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Nm13 the fabric of invention
To 3M, furnace filters were a product category crying for reinvention.
Originally designed simply to protect furnace fans and motors,
ordinary fiberglass filters did little to remove particles from the air in
homes – until our scientists seized the opportunity and created
Filtrete®Filters. These high-efficiency filters helped transform the
industry and are staples for homeowners who want to help reduce
dust, pet dander, mold spores, smoke and smog particles in their
indoor air. Filtrete filters help improve air quality in millions of homes
in the United States, Canada and other countries.
Filtrete filters are based on 3M nonwoven materials technology –
another technology that’s applied across our businesses, in hundreds
of ingenious products. Elsewhere in homes, Scotch-Brite™Cleaning
Products – used in more than 80 countries – take the elbow grease
Combining expertise in blown microfiber
capabilities and filtration technologies,
3M™Particulate Respirators are
government certified for use against a
broad range of airborne particles. Part of
a broad line of 3M safety products, these
respirators also are lightweight and easy
to breathe through, making them
comfortable to wear.
No matter how much you’d like to, you
can’t prevent every scrape, bump and
bruise. Nexcare™Products – from
bandages and other first-aid supplies to
skin care products – help people get on
with their lives. This popular and growing
line of products incorporates nonwoven,
adhesive and other 3M technologies.
*Compared to BAND-AID®and CURAD®Sheer and Plastic Bandages