What is a YKK slider?

What is a YKK slider?

SLIDER. The slider joins or separates the elements when the zipper is opened or closed. Various types of sliders are available depending on use.

What does YKK mean on my zipper?

YKK, it turns out, is a Japanese company. (It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha–far too long to print on a zipper.) It’s got about half of the world’s zipper business. And it has a zipper factory in Macon, Georgia, where they make about 5 million zippers a day.

What is a Vislon zip?

The VISLON® zipper is made of injected plastic elements, such as polyacetal resin. It is lighter than metal zippers of the same size. Rich element color variations are created by formulating the color pigment during the injection process.