Whether you’re examining your zipper to fix it, you’re curious, or you’re inspecting the garment it’s on, you may have noticed that many of the zippers around you have lettering stamped on them. One ...

Next time you zip up, or zip down, check out your zipper. There’s a good chance it’ll say YKK. But, what is YKK? I head to South Gate, California, to find out. At Koos Manufacturing in South Gate, ...

Trim design is going digital. Following the lead of 3D design software platforms like CLO, MYR and Browzwear, YKK on launched Wednesday the YKK Trim Creator, a 3D trim configurator aimed at helping ...

YKK (USA) Inc. makes the zipper on The Boeing Co.'s new commercial spacesuit. Expand to read more Boeing YKK (USA) Inc. is making zippers for The Boeing Co.'s spacesuit that will be used by crew ...

YKK Corporation’s new product is an example of how the Tokyo trims giant is innovating with circularity in mind. Last week the company launched DynaPel, a water-repellant zipper featuring Green Theme ...

Fastener manufacturer YKK has developed a new zipper that closes using magnetic force to facilitate quick clothing changes. While conventional zippers require engaging the insert pin and retaining box ...

How Japan's YKK built a better fastener and caught its competition in the teeth. Judging from its headquarters in a small nine-story building jammed in a row of similar buildings in an unfashionable ...

Margaret Mimbs was 26 years old when she began working at the YKK zipper plant in Macon. It was less than a month after the company and the community celebrated the grand opening of the $15 million ...

YKK zippers can be found all over the world, and they are a major part of a new spacesuit. YKK USA, which has a large zipper manufacturing plant in Macon, has partnered with the David Clark Co. to ...