3M expands optical interconnect manufacturing for AI data centers

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3M announces capacity investment for Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) production

March 16, 2026 10:14 AM EDT

Expansion will more than double capacity; add critical equipment to meet growing AI data center demand

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced a major planned expansion of U.S. manufacturing capacity for its 3M Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) interconnect technology, a high-performance optical connectivity solution engineered to improve deployment speed, reliability, and operational efficiency within next-generation AI data centers. The expansion will include adding new advanced manufacturing equipment and additional... More