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Nickel Nickel is a material belonging to the group of heavy metals. The material, which is used in the production of zippers, buttons and similar textile accessories, is nowadays not the preferred choice because of the risks to human health. Either pure or mixed, nickel might be preferred to make the accessory hard and bright. Harms to Consumer Health Research […]

Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Oeko-Tex Standard 100 is a normative document, published by the International Association for Research and Testing in the field of Textile Ecology (OEKO-TEX). It is an International Certification System for Textiles, limiting the use of Harmful Substances Testing. It has four categories according to the Severity of Product Safety Requirement for end user: Class-I (for Babies), Class-II (with […]

CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008) Since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) became law in 2008, SAA ZIPPER has been diligently working to ensure its products meet, and even exceed, all U.S. legal standards. To this end, SAA ZIPPER has been engaged in a global manufacturing initiative to limit further the lead content in most of its products. Most products will […]

1)Coil zippers now form the bulk of sales of zippers worldwide. The slider runs on two coils on each side; the teeth are formed by the windings of the coils. Two basic types of coils are used: one with coils in spiral form, usually with a cord running inside the coils; the other with coils in ladder form, also called […]