3M is a diversified company serving customers and communities with variousproducts and services.

The company operates its business through twelvesegments: automotive; commercial solutions; communications; consumer; design and construction; electronics; energy; healthcare; manufacturing; mining, oil, and gas; safety; and transportation.3M has been active in Israel since 1996 and has invested in voice-recognition software company VocalZoom and water-monitoring company Takadu.

In December 2015, 3M launched a customer innovation center in Israel.

The customer innovation center is 3M's53rd global location where the companycan demo products and solicit customer feedback to modify existing products and develop new ones.In June 2017,Apax Partners bought Israel-based 3M Electronic Monitoring business (formerly Attenti).