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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
1902 becomes “Super” with new

Minnesota Mining and operating temperature
Manufacturing Company rating up to 176ºF
opens for business
1969
3M Vinyl Electrical Tape
1925 makes the grade with a
plus, boosting its upper
Minnesota Mining and operating temperature
Manufacturing Company rating to 221ºF
invents masking tape
1975
3M launches the first
1940’s highly conformable, all-

World War II demands weather Scotch® Linerless
make innovation an Rubber Splicing Tape 130C
absolute necessity
1985
1944 3M improves on vinyl

3M Pioneer Chemist electrical tape again with
Esther Eastwold paves even greater elasticity
the way with her discovery
of an adhesive-friendly
plasticizer 2016
1945-1946 Scotch® Vinyl Electrical

3M invents Scotch Tape celebrates its
Brand No. 33 Electrical 70th birthday
Tape, the new standard
for insulating electrical
connections 2020
The evolution continues
1960 with a new family of ™
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 21st century, 3M continues to invest in manufacturing and technology
to deliver high-quality premium and general use vinyl electrical tapes for your everyday
needs. If there is a job or application that requires electrical tape, 3M has a solution.

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