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Apr 23

Did you know that leather products can change the color of a metal zipper?

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Did you know that metal zippers can change color when they come into contact with any chemicals remaining from a leather tanning process? During the leather tanning process, tanning agents such as sulfuric acid, mineral acids, chrome compounds, tannic acid and aldehyde compounds are commonly used. When those tanning chemicals…

Apr 19

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YKK Canada’s Alexandre Saade volunteers with the Club Lions Laval Renaissance to benefit people in his community

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Alexandre Saade, assistant project manager at YKK Canada, is a member of Club Lions Laval Renaissance, an organization that raises money through volunteer activities to benefit people in the Laval community in Quebec, Canada. Commenting on what he does for the Club Lions Laval Renaissance, Saade says, “I search for…

Apr 15

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YKK Mexicana and YKK Snap Fasteners Manufactura Mexico are working together to become a more sustainable manufacturing company

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Like YKK’s other manufacturing companies in the North and Central America region, YKK Mexicana, YKK’s zipper manufacturer in Mexico, and YKK Snap Fasteners Manufactura Mexico, YKK’s snap and button company in Mexico, are determined to become a more sustainable company. They have a reuse-recycle program where a certain percentage of…

Apr 12

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How to prevent metal zippers from changing color and staining a garment

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During a garment dyeing process, different types of dyestuff and auxiliaries are used depending on the nature of the garment fabric. For example, a sulfur dye, reactive dye or a direct dye is usually used for cotton fabrics, while an acid dye is used for dying nylon products. Moreover, the…

Apr 02

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YKK Colombia implements the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as part of its environmental practices

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YKK Colombia joins other YKK companies in an effort to protect the environment. By implementing good environmental practices, the company benefits society, as well as its local community, the environment and its staff. In its operations, YKK Colombia applies measures to classify solid waste, reduce its use of electricity and…

Mar 22

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YKK North and Central America region celebrates International Women’s Day

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Today and everyday we honor the work of our female colleagues around the world. To celebrate, we are joining the International Women's Day organization as they explore this year's theme #balanceforbetter. Join us this month as we showcase our colleagues from the North and Central America region and share their…

Mar 14

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YKK (U.S.A.) Inc.’s Margaret Mimbs teaches at the company’s talent training center

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Today we continue our series on International Women's Day with an article about Margaret Mimbs, a 44 year veteran with YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. at its manufacturing center in Macon, Georgia. Since March of 2018, Mimbs has been working as the senior training supervisor at the YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. Talent Education…

Mar 12

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FR Workwear Market Regulations as they apply to YKK.

How to protect your workers from an arc flash incident

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According to the Occupational Health & Safety Association (OSHA), every year in the U.S., workers are killed or permanently injured by arch flashes, fiery explosions that can result from short circuits in high power electrical devices. Not only can these explosions be deadly, but they can also result in serious…

Mar 07

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How to properly match a zipper color to your garment

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Imagine you have created a whole new line of jackets for your brand that are bluish gray in color, and you have installed zippers into these jackets that you thought were the same bluish gray color. However, when you take one of those jackets outside into daylight, the zipper inside…

Feb 26

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YKK El Salvador implements many sustainable practices to help preserve the environment

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YKK El Salvador is another YKK company within the North and Central America region that has implemented several environmental practices to help protect the environment. One activity of great importance for YKK El Salvador is its tree planting day, which takes place annually involving employees and its neighborhood to which…