Areas of application in OEM and Tier

First impressions are everything. You need to design an unforgettable look that helps your vehicle stand out from the competition. But that’s just the beginning. There are also key needs like optimized assembly processes and the ability to protect your design from wear and tear. 3M solutions help boost design freedom, enable automation and more.

You’re thinking about automotive interiors for entirely new passenger experiences. 3M is driving the future now with comprehensive solutions for addressing thermal management, lightweighting and noise, vibration and harshness to name a few.

You need to design with lighter materials to shed weight and improve passenger comfort, all while driving more sustainable, cost-effective operations. Stay adaptable with the latest vehicle design and manufacturing trends with body-in-white and chassis solutions for multi-material bonding, automation integration and more.

Trends in electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving have made smaller and more powerful electronic control units crucial to successful vehicle design. Advanced 3M solutions – including electrically insulating and EMI shielding materials as well as a broad range of tapes and adhesives for bonding, joining and sealing - help keep ECUs functioning for the long term.

OEMs, Tiers and display makers need to make electronics lighter, less distracting, more durable and more efficient in the vehicle. From EMI management to bonding and joining, and thermal management solutions, see how 3M is reaching across multiple core technology platforms to help.

Extending range, tackling thermal runaway challenges and improving system efficiency are some of the key drivers in today's electric vehicle marketplace. 3M delivers solutions to help meet those goals, including advanced materials that help manage electrical insulation and thermal conductivity, thermal runaway propagation solutions that fit a variety of cell designs, and adhesives and tapes that help simplify assembly.

3M automotive OEM and Tier solutions help validate and reinforce great designs. Each of our tapes, adhesives, abrasives and paint application tools is designed to make manufacturing and assembly more efficient, maximizing and even eliminating process steps.

Even though EVs are gaining in popularity, internal combustions engines (ICEs) are still widely used. That means conventional needs like reducing emissions and boosting performance in smaller engines are still crucial for OEMs. 3M offers ICE solutions that enable increased torque to help maintain or increase power density in smaller engines, and emission control solutions that help you meet changing global requirements.

Sensors are central to automotive development – cameras, radar, lidar, and much more are essential for the vehicles of today and tomorrow. With long experience in the automotive industry and deep knowledge of materials science, 3M can help you with every aspect including the integration, protection and optimization of sensors in nearly any part of the vehicle.