Travis Hessman, Technology Editor for IW reports that with over 2.3 million accident-free hours and counting, 3M Aberdeen closes the loop between safety and efficiency.
3M's sprawling Aberdeen, S.D., factory reflects all the hallmarks of an IndustryWeek Best Plant: bright lights and clean floors, high-tech tools and engaged workers; that particular quiet hum of an efficient, well-tuned factory.
But what really stands out in this respirator, filter and tape plant, is its obsession with safety.
