3MGlassBubbles

3M™ Glass Bubbles are high strength, low density engineered additives used in applications from thermoplastics, thermosets, and sheet- or bulk-molded composites to structural foams and elastomers.  Manufacturers use 3M glass bubbles for their ability to help reduce weight, improve dimensional stability, improve processing, enhance surface appearance, reduce overall material costs and much more.

Invented in 1960 and introduced to the industrial marketplace in 1961, 3M glass bubbles were first used in drywall seam sealers, mining explosives and furniture.  Since then, manufacturers all over the world have expanded the use of these almost magical hollow glass microspheres into hundreds of applications in diverse markets, including oil and gas, recreation, paints and coatings, transportation, construction, mining explosives, and consumer products. 

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