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3M
Brand DNA

3M

3M is a materials science company making adhesives, films, abrasives, safety equipment and tens of thousands of industrial and consumer products.

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3M CircularDisplay · Modern & clean3M CircularText · Sharp & flat

Plain sans set for clarity in a catalogue of tens of thousands of products. Part numbers always exact and always findable.

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ModestConfident
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Never

state a performance claim without its test method

show a safety product used incorrectly

recommend a product outside its specification

Never says
magicrevolutionaryeffortlessgame-changing
Sounds like this

Bonds to low surface energy plastics down to minus 20 degrees.

Technical and application led. Name the substrate, the condition and the specification the product meets.

Audience

Engineers, trades and procurement teams matching a specific product to a specific application.

Loves

+Solving a narrow problem exactly

+Scientists talking to users

+Products that outlast the problem

Loathes

×Claims without a test method

×Products sold outside their specification

×Innovation as a slogan

The hill it
would die on

Every claim should name the test that produced it.

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3M · brand DNA at a glance 10 of 12 traits
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