the development of innovative services and products and providing for efficient sharing of business resources. 

1. Industrial Business: The Industrial segment of the company serves a broad range of markets, like automotive original equipment manufacturer & automotive after market (auto body shops and retail), appliance, paper & printing, electronics & automotive electrification, packaging, food & beverage, and construction. Industrial products include tapes which have a wide variety of coated, non-woven and bonded abrasives, advanced ceramics, acoustic systems products, sealants, adhesives, speciality materials, purification, closure systems for personal hygiene products, and components and products that are used in the manufacture, repair and maintenance of automotive, marine, aircraft and speciality vehicles. 3M is also a leading global supplier of precision grinding technology that serves customers in the area of hard-to-grind precision applications in industrial, aircraft, automotive, and cutting tools. 3M develops, creates and produces advanced technical ceramics for demanding applications in the automotive, oil & gas, industrial, solar, electronics and defence industries.
2. Safety and Graphics Business: The Safety and Graphics segment serves a broad range of markets that increase the safety and productivity of people, facilities and systems. Major product offerings include personal protection products, such as respiratory, hearing, eye and fall protection equipment; commercial solutions, including commercial graphics sheeting and systems, architectural design solutions for surfaces, and cleaning and protection products for commercial establishments; transportation safety solutions, such as retro reflective sign sheeting; and roofing granules for asphalt shingles.
3. Health Care Business: The Health Care segment serves markets that include medical clinics and hospitals, pharmaceuticals, dental and orthodontic practitioners, health information systems, and food manufacturing and testing. Products and services provided to these and other markets include medical and surgical supplies, skin health and infection prevention products, oral care solutions (dental and orthodontic products), health information systems, inhalation, and transdermal drug delivery systems, and food safety products.
4. Electronics and Energy Business: The electronics and energy segment serves customers in electronics and energy markets, including solutions that improve the dependability, cost-effectiveness, and performance of electronic devices; electrical products, including infrastructure protection; and power generation and distribution. This segment’s electronics solutions include the display materials and systems business, which provides films that serve numerous market segments of the electronic display industry. 3M provides distinct products for five market segments, including products for-
   • LCD computer monitors
   • LCD televisions
   • Handheld devices such as cellular phones and tablets
   • notebook PCs and
   • Automotive displays
5. Consumer Business: The consumer segment serves markets that include consumer retail, online retail, office retail, office business to business, home improvement, drug, and pharmacy retail, and other markets. Products in this segment include office supply products, stationery products, home improvement products (do-it-yourself), home care products, protective material products, certain consumer retail personal safety products, and consumer health care products. Major consumer products include Scotch® brand products, such as Scotch® Magic™ Tape, Scotch® Glue Stick and Scotch® Cushioned Mailer; Post-it® Products, such as Post-it® Flags, Post-it® Extreme Notes, Post-it® Note Pads, Post-it® Labelling & Cover-up Tape, and Post-it® Pop-up Notes and Dispensers; home improvement products, including ScotchBlueTM painter tapes, surface-preparation and wood-finishing materials, Command™ Adhesive Products and Filtrete™ filters for furnaces and air conditioners and Filtrete™ Room Air Purifiers; home care products, including Scotch-Brite® Scour Pads, Scotch-Brite® Scrub Sponges, Scotch-Brite® Microfiber Cloth products, O-Cel-O™ Sponges; protective material products, such as Scotchgard™ Fabric Protectors; certain maintenance-free respirators; certain consumer retail personal safety products, including safety glasses, hearing protectors, and 3M Thinsulate™ Insulation, which is used in jackets, pants, gloves, hats and boots to keep people warm; Nexcare™ Adhesive Bandages; and ACE® branded (and related brands) elastic bandage, supports and thermometer product lines.

Product Portfolio:

• Abrasives
• Adhesives & Tapes
• Advanced Materials
• Films
• Filtration

Brands:

• ACE
• Bondo
• Littmann
• Post-it
• Scotch
• Scotch-Brite
• Command
• Filtrete
• Nexcare
• ScotchBlue

Industries:

• Automotive
• Commercial Solutions
• Consumer
• Design & Construction
• Electronics
• Energy
• Government
• Health Care
• Manufacturing
• Mining, Oil & Gas
• Safety
• Transportation

Subsidiaries: 

3M has many subsidiaries, few are mentioned below:

1. 3M Japan Ltd
2. 3M India Ltd
3. 3M Canada Ltd
4. 3M Thailand Ltd
5. Meguiar's, Inc.
6. Ceradyne
7. Capital Safety
8. 3M Russia Ltd
9. 3M Touch Systems, Inc
10. 3M Nederland B.V. Ltd

Mergers & Acquisitons:

• On October 2019, 3M informed it has finished the acquisition of Acelity, Inc. and its KCI subsidiaries worldwide.
• On February 2019, 3M informed it has finished the acquisition of M*Modal’s technology business for a total enterprise value of $1 billion. M*Modal’s technology business provides cloud-based, conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered systems that will expand the capabilities of 3M’s Health Information Systems business.
• On August 2015, 3M informed it has finished the acquisition of Capital Safety from KKR for a total enterprise value of $2.5 billion, including the assumption of approximately $0.7 billion of debt, net of cash acquired. Capital Safety is a leading global provider of fall protection equipment, one of the fastest-growing safety categories within the global personal protective equipment industry.

News and Facts:

• 10th March 2020: 3M and The BrandLab team up to expand diversity in the design sector.
• 25th February 2020: 3M recognized by Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies for the 7th consecutive year.
• 03rd December 2019: 3M Open Partners With Vikings’ Kyle Rudolph for NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats Week.
• 11th October 2019: 3M Completes Acquisition of Acelity, Inc.
• Perfecting the patent- 3M reached an innovation milestone in the year 2014 with the issuance of its 100,000th patent. Each year about 3,000 patents are issued to 3M worldwide, with more than 500 granted in the U.S.
• The Billion dollar milestone was achieved in the year 2013 when 3M topped $30 billion in sales around the globe.

Corporate Social Responsibility:

3M improves the lives of people and builds sustainable communities through its social investments and thoughtful engagement of 3Mers worldwide. 3M was one of the first firms to establish a foundation in 1953, and since then the company has contributed around $1.45 billion in cash and in-kind gifts to their community partners.

3Mgives continues to support diverse initiatives that have a real impact in various communities and that provide solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. Their investments are more impactful as a result of partnerships with organizations with a proven track record for delivering results.

3Mgives makes a positive impact on its three focus areas:

1. Education (Advancing Equity in STEM and Skilled Trades)- 3M invests in its communities and engages 3Mers to support programs that provide access to high-quality educational opportunities for underrepresented and under-resourced groups. As a science-based company, they aim to spark interest and support achievement in STEM-related coursework. Their goal is to encourage careers in STEM to support a diverse pipeline of talent for generations to come.
2. Community- 3Mgives enhances community vibrancy by improving standards of living, preparing youth for life-long success, increasing access to quality and diverse arts opportunities and contributing to global humanitarian relief efforts.
3. Environment- 3Mgives invests in programs that foster sustainable communities. 3M committed a $5 million investment to the Closed Loop Fund, which is one example of a collaborative social impact resource that provides municipalities with access to capital needed to build comprehensive recycling programs.