Display Solutions
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Creating displays as bright and colorful as life itself.SEE HOW OUR FILMS PERFORM
This is where brilliant ideas come to life: Between micro-thin layers of 3M display films, engineered to optimize light and advance the performance of both LCD and OLED displays.
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Advanced optical physics, carried in a billion pockets.LEARN THE SCIENCE THAT MAKES IT WORK
Brighter, with less battery use. Thinner, with more depth of color. 3M Display Solutions help you deliver the devices your customers want—by making the seemingly impossible, possible.
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3M Science makes your vision a reality.DISCOVER HOW WE COLLABORATE
Most 3M display products are unique; the collaborative result of 3M and customer engineers innovating together. We tweak. Reengineer. Create something totally new—all in pursuit of the perfect display.
Display Films Products
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AdhesivesOnce you’ve got the films, you have to put them together—and 3M knows a lot about high-performance adhesives. We offer a wide array of lighter, thinner, state-of-the-science optical bonding products for OLED and LCD designs.
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Display FilmsManipulating the physical properties of light to achieve your display objectives—that’s what 3M display films are all about. Layer by layer, our display films help you optimize the performance of your display: Make the picture brighter and more colorful. Simplify the design. Increase power efficiency. Reduce thickness and weight for mobile devices—even wearables. Or add strength and rigidity for large displays.
Films by Device Type
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TV / DesktopsAwesome Up Front
Build your TVs with our display solutions, and every seat will be the best seat in the house. Brighter, more colorful content. Superior, more efficient performance. And a wider viewing angle that draws everyone into the experience.Increased brightness: Films such as 3M™ Dual Brightness Enhancement Film (DBEF) maximize light to the viewer, enhancing bulb brightness by 30% or more.
Energy efficient: By optimizing light, our films can reduce power consumption by as much as 23–37% in medium to large TVs.
Thinner and lighter weight: Use our display films to replace several layers of thick plastic and glass, and achieve ultra-thin, lightweight designs.
Wider viewing angle: Our display films can also make the off-axis view clearer and brighter, giving your products a broader viewing range.
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NotebooksEnlightened Design
A five-pound laptop? Too heavy. Consumers want thin and lightweight with dazzling displays—exactly what you can deliver using 3M Display Solutions. Thinner, lighter designs with brighter, more colorful displays that use less power.Increased brightness: 3M™ Brightness Enhancement Film (BEF) can increase brightness up to 30%, requiring fewer LEDs.
Energy efficient: More efficient lighting results in reduced power consumption, which can significantly extend battery life.
Thinner and lighter weight: By replacing thick plastics with micro-thin films, you can create sleek, super-slim, lightweight notebooks.
Wider viewing angle: Our display films make light brighter at all angles, giving consumers a broader viewing range and wider viewing angles.
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TabletsClearly Brilliant
Tablets are all display, which can gulp down 70% of the battery. By designing 3M display films and optically clear adhesives into your tablets, you get displays that are clear and bright—even outdoors. And their efficiency gives you get incredibly long battery life.Increased brightness: Our display films increase brightness by nearly 30% for a clear, brilliant screen you can even see outdoors.
Energy efficient: By optimizing light, 3M Display Solutions can reduce power consumption and stretch battery life to 12 hours.
Thinner and lighter weight: By replacing thick plastics with micro-thin films, you can create sleek, super-slim, lightweight tablets. Wider viewing angle: Our display films make light brighter at all angles, which makes sharing a screen a great experience.
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Smart Phones, WearablesEfficiency in Hand
Consumers want their smart phone batteries to last forever. Since that’s not possible (yet), 3M display films and optically clear adhesives are the next best thing. You can create brilliant, colorful, highly efficient displays that help batteries last longer.Increased brightness: Our display films increase brightness by nearly 30% for a clear, brilliant screen you can see even in bright daylight.
Energy efficient: By optimizing light, 3M Display Solutions can reduce power needs and enable mobile batteries to last 8–10 hours or longer.
Thinner and lighter weight: By replacing thick plastics with micro-thin films, you can create smaller, lighter, more powerful mobile devices.
Wider viewing angle: Our display films make light brighter at all angles, giving consumers a broader viewing range and wider viewing angles.
Need Support Finding the Right Solution?
Ask us or explore our free app
How bright and thin can you make a smartphone display? Now you can find out! Download the free 3M Display Solutions Max Design app and start exploring what you can achieve by configuring different film stacks. App runs on Apple iOS (iPad and iPhone) only.
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Achieving a larger color gamut. Conserving mobile battery power. Quantifying consumer color perception. You’ll find these topics and dozens more in our Display Optics Library.
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Are you new to the micro-world of display optics? Or just need a refresher? These short videos will teach you about display technologies, backlights, touch panels, and how our display films enhance brightness, viewing angle, color, and more.
Free app: Configure your ideal film stack
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How bright and thin can you make a smartphone display? Now you can find out! Download the free 3M Display Solutions Max Design app and start exploring what you can achieve by configuring different film stacks. App runs on Apple iOS (iPad and iPhone) only.
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