Areas of Automotive Design Application

Your Partner for Every Area of Automotive Design

As an automotive professional, you’re on a journey that 3M knows well. You start with a market trend – electrification, or increased fuel efficiency regulations, or the demand for more comfortable passenger experiences. Exploring these trends is a passion. Applying them to the vehicle itself is a journey. And the deeper you go, the more fascinating it becomes. Each interconnected part of the vehicle presents its own unique challenges. The solutions themselves require creativity combined with science. Above all, they require collaboration – a trusted partner to help you every step of the way. Where should we meet?

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Body-in-White

When precision counts the most – in design, lightweighting and structural integrity – 3M delivers ever-evolving solutions in abrasives and structural adhesives, as well as advanced materials for the most cost-effective body-in-white processes.
Chassis and Wheels

Tomorrow’s vehicles will require precise control and handling. 3M delivers films, fluoropolymers, structural and fastening adhesives, wheel weights and more for flexibility and efficiency from initial design all the way through assembly.
Interiors

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.
Exteriors and Glass

Sealing. Bonding of sensors and dissimilar materials. Management of sound, heat and light. Whatever is most important to your automotive designs, 3M provides solutions in adhesives, tapes, films, engineered damping materials and more.
EV Battery and ePowertrain

Enhance your next EV battery and ePowertrain design. 3M can help you tackle tough challenges related to thermal runaway propagation, battery assembly and disassembly, eMotor assembly and more, and optimize your throughput. We combine established, world-class expertise in lithium-ion battery technologies with a century of experience in the automotive industry.
Sensor Technology

3M sensor camouflage films are just the start. We work to create automotive design solutions that enhance the form, maximize the function and advance the entire trend in vehicle connectivity, with both passengers and the roadways themselves.
Human Machine Interface (HMI)

As OEM and Tier suppliers create new automotive cabin experiences, 3M creates the solutions that make advanced driver monitoring systems and heads-up displays come to life. We lead the industry in optically clear adhesives and light control films.
Electronic Control Unit

Electronic control unit design solutions including thermal management, electromagnetic interference, and electrical isolation, among others.
Propulsion and Emissions

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.

Need Help Finding the Right Solution?

3M is constantly working to minimise risks by staying ahead of new challenges OEM and Tier suppliers face worldwide. If you need help maximising collaboration to build the future of mobility, contact 3M today.