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: sleeker zipper
Switching Costs
I pitched an investor a week or so ago and she asked me about switching costs. I said, “I don’t think any company has switching costs.” She didn’t agree. Now, I realize that I was speaking from my perspective. All of the companies that contact me whether in fashion,Read More…
Broken Zippers, Business, Fashion, Industry, Military, Packaging, Product Development, Replacements, Technical
YKK® Lobby
Many of the people who email me from the defense side talk about the “YKK LOBBY!” Even at AUSA, someone screamed, “Bring down the YKK lobby!” Everyone tells me YKK® dominates zipper procurement. I think this is why I’m having such a tough time obtaining federal funding for something EVERYRead More…
Yes, ANY Material
So many prospective customers always ask me, “What can you make the zipper out of?” I always answer, “Any material.” There are materials that we’ve already made closures out of and materials that we haven’t made closures out of…yet. And, yes, we probably could make a closure out of staleRead More…
Little But Mighty
The power of standardization is that ZS closures are ALWAYS air-tight, water-tight, and gas-tight no matter their size. The shape is constant. The only difference is the dimensions of the shape. The ZS closure can be smaller, larger, or the same size as an old-fashioned closure…such as aRead More…
Klōs® Up
ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipppppp! The zipper is an onomatopoeia. In the 1920s B.F. Goodrich used the device on boots and gave it the name “zipper” after the zip sound that it makes when opened or closed. The zipper’s sound comes from the slider rubbing against the teeth of the zipper. Both theRead More…
Happy New Year: 2017
This year marks the 166th year since the first zipper was created. 2016 was a rough year for Zipr Shift in that our biggest customer in the protective gear market, the Department of Defense, wants to steal our technology instead of help us. But, we successfully marketed the productRead More…
An IDEAL® Partnership?
“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” – Otto van Bismark “The Large Competitor Steals the Innovations of the Underdog Inventor” by History It’s a story as old as… The story of David and Goliath. The story of aRead 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…
Stronger Closure for Flexible Packaging
Zipr Shift has invented a new packaging zipper track that is much more durable than the current packaging zipper track. It will allow for much heavier items to be placed in resealable packages. The strength comes from the internal metal clips that provide rigidity and from the flanges that grip andRead More…