3M has announced it has completed its acquisition of PolyFab Inc, a manufacturer of thermal and acoustic insulation for the aerospace industry.

MTI PolyFab designs and manufactures a lightweight thermal and acoustic insulation system for a wide variety of aerospace customers to address unwanted airborne and structure-borne noise in aircraft. The combination of MTI PolyFab products with those of 3M’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Aearo Technologies LLC, will provide a comprehensive range of solutions to the aerospace industry. Aearo offers high-performance soundproofing for noise and vibration control to enhance cabin comfort through its E-A-R brand thermal acoustic systems.

MTI PolyFab Inc is a division of MTI Global Inc, a publicly traded company on the Toronto stock exchange. MTI PolyFab’s aerospace division designs and fabricates energy management systems from a variety of flexible, cellular materials for the aerospace industry. MTI Global Inc also produces and distributes specialty silicone elastomer products. MTI Global Inc primary markets are aerospace and mass transit. MTI PolyFab’s head office and Canadian manufacturing operations are located in Mississauga, Ontario, with international manufacturing operations located in Bremen, Germany. The company also maintains an engineering support centre in Brazil.

Based in Indianapolis, Ind (US), Aearo Technologies LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M. Through its E-A-R Thermal Acoustics Systems business unit, Aearo delivers concept-to-completion acoustic, vibration, shock and thermal solutions globally to a wide variety of original equipment manufacturers in the electronics, aircraft, transportation and industrial markets.

3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. With $23 billion in sales, the company employs 75,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries.