ST. PAUL, Minn. – 3M has completed its acquisition of Aearo Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of personal protection and energy absorbing products that 3M says will provide a broad platform for accelerated growth and will significantly expand 3M’s occupational health and environmental safety platform by adding hearing protection as well as eyewear and fall protection product lines to 3M’s existing full-line of respiratory products.
The acquisition enables 3M to provide industrial, military and construction customers as well as consumers with a more complete personal protection product offering. Aearo’s hearing and eye protection includes brand names such as E-A-R, Peltor, and SafeWaze. 3M’s personal protective equipment provides customers with innovative technologies and solutions that help increase personal safety and can help enhance productivity in markets such as automotive, first responder, industrial manufacturing, shipbuilding, military, home improvement contractors and consumer. For more information, visit www.3M.com. | 
