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Report Summary

  • 15

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    27% of other websites

  • 91

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 76% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 91

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    70% of websites

3m.com

3M Science. Applied to Life. 3M United States

Page Load Speed

2.5 sec in total

First Response

39 ms

Resources Loaded

1.4 sec

Page Rendered

1.1 sec

3m.com screenshot

About Website

Visit 3m.com now to see the best up-to-date 3M content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about 3m.com

3M applies science and innovation to make a real impact by igniting progress and inspiring innovation in lives and communities across the globe.

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Key Findings

We analyzed 3m.com page load time and found that the first response time was 39 ms and then it took 2.5 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

3m.com performance score

15

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.2 s

42/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value6.9 s

6/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value6.9 s

33/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value4,330 ms

1/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.327

35/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value24.7 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

3m.com

39 ms

3m.com

59 ms

www.3m.com

57 ms

phoenix.css

34 ms

unicorn-icons.css

26 ms

Our browser made a total of 91 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 56% of them (51 requests) were addressed to the original 3m.com, 25% (23 requests) were made to Multimedia.3m.com and 5% (5 requests) were made to Dpm.demdex.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (435 ms) relates to the external source Multimedia.3m.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.2 MB (7%)

Content Size

16.5 MB

After Optimization

15.3 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of 3m.com main page is 16.5 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 70% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 16.0 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 101.3 kB

  • Original 124.7 kB
  • After minification 111.3 kB
  • After compression 23.5 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 13.4 kB, which is 11% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 101.3 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-6%

Potential reduce by 955.3 kB

  • Original 16.0 MB
  • After minification 15.0 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. 3M images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-27%

Potential reduce by 47.4 kB

  • Original 177.2 kB
  • After minification 175.4 kB
  • After compression 129.8 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 47.4 kB or 27% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-51%

Potential reduce by 101.6 kB

  • Original 198.8 kB
  • After minification 195.5 kB
  • After compression 97.3 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. 3m.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 101.6 kB or 51% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 47 (59%)

Requests Now

79

After Optimization

32

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 79 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of 3M. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 20 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 20 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

3m.com

3m.com

39 ms

3m.com

3m.com

59 ms

www.3m.com

www.3m.com

57 ms

phoenix.css

phoenix.css

34 ms

unicorn-icons.css

unicorn-icons.css

26 ms

mammoth.css

mammoth.css

67 ms

mmmSettings.js

mmmSettings.js

64 ms

gsn.css

gsn.css

28 ms

MyAccountDropdown.css

MyAccountDropdown.css

62 ms

utag.sync.js

utag.sync.js

65 ms

mdsHomepage.css

mdsHomepage.css

60 ms

rH-50-CarouselHero.css

rH-50-CarouselHero.css

62 ms

rH-52-Hero.css

rH-52-Hero.css

182 ms

video-transcript.css

video-transcript.css

134 ms

rG-57-Columns.css

rG-57-Columns.css

135 ms

rG-50-4upTiles.css

rG-50-4upTiles.css

334 ms

rH-57-ParallaxHero.css

rH-57-ParallaxHero.css

320 ms

rH-58-HeroText.css

rH-58-HeroText.css

145 ms

rG-54-Stackable.css

rG-54-Stackable.css

138 ms

rG-65-BrandBar.css

rG-65-BrandBar.css

144 ms

rG-58-BrandsLinks.css

rG-58-BrandsLinks.css

143 ms

rG-64-ShopBar.css

rG-64-ShopBar.css

184 ms

rU-53-SDS.css

rU-53-SDS.css

206 ms

rG-59-WYSIWYGBlocks.css

rG-59-WYSIWYGBlocks.css

208 ms

CommerceConnectorScript-JS

CommerceConnectorScript-JS

198 ms

require_config.js

require_config.js

218 ms

typeAheadV1.js

typeAheadV1.js

213 ms

JXQGZ-MQTTH-LPLP3-XXLJ3-2CUSC

JXQGZ-MQTTH-LPLP3-XXLJ3-2CUSC

70 ms

industry-feature-image.png

industry-feature-image.png

202 ms

repeating_meshed_grid.png

repeating_meshed_grid.png

115 ms

Logo.svg

Logo.svg

177 ms

Logo_mobile.png

Logo_mobile.png

180 ms

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-getty-id-831152982.jpg

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-getty-id-831152982.jpg

203 ms

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259 ms

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274 ms

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280 ms

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318 ms

homepage-product-category-thumbnail-abrasives.png

homepage-product-category-thumbnail-abrasives.png

256 ms

tapes-category-image.png

tapes-category-image.png

256 ms

ppe-category-image.png

ppe-category-image.png

259 ms

home-improvement-category-image.png

home-improvement-category-image.png

258 ms

films-category-image.png

films-category-image.png

340 ms

homepage-product-category-thumbnail-healthcare.png

homepage-product-category-thumbnail-healthcare.png

259 ms

abrasives-robotics-photography-24-3m-xtract-cubitron-ii-net-disc-710w.jpg

abrasives-robotics-photography-24-3m-xtract-cubitron-ii-net-disc-710w.jpg

435 ms

3m-virtual-reality-headset-vr-optics-at-ces-2023-event.jpg

3m-virtual-reality-headset-vr-optics-at-ces-2023-event.jpg

272 ms

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-shutterstock-id-113121439.jpg

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-shutterstock-id-113121439.jpg

425 ms

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modified-icon-from-original-icon-located-in-brand-central.png

315 ms

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348 ms

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347 ms

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359 ms

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-getty-id-478099275.jpg

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-getty-id-478099275.jpg

425 ms

3m-2024-global-impact-report.jpg

3m-2024-global-impact-report.jpg

401 ms

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-getty-id-680315965.jpg

licensed-rf-stock-asset-from-getty-id-680315965.jpg

420 ms

3MCircularWeb-Book.woff

3MCircularWeb-Book.woff

173 ms

3MCircularWeb-Book.woff

3MCircularWeb-Book.woff

187 ms

3MCircularWeb-Light.woff

3MCircularWeb-Light.woff

187 ms

3MCircularWeb-Light.woff

3MCircularWeb-Light.woff

185 ms

3MCircularWeb-Bold.woff

3MCircularWeb-Bold.woff

185 ms

3MCircularWeb-Bold.woff

3MCircularWeb-Bold.woff

250 ms

rd

rd

9 ms

dest5.html

dest5.html

32 ms

id

id

37 ms

ibs:dpid=411&dpuuid=ZjY2dwAAAGaijQMv

ibs:dpid=411&dpuuid=ZjY2dwAAAGaijQMv

10 ms

config.json

config.json

40 ms

3MThemeIconFont.woff

3MThemeIconFont.woff

69 ms

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13 ms

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ibs:dpid=470&dpuuid=3939670383888154334

15 ms

unicorn-print.css

unicorn-print.css

40 ms

icn_privacyOptions.png

icn_privacyOptions.png

42 ms

main.js

main.js

61 ms

cards-articles-dark-background.png

cards-articles-dark-background.png

35 ms

equalColumns.js

equalColumns.js

18 ms

lightboxTrigger.js

lightboxTrigger.js

36 ms

SubscribeValidate.js

SubscribeValidate.js

15 ms

Util.js

Util.js

167 ms

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ibs:dpid=121998&dpuuid=18ee97e4201c8a0395ff3d2ade13632d

7 ms

GlobalEventDispatcher.js

GlobalEventDispatcher.js

179 ms

GlobalResizeListener.js

GlobalResizeListener.js

261 ms

jquery-1.11.3.js

jquery-1.11.3.js

150 ms

pixel

pixel

37 ms

pixel

pixel

18 ms

jquery.validate.min.js

jquery.validate.min.js

218 ms

tap.php

tap.php

22 ms

EventDispatcher.js

EventDispatcher.js

92 ms

ResizeListener.js

ResizeListener.js

99 ms

rum

rum

20 ms

modernizr-2.6.2.js

modernizr-2.6.2.js

231 ms

underscore.js

underscore.js

108 ms

bounce

bounce

8 ms

sd

sd

29 ms

Pug

Pug

18 ms

Accessibility Review

3m.com accessibility score

91

Accessibility Issues

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Buttons do not have an accessible name

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Best Practices

3m.com best practices score

67

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Page has valid source maps

SEO Factors

3m.com SEO score

91

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise 3m.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that 3m.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

3m.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of 3M. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: