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We are pleased to offer zippers from the Ideal Fastener Corporation. The 2nd largest zipper manufacturer in the world, IDEAL offers zippers for apparel, automotive, furniture, luggage, military, and specialty applications.

IDEAL zippers are used on every apparel brand and retailer in the U.S. and Europe, premiere luggage brands and US Armed Forces apparel. IDEAL zippers are available in a vast range of styles, colors and materials, including custom designs to meet any need.

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Children’s Wear Zippers

Fully compliant with U.S. and European safety standards,
the safety of the children’s zipper line is matched by the wide variety of creative, unique zipper pulls, providing high fashion and superior integrity.

Features

  • 600 standard colors and custom tapes
  • Fashion-forward standard and custom zipper
    pulls in an array of sizes and finishes
  • CPSIA compliant children’s zippers

Fashion Zippers

Offering the latest in zipper trends, IDEAL can meet your needs with an array of design-enhancing zippers, from understated options to statement-making looks. Fashion-forward tapes, pulls, and finishes are runway ready.

 

Features

  • Satin, Lurex®, and marble tapes
  • High polish metallic finishing
  • Contrast zipper pulls

Denim Zippers

Manufacturing metal zippers for denim since 1936, IDEAL continues to supply the world’s leading jeans brands.  Durable zippers are essential and IDEAL provides a variety of zipper and pull options for dependable wear and savvy branding.

Features 

  • Smooth metal zippers for style and strength
  • Zippers matched to varied denim weights
  • Custom zipper pull options to enhance brand image and recognition

 

Work Wear Zippers

IDEAL offers a variety of zippers engineered specifically for the rigorous demands of work wear.  Whether withstanding industrial laundering; resistance to heat, water and corrosion; or a host of other demands, IDEAL has the answer.

Features 

  • Uses original designs and molds
  • Brass alloy stamped sliders and separating components
  • Cotton Tape

Vintage inspired

  • Zinc alloy die cast slider/pull with vintage inspired designs
  • SSY tape:  100% polyester tape but has the look and feel of cotton

Military Zippers

Supplying the U.S. Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces, NATO troops, and NASA, IDEAL zippers and pulls meet and exceed the most demanding government and protective clothing specifications.


Features

  • Nomex zippers for fire and chemical retardant applications meet and exceed NFPA standards for protective clothing/equipment
  • DuPont Delrin® injected molded zippers meet and exceed all US Coast Guard standards for personal floatation devices
  • Quick release breakaway zippers – specially designed for the military for firefighter and chemical suits
  • Hydropel™ zippers offer superior water repellency for outerwear, sleeping bags, and tents

IDEAL Nomex®

Zippers for fire and chemical retardant applications

  • Quick Release Breakaway zippers for firefighter and chemical suits
  • Meet/Exceed NFPA standards for protective clothing/equipment including firefighting,
    emergency services and work uniforms
  • Available in #4.5, #5, #10 brass and #5, #10 DuPont Delrin® injected molded zippers
    (which meet and exceed all US Coast Guard Standards for personal floatation devices)

 

Water Resistant Zippers

Hydropel™ is a revolutionary new zipper offering superior water repellency. Super flexible, 100% breathable, and
anti-wicking to assure no moisture transfer in either direction, Hydropel is the choice for performance wear.

Features 

  • Available in over 600 colors
  • Matte and high gloss finishes

Custom Zippers

IDEAL’s customization expertise is unmatched—from color matching, to unique sliders and pulls, IDEAL delivers—quickly and creatively. No idea is too difficult for our team of innovative engineers—if you can envision it, we can build it.

Features 

  • 3-4 week standard new mold and custom tape development time
  • 7-10 day custom lab dips
  • Huge variety of finishes including nickel-free and Nisnek™, non-ferrous finishes.

Vintage Zippers

Manufacturing zippers since the 1930s, not only can IDEAL recreate vintage zippers but likely created the original! IDEAL can meet your design needs with truly vintage zippers as well as vintage-inspired ones.

Features

Authentic Vintage

Sustainable Zippers

Introducing IDEAL Earth™, a new collection from IDEAL Fastener Corporation. IDEAL Earth is a line of sustainable zippers for today’s eco-conscious manufacturers. Bringing equal commitment to conservation and your style needs.

Features

  • Coil, DuPont Delrin® and metal zippers to meet any design style or application needs
  • Available in a wide array of colors, as well as custom dye lots

Luggage, Furniture and Automotive Zippers

Providing premier luggage manufacturers with zippers covered by their lifetime guarantees, IDEAL zippers leave competitors behind in the rigorous Weisenbeck Abrasion Test*. Equally high-performing IDEAL zippers are used by leading automobile seating and upholstered furniture manufacturers.

Features

Luggage

  • Patented TAC™ thermally-fused abrasion resistant #8 chain  with  lifelong “abrasion resistance” guarantee
  • Patented OMEGA™ sliders with replaceable pull tab system
  • Patented MAKO™ sliders with replaceable pull tab system

Furniture

  • Special products designed for upholstered furniture and cushions, pillow covers, and mattress covers

Automotive

  • Detroit-based dedicated automotive sales team

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