The hardest part about responding to everyone’s testing questions is… so many don’t apply. Not only do many zipper consumers not understand the testing requirements of current zippers, but they’re all stuck in a mindset of nitpicking between the exact same things. All toothed zippers look and function the same/similarly.Read More…
Tag: equipment
Small Business SBIR Advice
NSRDEC (AND OTHER GOVERNMENT) PROCUREMENT AND RESEARCHERS ARE TRAINED TO STEAL FROM YOU Hear a Natick army employee tell exactly how that happens: https://jgpis.org/podcast/let-their-own-words-condemn-them/ OR https://clyp.it/qku4bvyd Straight from the source. Note: If it’s not dual use, then you’re screwed. ITAR/EAR is nothing to mess with. The military has an even betterRead More…
No Slider, No Problem!
See how easy it is to close a Zipr Shift zipper! You don’t even need a slider! It’s watertight, air tight, and gas tight at the push of your finger! No other zipper that is strong and durable enough for clothing can do this! ZiprRead More…
Research & Development: Iteration, Innovation, Disruption
Recently, I was interviewed by Jeff St. Clair of WKSU NPR about what led me to disrupt zippers: Young Cleveland Entrepreneur Looks to Undo the Zipper Industry. It all started with my rabbit eating the zipper on my laptop case. I seek to disrupt zippers where others have merelyRead More…
Broken Zippers, Business, Fashion, Industry, Infographics, Military, Product Development, Replacements, Technical, Zipr Shift Videos
Upgrading Zippers to the 21st Century
In my last post, I revealed the intentions that sparked my research on zippers and led to inventing the Zipr Shift zipper: the toothed zipper is such a poor design that it fails in its intended use. I want to make the current toothed zippers obsolete. And, the technology that I’ve invented has greatRead More…
The Berry Amendment & Zipr Shift
If you’re like me, you’ve either never heard of the Berry Amendment, or only heard it mentioned in passing. For most of us, it has zero effect on our everyday lives, but for those in the military, it has tangible effects on not only much of what they eat, butRead More…