Creating a separate division is a sign that 3M wants to elevate its role with aircraft manufacturers and airline maintenance operations.
"We've really taken our business into looking at 'how can a material science company like 3M play a broader role for the aerospace industry, enabling them to build lighter, safer, quieter aircraft faster,' " says Denise Rutherford, vice president of 3M's Aerospace and Aircraft Maintenance Division.
For instance, Rutherford says 3M can help make planes lighter by providing low-weight compounds that reinforce lightweight components, making a plane's structure stronger.
"Every 50 lb to 100 lb you can take out of an aircraft enables either fuel efficiency or more luggage or another passenger to go into that plane," she says.
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