3M and AWS collaborate to advance optical connectivity innovation
PR Newswire•21/10/2026•10:28 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤AWS plans to deploy and scale 3M’s Expanded Beam Optical platform
- ➤3M expects nearly $0.5 billion contribution to the U.S. economy
- ➤Collaboration supports more than 500 jobs directly and indirectly
- ➤More than 100 new 3M roles planned across three states through 2027
- ➤3M will double production capacity at its Menomonie, Wisconsin facility
Expert Statements
Wendy Bauer, Group President, 3M Transportation and Electronics Business Group
“AWS's adoption of 3M's EBO platform demonstrates the potential of our optical connectivity technology to meet the performance demands of next-generation data center infrastructure.”
Wendy Bauer, Group President, 3M Transportation and Electronics Business Group
“By combining AWS's infrastructure expertise and scale with 3M's innovation and materials science capabilities, we can accelerate EBO deployment, advance our transformation and strengthen U.S. innovation and investment.”
Jens Gruenkemeir, Vice President of Supply Chain & Procurement, Amazon
“Our work with 3M reinforces our commitment to supporting good jobs here in the U.S.”
Jens Gruenkemeir, Vice President of Supply Chain & Procurement, Amazon
“Beyond powering the services people use every day, from online banking and hospital data records to streaming entertainment and retail purchases, our data center investments are unlocking economic opportunities in the communities where we invest and across the supply chain, including the hundreds of jobs being supported by 3M as a result of its collaboration with Amazon.”
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AWS is investing in 3M's Expanded Beam Optical technology for its data center infrastructure
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