3M™ Silver abrasives now available in Turkey

3M, a creator of innovative solutions and products that boost work productivity in the abrasives segment, has launched 3M™ Silver abrasives, which enable desired results to be achieved in shorter timeframes while saving time and labor costs. 3M™ Silver Cutting and Grinding Wheels, developed by 3M and introduced to the Turkish market under the "3M Science. Applied to Life." approach, contain 3M's Precisely Shaped Ceramic Minerals. These minerals fracture during operation in a manner that continuously leaves sharp surfaces, enabling more efficient grinding and cutting on all types of iron, stainless steel, and alloy steel. 3M™ Silver abrasives, preferred by manufacturing companies for the productivity gains they deliver, are used especially in shipyard, steel construction, machinery, and rail manufacturing sectors.Kerem Kürklü, Country Director of 3M Turkey Industrial Products Group, spoke as follows regarding the 3M™ Silver abrasives newly launched in Turkey: "At 3M, we believe that science solves the most challenging problems and shapes the future. One of our products touched by 3M Science is 3M™ Silver grinding wheels. With this product, it is possible to achieve desired results by performing more efficient operations in shorter timeframes while using time and human resources more economically. Our aim is to introduce all relevant sectors to superior 3M science and technology through our efficient solutions." Ali Kuday, 3M Turkey R&D Director, noted that science lies at the center of every product developed at 3M and forms the basis of newly developed technologies, and spoke as follows: "At 3M, the locomotive of growth is our approach: 3M™ Science. Applied to Life. We place great emphasis on R&D to sustain this approach continuously. 3M's R&D expenditures were USD 1.9 billion in 2017 and USD 8.8 billion over the past five years. In 2017, we acquired 4,168 new patents, and the total number of patents we have acquired since our establishment reached 113,000 as of the end of 2016. One-third of 3M's annual sales comes from products developed in the past five years. Converting science into solutions that will facilitate human life through innovative approaches forms the foundation of 3M's success and global strategy."