3M, St. Paul, MN, has agreed to acquire Venture Tape Corp., a supplier of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes based in Rockland, MA.
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Venture Tape manufactures tapes used in construction, oil and gas, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), electronics, aerospace, marine and appliance markets. It also provides specialty industrial tapes complementary to 3M’s specialty tape product line used in splicing, automotive and automotive aftermarket applications.
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This acquisition broadens our pressure sensitive adhesive tape platform, brings new channels to 3M, and allows us to expand into adjacent markets such as construction,” said Patrick Deconinck, division vice president, 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division.
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Venture Tape employs …
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3M, St. Paul, MN, has created the 3M eStore. At the new site, customers in the 48 contiguous United States can purchase 3M products with a credit card.
We’re one of the largest industrial suppliers in the world,” said H.C. Shin, executive vice president, 3M Industrial and Transportation Business, “but we know that our customers aren’t aware of our full product line. By opening the 3M eStore, we are placing our products in more locations where our customers can purchase them.
“In addition, if they tell us they’re interested, we’ll connect them directly to one of our authorized distributors to set up an ongoing relationship. Our No. 1 goal is to make sure our customers can find and purchase 3M products the way they want.
“3M eStore is, in my …
3M, St. Paul, MN, has acquired Diamond Productions Inc., Wayne, NJ, a manufacturer of superabrasive diamond and CBN wheels and tools for dimensioning and finishing hard-to-grind materials in metalworking, woodworking and stone fabrication markets.
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Diamond Productions Inc.,   ; brings industrial metalworking strengths as well as new applications for stone processing to 3M’s strong offering of grinding and finishing tools for the industrial and commercial markets.
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The combination of 3M and DPI expands the capabilities for dimensioning hard-to-grind materials to include stone, marble and concrete.
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The addition of DPI’s metal, resin and vitrified superabrasives enhances 3M’s cutting and grinding capabilities for such things as kitchen …
3M, St. Paul, MN, has acquired the Rite-Lok global industrial adhesives product line from Chemence Inc., a specialty chemical company that manufactures consumer and industrial adhesives.
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The line includes anaerobic threadlockers, retaining compounds, gasket makers, thread sealants, structural adhesives, and specialty cyanoacrylate instant adhesives for industrial use such as metal bonding, plastics and rubber. The line also includes high-temperature, low-odor industrial adhesives and rubber-toughened flexible adhesives.
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