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Pioneers in the tape industry. Table of Contents

3M has been in business for over 100 years and entered the world of tape in 1925 when we
invented masking tapes. We haven’t stopped since.

1966

3M Scotch Brand No. 33 4
1902 becomes “Super” with new A Tape for Every Task
Minnesota Mining and operating temperature
Manufacturing Company rating up to 176ºF
opens for business
1969 5
3M Vinyl Electrical Tape When to use Scotch® Professional Grade Electrical Tape
1925 makes the grade with a
plus, boosting its upper
Minnesota Mining and operating temperature 6 Scotch® Heavy-Duty Professional Grade Vinyl Electrical Tape Super 88
Manufacturing Company rating to 221ºF
invents masking tape 7 Scotch® Super 33+™ Professional Grade Vinyl Electrical Tape
1975 8 Scotch® Professional Grade Vinyl Colour Coding Electrical Tape 35

3M launches the first
1940’s highly conformable, 9 Scotch® Linerless Rubber Splicing Tape 130C
World War II demands all-weather Scotch® 10 Scotch® Rubber Splicing Tape with Liner 23
make innovation an Linerless Rubber Splicing
absolute necessity Tape 130C
1985 11 When to use 3M™ Temflex™ General Use Vinyl Electrical Tape
1944 3M improves on vinyl
3M Pioneer Chemist Esther electrical tape again with
Eastwold paves the way even greater elasticity 12 3M™ Temflex™ General Use Vinyl Electrical Tape 165
with her discovery of an
adhesive-friendly plasticizer 13 3M™ Temflex™ General Use Vinyl Electrical Tape 175
2016
1945-1946 Scotch® Vinyl Electrical

3M invents Tape celebrates its 14
th
Scotch Brand No. 33 70 birthday Electrical Tape Quick Reference Guide
Electrical Tape, the new
standard for insulating
electrical connections 2020
The evolution continues
1960 with a new family of ™ 15 Top Recommendations For Your Toolbox
high-performing 3M
Scotch Brand No. 33 is a Temflex General Use
™
household name, routinely Vinyl Electrical Tapes to
seen in TV spots and complement the full line
magazine ads of Scotch® Professional
Grade Tapes

And now in the 21 century, 3M continues to invest in manufacturing and technology to deliver high-quality premium
st
and general use vinyl electrical tapes for your every day needs. If there is a job or application that requires electrical
tape, 3M has a solution.

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