Taking the Lab on the Road
Sumittra Duangkaewmanee proudly sports a lab coat now and again, but the 3M Thailand scientist is quick to point out that it’s what happens outside of the lab that has the biggest impact on her work.
“At 3M, we are encouraged to go out into the real world and talk to customers about how they use products,” said Sumittra. “Those interactions are what inspire us to do things differently – to come up with a new solution to a challenge.”
Due to the high temperatures and humidity levels we experience in Southeast Asia, our customer needed a repulpable tape that had good initial tack and could tolerate severe environmental conditions. They also needed a test method to easily monitor and evaluate tape oozing. I was excited to help them figure this out.”