3M News

Latest 3M news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 1 article tracked by The Robotics Media.

About 3M

3M Company (NYSE: MMM) is a Saint Paul, Minnesota-based diversified technology company operating in industrial, safety and consumer markets. Its materials-science portfolio spans adhesives, abrasives, respiratory protection, films and optical technologies. Under new CEO William Brown the company has refocused around AI-era manufacturing, with its Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) fiber technology now being deployed by Microsoft Azure data centers.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
• Country: United States
• Founded: 1902
• Sectors: AI Infrastructure
• Website: https://www.3m.com

Products by 3M

• Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) (Software, 2026) — 3M's Expanded Beam Optical technology replaces direct-contact fiber connectors with an expanded-beam interface that is faster to install, more tolerant of dust...

Latest 3M news

• Microsoft Becomes First Hyperscaler To Deploy 3M's EBO Fiber — Microsoft Azure will be the first hyperscale cloud to deploy 3M's Expanded Beam Optical technology in its AI data centers, under a broader partnership...