3M (formerly known as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) is a technology company that manufactures industrial, safety, and consumer products. It operates in three business segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications, industrial specialty products, structural adhesives and tapes, respiratory, hearing, eye and fall protection solutions, etc. The Transportation and Electronics segment specializes in advanced ceramic solutions, reflective signage for highways and vehicle safety, chip packaging and interconnection solutions, semiconductor production materials, and other products. The Consumer segment provides cleaning products for the home, consumer air quality products, picture hanging accessories, stationery and office products, automotive appearance products, etc.