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... What the 3M company did was built a strong reputation for change, not a for the company changing with time but this company changed time. Over history the 3M Company has been creating products for making life easier or changing a part of life to make it easier, if there is room for improvement or new innovations the 3M Company is already working on it. “It all began in 1902 when 5 businessmen came together in two harbors, Minnesota where they wanted to mine corundum”(3M. ... At the time what was known as the Minnesota mining and manufacturing company soon to become the 3M Company was just a small mining company. ... It wasn’t till the early teens and late twenties till 3M established their first actual research lab, they invested 500 dollars into a lab and after that they created their first major product 3M Three-M-ite this was an abrasive cloth that was a best seller in the auto industry. In 1916 became debt free and by 1917 they reached the sales revenue of 1 million dollars (3M. ... While testing the sandpaper in one of the shops 3M scientist Richard Drew, saw that the mechanics were having problems painting the cars, keep in mind in these days most cars were two toned. ... In 1937 3M took that 500 dollar lab that they had and now built them selves their own research laboratory where they kept to improve the products they have and to create the products that working on.
Approximate Word count = 1190
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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