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	Bangkok Post 57 PROMINENT ENTERPRISES
		YKK (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of high-quality zips, hooks and loop fasteners, buttons, buckles and other fastening products.
		YKK (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has played a significant role in the development of the kingdom’s garment and bag industries, particularly through the transfer of state-of-the-art technology and know-how from YKK Corporation in Japan.
		YKK zip fasteners are notably used in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries.
	www.bangkokpost.com /57pro2003/ykk.html (394 words)

	FAQ.jpg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YKK was founded in Japan as a zipper manufacturing company in 1934 by Tadao (pronounced in English as Ta-dah-o) Yoshida.
		This means that YKK not only produces the zippers, but also the machines that make the zippers--and even many of the raw materials that go into the zippers--like the polyester and brass that make up the tape, teeth and sliders.
		YKK AP America Inc., is the U.S. architectural aluminum subsidiary of YKK Corporation of America.
	www.ykk.ca /FAQ.htm (656 words)

	JFL Teams:YKK Football Club
		YKK Football Club was founded in 1962, as the company team of YKK.
		By 1972, the team had reached the top of the Toyama regional division, and was regularly participating in the Emperor's Cup as the Toyama prefecture representative.
		After finishing dead last in the league in 2001, the team was in danger of falling to the regional level, but YKK has fairly good local support, and has been able to improve on that performance gradually.
	www.wldcup.com /Asia/jfl/ykk.html (124 words)

	Zipper History - Invention of the Zipper
		Over the years, the letters "YKK" were stamped onto the zippers' pull tabs, and thus YKK became known as the Company's trademark.
		The YKK America Company is located in Macon, Georgia, for its manufacturing home and built its first U.S. factory there which began production in 1974.
		YKK America manufactures more than 7 million zippers each day, as well as other closures in its Macon Georgia plants..
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/zipper.htm (1174 words)

	Howstuffworks "Why do most zippers say "YKK" on the pull-tab?" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Founded in Japan in 1934, YKK was called Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha, but 60 years later the company changed its company name to match its brand name.
		The privately held YKK Co. is headquartered in Japan and is made up of 80 companies at 206 facilities in 52 countries.
		YKK makes the entire zipper including the dyed cloth and the brass used to make the zipper.
	www.howstuffworks.com /question469.htm (328 words)

	Company Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YKK (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.is dedicated to the manufacturer of a superior of fastening products together with a high degree of service to ensure customers' needs are met.
		YKK (THAILAND) manufactures and distributes three types of zip fasteners in various sizes and colours, in nylon, metal, and vislon including hook and loop fasteners, buttons, buckles, and other notions to meet different end-user needs.
		Each lot of YKK zip fasteners has to pass JIS standards strength test in the laboratory and to ensure the standard of quality, the systematic approach of quality control and assurance has been implemented.
	www.ykk.co.th /fastener.htm (213 words)

	Market Wire News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YKK AP expects to reduce the cost of its operation by some three billion yen over the ten-year period by optimally allocating IT employees and systems resources, increasing the speed of its operations and streamlining costs.
		YKK AP has positioned information technology (IT) as one of its most important management strategies and has revamped its mission-critical processes.
		The YKK AP brand aims to increase the value of buildings with entrance and window systems that offer quality, diversity, and uniqueness, based on the wide-ranging know-how it has accumulated through major projects around the world.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_printer_friendly?release_id=88483&category= (525 words)

	YKK Anodized Plus Coatings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		To provide corrosion resistance, the porous anodic film is subjected to hot water or steam sealing; however, aqueous seals cannot completely close every pore of the porous anodic layer.
		YKK AP Anodized Plus® surface treatment features an anodized finish with an electrostatic clear coating that completely seals the anodic film and greatly enhances resistance to damage from mortar, alkali, and other chemicals likely to come in contact with the framing system over the life of the building.
		YKK Anodized Plus® meets all of the requirements for the newest standard for anodized finishes, AAMA 612.
	www.gammans.com /anodizedplus.htm (193 words)

	Zipping Up the World - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YKK's motto: "Delivery yesterday." His father's focus on manufacturing efficiency meant Tadahiro could turn around orders so that, for example, spring zippers always arrived in time for spring clothing, autumn zippers for autumn clothing.
		YKK started its move overseas with a plant in New Zealand in 1959, followed in successive years by the U.S., Malaysia, Thailand, Costa Rica and other textile-producing countries.
		In 1966 a Korean resident of Japan, a former YKK employee, brought a YKK machine to Korea and started a company, Hankook, that thrived until defaulting during the Asian currency crisis in 1997.
	www.forbes.com /execpicks/global/2003/1124/089_2.html (998 words)

	YKK Europe Ltd. - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		YKK Europe designs, develops, and manufactures a range of fasteners that includes zippers, snap fasteners and buttons, and textile and plastic parts.
		The company is the hub of Tokyo-based YKK Corporation's Fastening Products Group's operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
		YKK Europe does business from offices and facilities in about 40 countries.
	www.hoovers.com /ykk-europe/--ID__119311--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (230 words)

	Midrange Stuff, OS/400 Edition
		When zipper giant YKK USA decided to build a Web site to provide its customers with real-time information about their orders, the company wanted to host the Web site on a platform that would be stable, secure, and easily upgradeable.
		YKK USA is one of 13 subsidiaries of YKK Corp. of America, which is headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, and is itself one of 121 companies underneath YKK Corp. of Japan.
		At YKK, the IT group is tied to the manufacturing division, and the development of a new application for the sales department was the sales department's responsibility.
	www.itjungle.com /mso/mso071602-story01.html (1416 words)

	Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue \| Press Releases
		In a meeting on Monday, Governor Perdue discussed with YKK’s worldwide president Tadahiro Yoshida and YCA president, Alex Gregory, the important news regarding YKK’s plans to produce and market vinyl windows and doors for residential homes.
		YKK chose to place the new operation in Macon in order to utilize existing buildings and resources already in place.
		In 1974, YKK opened a small zipper factory in a new industrial park in Macon.
	www.gov.state.ga.us /press/2004/press619.shtml (516 words)

	YKK And ITS#FOUR A Productive Partner Bolsters Creativity \| Dexigner
		YKK has been a patron of artists and creative talent on the international level for many years.
		Today, fewer and fewer companies are providing the kind of support required for young designers to establish a foothold in the industry, thereby denying tomorrow's designers the chance to express their talent today.
		YKK is making a difference here and now, by deliberately nurturing talent.
	www.dexigner.com /fashion/news-g5053.html (257 words)

	YKK AP America, Inc. Profile Page
		Founded more than a quarter century ago, the Architectural Products business of YKK is today a world leader in the manufacture of aluminum building products.
		YKK AP is committed to producing architectural products of the highest quality and at the lowest possible cost.
		To this end, YKK AP has built one of the newest and most technologically advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States in Dublin, Georgia.
	www.arcat.com /arcatcos/cos36/arc36638.cfm (201 words)

	YKK India Private Limited - About Zippers - Maintenance and Care - Effects of Post - Treatment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The dimensional precision and close tolerances between the Metal teeth and Slider of YKK zippers ensures their reliability and durability over long periods of normal use.
		It is, therefore, recommended that you specifically ask your suppliers about this aspect prior to employing their chemicals and processes.
		YKK will not accept any responsibility for incidental damages consequent to any post-treatment of the zippers.
	www.ykkindia.com /abzip/effect.htm (553 words)

	The Straight Dope: What does YKK mean on zippers?
		Tadao Yoshida is the Japanese tycoon who founded the company in 1934 and built it into "the foremost manufacturer of closures [zippers, mostly] in the world," the company's annual report notes.
		It's unfortunate that YKK is not better known, but face it, a zipper isn't exactly the ideal billboard--the only time you get close enough to read the lettering, typically your mind is on other things.
		The people of YKK have dedicated themselves to manufacturing perfection--delivering goods and services that benefit their customers and society as well as their company and their own personal lives.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a4_209.html (411 words)

	NewsForge \| YKK selects Linux-dedicated IBM eServer for new e-business infrastructure
		YKK is using SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition 7 on their iSeries.
		YKK (U.S.A.) Inc., a subsidiary of YKK Group of Japan, was established in 1960 and is now the number one supplier of fasteners in the U.S..
		YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. controls every step of its manufacturing process to ensure quick response, prompt delivery and the highest possible quality at the lowest possible cost.
	www.newsforge.com /newsvac/02/06/27/1738226.shtml (737 words)

	YKK STOCKO FASTENERS GmbH :: Imprint
		YKK Stocko Fasteners GmbH regularly examines and updates the information in its website.
		The subject matter may have changed in the meantime, however, in spite of exercising all due care.
		YKK Stocko Fasteners GmbH bears no responsibility for the content of websites which can be accessed by hyperlinks.
	www.stocko-ykk.de /index/impressum.asp?language=2 (185 words)

	Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Translation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It became a favorite of mine almost from the second I first set eyes on it.
		Unfortunately, YKK has gone largely unnoticed outside of Japan.
		Ideally, a US publisher would license and translate the series; realistically, this isn't about to happen.
	ykk.misago.org (210 words)

	iSeries Network - News & Analysis - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YKK (U.S.A.) is the fastening division of parent company YKK Group in Japan.
		YKK’s manufacturing group delivers the end product to the sales group, which then delivers it to the clothing manufacturers that buy YKK’s zippers and other fasteners.
		Once YKK selected the application, the next decision was what platform to run it on.
	www.iseriesnetwork.com /news/nwn/story.cfm?ID=14770&channel=home (1229 words)

	It's not too late / To zip it / Zip it good! \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		With seven million zippers produced every day at YKK America's National Manufacturing Center in Macon, Georgia, alone, it's no wonder that the zipper on whatever you're wearing right now is a YKK...
		Some zipper history and info, YKK FAQs, very important suits with zippers, and the Zipper Stop, for all your zipping needs.
		In order to tackle this [counterfeiting] problem, YKK has developed a program to help protect our trademark rights, and also our customers from inferior quality resulting from the use of fake YKK zippers.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/23408 (1125 words)

	The Straight Dope: What do the mysterious letters "YKK" mean on zippers?
		Please tell me what YKK means so I can again know inner peace.
		It's unfortunate that YKK is not better known, but we must face the fact that a zipper is not the ideal billboard--the only time you get close enough to read the lettering, typically your mind is on other things.
		Also the aluminum building materials of tomorrow, YKK having diversified thereinto a while back.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a901005.html (438 words)

	Architectural Review, The: Squaring the circle - design of YKK Group's building in Tokyo, Japan - Place of Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The YKK Group is a mighty and in some respects prototypical Japanese corporation.
		One aspect of its operations is the development and distribution of products for the building industry -- the innovative curtain wall glazing at Kansai International Airport (AR November 1994), for example, was developed by YKK's building products division.
		As part of a process of rationalisation, the firm decided to yoke together a group of hitherto dispersed product development activities in one location.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3575/is_n1174_v196/ai_16561924 (629 words)

	Newsmakers, April 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The YKK Corp., based in Tokyo, has named E. Alex Gregory, current president and chief executive officer of YKK Corp. of America, its first non-Japanese group officer.
		“My hope is that I will now be in a better position to influence YKK’s global strategies in a way that will positively impact my YKK colleagues in North and Latin America,” said Gregory.
		YKK AP is part of the YKK America Group.
	www.usglassmag.com /backissues/0404/newsmakers.html (408 words)

	The Superhero Hype! Boards - Ykk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		YKK on yo zippa lick you like a lizard
		Y.K.K. Guess there aren't many sexy/vulgar "K" words...
		They should open a chain of YKK stores.
	www.superherohype.com /forums/printthread.php?t=155000 (384 words)

	YKK Manga Translations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This site provides scanlations of recent chapters of the manga Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (YKK) and PositioN that are currently unavailable at misago.org.
		We tend to discuss all things YKK here.
		Tadpol has done the courtesy of providing convenient.zip files.
	www.cafealpha.org (111 words)

	Ykk Ap America, Inc. in House of Glass --- Equipment Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ykk Ap America, Inc. in House of Glass --- Equipment Directory
		Manufacturers entrances (doors and frames), store front system, windows, sliding glass doors, curtain wall and sloped glazing for commercial construction industry.
		Say you saw it in House of Glass.
	www.glasschange.com /equip/gl000885.html (79 words)

	ZIPPERSTOP eBay Store About My Store
		At Zipper Stop, we believe in partnerships dedicating tremendous respect and loyalty for our diverse customer base.
		Our world-class customers demand the kind of quality products, on-time delivery, competitive pricing, and responsive field service that only YKK Zipper Stop can supply.
		You see, at YKK Zipper Stop, we are determined to measure quality not only by statistics but, most importantly, by our valued customers who stay and grow with us.
	cgi3.ebay.com /ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=zipperstop (287 words)

	YKK Continuous Zippers
		Fits #2.5 - #10 Tooth and Coil Sliders (as far as we know)
		(NOT YKK) – Continuous Coil Zipper and Sliders
		Styles and Availability are subject to change without notice.
	www.owfinc.com /Zippers/zippers1.asp (253 words)

	eBay Store - ZIPPERSTOP: Zippers- Best Deals, Zippers- YKK Jackets, Serging Thread-10,000 yd cone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Over the past 60 years we have grown from just a supplier of YKK ZIPPERS to a world class supplier of assorted RIBBONS, WEBBING, RHINESTONES,SEWING SUPPLIES and THREADS to the garment, apparel and retail markets.
		1000 ZIPPERS-7"and 8"- ykk and talon- NYLON SKIRT zippers
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	stores.ebay.com /ZIPPERSTOP_W0QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQftidZ2QQtZkm (387 words)

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