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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by the__alchemist on Sunday October 19, 2025 @11:49AM (#45635074)
What I can't figure out is how the new version attached to the fabric. That's at the core of this right? Metal-fabric interface.
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by grapesodaaaaa on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:17PM (#45635359)
I wonder how fabrics will handle the mechanical wear vs the durable tape “track” used in a traditional zipper
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by OptionOfT on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:34PM (#45635549)
They won't. They only work with garments < 1.3mm. Nothing here is about durability.
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by iancmceachern on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:21PM (#45635405)
“The absence of the tape posed various production challenges,” Nishizaki says. “We had to develop new manufacturing equipment and a dedicated sewing machine for integration.”
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by mrits on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:28PM (#45635500)
They found a worse way to create a worse zipper with a proprietary machine that no one owns . This is the future
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by tempestn on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:07PM (#45636426)
It's not worse; it's different, and better for some applications. Specifically when high flexibility and/or sleek appearance are valued above cost and durability. One example that immediately comes to mind is zip-up pockets in athletic wear.
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Re:The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years by jjhale on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:17PM (#45636523)
The pdf linked in other threads shows that the teeth have a fabric cord running through the middle of them. Then each tooth is surrounded by about 18 tiny stitches.

https://imgur.com/a/o1jxAuS

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