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3M and Collision Repair Education Foundation Provide Grants to 58 Veterans and Family Members

July 22, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division, along with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, announced the support of 58 recipients in this year’s 3M Hire Our Heroes awards. The recipients include 54 students that are currently studying collision repair, and who have served or are currently serving in the military. Each winning veteran student has the opportunity […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Grants

3M Kick-Starts Collision Repair Education Foundation Summer Drive with $1.1 Million Product Donation

May 13, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M helped launch the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s “summer drive” for product donations of tools, equipment, and supplies with a $1.1 million donation of color match film products to 300 collision repair schools programs. The Education Foundation is seeking industry member’s support in providing in-kind donations to assist high school and college collision repair school […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Collision Repair Education Foundation

Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association to Meet at 3M Innovation Center

May 9, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association (TARA) will hold its next meeting at the 3M Innovation Center, 2326 Minnehaha Avenue E, in St. Paul, Minn. from May 18-21. John Spoto and 3M will bring the association up to speed on the latest, and future product offerings that are going to change the way trucks […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association

3M and Festool Announce Strategic Collaboration

February 29, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The 3M Company and TTS Tooltechnic Systems AG & Co. KG, maker of Festool brand products, today announced a strategic collaboration to provide customers in the global automotive collision repair industry a new and comprehensive surface preparation and finishing system. The collaboration brings together 3M’s abrasives, global sales and distribution capabilities with Festool-branded premium power […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Agreements Signed, Festool, TTS Tooltechnic Systems

3M Launches Commercial Truck Standard Operating Collision Repair Procedures

February 22, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division has announced the introduction of Commercial Truck Standard Operating Collision Repair Procedures (SOPs). The written procedures can assist commercial fleet collision repair facilities to deliver consistency within the repair process through development of standardized repair procedures. “3M is extremely committed to helping fleet collision shops become more productive and profitable by […]

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Collision Repair Education Foundation Reports Over $100,000 Raised by Hire Our Heroes Calendar

February 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The new Hire Our Heroes Calendar fundraiser, coordinated through 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (AAD) and the Collision Repair Education Foundation, raised over $100,000 in January to support scholarships and tool grants to military veterans and their family members who are studying collision repair. Repair facilities that donate $200 to the Foundation’s 3M Hire Our Heroes […]

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3M Announces Sales Force Realignment

February 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (AAD) announced today that it is redesigning its sales force network. As the automotive aftermarket has shifted from being comprised of thousands of independent collision shops and independent distributors to many national and regional MSOs and distributor partners with national footprints, 3M saw the need to adapt to the changing landscape. […]

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XPEL Technologies Vows to Defend 3M Patent Infringement Suit

January 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

XPEL Technologies Corp. strongly denies any alleged infringement of patents held by 3M Company or 3M Innovative Properties Company. 3M Company and 3M Innovative Properties Company filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota alleging that the Company’s ”XPF Paint Protection Film” has been and is directly infringing United […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Lawsuit, Patent, XPEL

3M Kicks Off Fourth Year of Hire Our Heroes Program

January 5, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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In 2016, the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (AAD) will mark the fourth year of its Hire Our Heroes program and is introducing a new way for shops to get involved — the 2016 3M Hire Our Heroes Calendar. With a $200 donation to the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), shops will not only be giving to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Hire Our Heroes, Veterans

3M Files Lawsuit to Enforce Paint Protection Films Patent

January 4, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

3M (NYSE:MMM) announced December 29 that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit in federal district court in Minnesota against XPEL Technologies Corporation. The suit alleges that XPEL Technologies Corporation’s XPF paint protection film product infringes 3M’s U.S. Patent No. 8,765,263. 3M develops paint protection film products which protect the finish of a vehicle from scratches, […]

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