It is usually made of polyester, but depending on use, synthetic fiber tape, vinyl tape and cotton tape are also available. Structure of a Zipper Slider. ELEMENTS The teeth, also known as elements, are the parts on each side of a zipper that mesh, or engage, with each other when passed through the slider. TAPE The tape is manufactured exclusively for zippers. No locking mechanism. They make 10, pairs of AG jeans a day. There are men whose job it is to buff the butts of the jeans to make them soft.
And, at the very beginning of the process, there are people sewing zippers into the fly, adding sliders to the zipper chain. YKK zippers. YKK, it turns out, is a Japanese company. It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha—far too long to print on a zipper.
And it has a zipper factory in Macon, Georgia, where they make about 5 million zippers a day. They melt copper. Turn it to wire. Communities — by providing jobs, paying taxes, and utilizing local businesses. Through our individual and corporate participation, we will actively support the communities in which we work and live.
As good corporate citizens, we will promote technological development and comprehensive measures to preserve and enhance the environment. To achieve these goals, we must ensure that our company remains financially sound. Accomplishing this will require teamwork, flexibility, continuous improvement of our individual efforts, and strong, skillful leadership throughout YKK NCA.
The results will benefit all society as we work, grow, and prosper together. YKK is a privately held company. Our stock is not for sale, and we therefore have no trading symbol.
We appreciate your interest in YKK. Where is YKK Headquarters? Administrative headquarters are in Tokyo, and manufacturing headquarters are located where the company was originally founded, in Kurobe, on the far side of the big island of Japan. A slider sometimes catches on a piece of cloth when opened or closed. Is there any way to free the slider without causing damage to the cloth?
Remove the trapped cloth by moving the slider back while pulling the cloth outward. Take care to avoid the possibility of the zipper getting caught when opening and closing it. The slider does not open or close smoothly. Trying to forcibly close a zipper in a bag that has been overfilled will cause an excess load on the elements.
This stress may cause the elements to slip out from the tape. This is a fatal problem with a zipper. YKK produces zippers throughout the world, but are their quality and function of an equal standard globally? All the zippers produced and sold throughout the world by YKK meet the quality standards set by YKK, so there is no difference in quality and function. However, special care should be taken regarding the existence of counterfeit zippers.
Details on our brand protection activities can be found here. A zipper made of or coated with nickel caused an allergic reaction on direct contact with skin. How can I avoid it? When a silver-colored metal zipper is required, choose an aluminum zipper.
Are YKK products treated for needle detection machines? YKK has researched and developed materials, surface treatments, strengths, and zipper designs to prevent false needle detection. What are the points to be noted when using zippers in baby wear?
Special zippers, such as zippers with plastic top and bottom stops, are offered for infants and kids wear. Please ask your YKK sales agent for more details. What type of zipper works best with garments made of a thick material?
Its completely vertically integrated, which means that the company controls every part of the zipper manufacturing process, from smelting the metal to packaging the finished zippers. As Seth Stevenson wrote in Slate , "YKK makes incredibly dependable zippers, ships them on time without fail, offers a wide range of colors, materials, and styles, and never gets badly undercut on price. Because of its reliability, YKK is popular for manufacturers. We've all felt the pain of a zipper breaking, ruining an entire garment.
It just makes more sense to go with a reliable brand. And that's why YKK zippers are everywhere.
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