{"id":1187193,"date":"2026-02-16T08:53:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i7dWBWJhGwAuY5HgUnZLcn"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:53:26","slug":"the-worlds-largest-zip-maker-has-made-a-giant-self-propelled-zip-and-i-reckon-its-a-potential-glimpse-of-the-trousers-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-worlds-largest-zip-maker-has-made-a-giant-self-propelled-zip-and-i-reckon-its-a-potential-glimpse-of-the-trousers-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The world&#8217;s largest zip maker has made a giant self-propelled zip and I reckon it&#8217;s a potential glimpse of the trousers of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mWKhSrsj3V0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Look, I&#8217;m not even going to mess around with a creative intro on this one. The world&#8217;s largest zip manufacturer, YKK, has made a remote-controlled, motorised, self-propelled zip, and it&#8217;s glorious.<\/p>\n<p>See how it connects a pair of 16-foot membrane sheets together in seconds (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/656535\/ykk-self-propelled-zipper-prototype\" target=\"_blank\">The Verge<\/a>). Marvel at it zipping up two halves of an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-v283Og5DLw\" target=\"_blank\">industrial-sized tent<\/a>. Wonder, at least momentarily, as to whether it&#8217;ll ever be miniaturised down to something clothes-sized.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YKK\" target=\"_blank\">YKK<\/a> is the world&#8217;s largest manufacturer of zips and zippers, and, in collaboration with membrane structure manufacturer Taiyo Kogya Co., Ltd, has been showing off the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ykk.com\/newsroom\/g_news\/2025\/20250424.html\" target=\"_blank\">self-propelled mega-zipper<\/a> at Taiko Kogyo&#8217;s Hirakata factory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the industrial field, opening and closing zippers requires consideration of safety, and the work must be done by skilled workers, which takes time. We believe that the &#8216;self-propelled zipper&#8217; can be a product that solves these problems for our customers,&#8221; says YKK.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to utilize the knowledge gained from the demonstration test and continue development toward practical use.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-v283Og5DLw\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fair enough. Practical use being, eventually, my next pair of trousers? Perhaps. I&#8217;d love to imagine a world where I leap out of bed in the morning and put on my Back to the Future pants, safe in the knowledge they will zip me up at the touch of a button.<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, I hope some thorough testing has been done before then, for personal reasons. Anyway, it&#8217;s a very big zip, zipping up very big things all by itself, and it&#8217;s made my day. To the prototyping shed, Batman. 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The world&#8217;s largest zip manufacturer, YKK, has made a remote-controlled, motorised, self-propelled zip, and it&#8217;s glorious. See how it connects a pair of 16-foot membrane sheets together in seconds (via The Verge). Marvel at it zipping up two halves of an industrial-sized tent. Wonder, at least momentarily, as to whether it&#8217;ll ever be miniaturised down to something clothes-sized. YKK is the world&#8217;s largest manufacturer of zips and zippers, and, in collaboration with membrane structure manufacturer Taiyo Kogya Co., Ltd, has been showing off the self-propelled mega-zipper at Taiko Kogyo&#8217;s Hirakata factory. &#8220;In the industrial field, opening and closing zippers requires consideration of safety, and the work must be done by&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-worlds-largest-zip-maker-has-made-a-giant-self-propelled-zip-and-i-reckon-its-a-potential-glimpse-of-the-trousers-of-the-future\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1187194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[66],"class_list":["post-1187193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-hardware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The world&#039;s largest zip maker has made a giant self-propelled zip and I reckon it&#039;s a potential glimpse of the trousers of the future | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Look, I&#039;m not even going to mess around with a creative intro on this one. 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