3M Fluorochemistry produces a foam that can completely trap chromic acid rising in a plating bath. T h e r e s u l t - l o n g life for t h e bath solution, less hazard for workmen and, for you, high quality plating at a lower cost. FLUOROCHEMICAI.S DIVISION
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Out Of This World i n the earth satellite, conventional insulating materials won't do. But KF.I.-F® plastic does deliver the low thermal conductivity, electrical insulation, strength, durability a n d chemical inertness required. In o r o u t of this world, it oilers unique perfor mance for your product. JERSEY CITY CHEMICAL DIVISION
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Tension Reveals the lasting flexibility non-leach able T U R P O L ® NC-1200 gives to rubber. Even alter soaking in solvent, rubber softened w i t h this 3M chemical (center) stretches far more than unsoftened rubber (left). Yet it does n o t break like rubber softened with vulcanized vegetable oils, (right). I R V I N G ! ON CHEMICAL DIVISION
T h e s e p a t t e r n s result from i m a g i n a t i v e chemistry . . . from these four n e w 3 M chemicals t h a t a r e r e v o l u t i o n i z i n g processes a n d materials y o u are familiar with . . . e l e c t r o p l a t i n g , plastics, r u b b e r a n d tooling resins. A n d t h e y a r e b u t four a m o n g dozens of equally significant chemical specialties d e v e l o p e d a n d p r o d u c e d by the C h e m i c a l P r o d u c t s G r o u p of M i n n e s o t a M i n i n g a n d Manufacturing C o m p a n y . L o o k t o 3 M r e s e a r c h for r a d i c a l l y n e w chemical p r o d u c t s t h a t c a n set n e w p a t t e r n s of p e r f o r m a n c e a n d profit in your i n d u s t r y . F o r in formation c o n t a c t : C h e m i c a l P r o d u c t s Group, 3 M C o m p a n y , D e p t . WF-107, St. P a u l 6, M i n n e s o t a . CHEMICAL PRODUCTS GROUP · Fluorochemicals Division · Hastings Chemical Division · I r v i n g t o n Chemical Division · Jersey City Chemical Division · Color and Acid Division.
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Vacuum-Formed parts of almost any size can be fabricated now, thanks to HC-111. You make tools of this 3M compound by soaking resin into preforms made with catalyst-coated particles. You e l i m i n a t e t h e Λveighing, m i x i n g , p o t - l i f e a n d toxicity problems of conventional plastic tooling materials. H A S T I N G S CHEMICAL DIVISION OCT.
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