Why Zipper Industry Should Focus on Technological Innovation?

Innovation, the “creation of new knowledge that is applied to practical problems”, is the most important driver of competitive success. Market demands result in shorter product life cycles and rapid product obsolescence. Companies that are slow or inefficient to innovate lose market share and eventually move to the margin of the competition playing field.

The advancing technology has eased the lives of people in a big way. From morning till bedtime, one engages with technology to complete daily errands such as cooking, washing clothes and shopping. With the increasing reliance on technology, companies are adopting high-tech tools to render faster and better services to customers. In efforts to gain more market share, companies are now exploring untapped niches to entice more customers.

Since industries are changing globally, a series of setbacks have been faced by the secondary sector, essentially manufacturing businesses. The intrusion of digitalization has led to these changes in the industry. This article mainly introduces the importance of technological innovation on the zipper industry.

It is said that currently, among the largest zipper product manufacturers and exporters in China, there are approximately 3,000 zipper manufacturers and nearly 1 million employees in the zipper industry. China is the world's largest producer of clothing, suitcases and bags. This fact illustrates the huge demand for customized zippers in the domestic downstream industry. China's zipper manufacturers are mainly located in the southeast coastal areas, such as Guangdong, Jiangsu, Fujian, Zhejiang and Shanghai, which are very close to the textile and apparel industry clusters.

It is believed that the clothing zipper industry still has broad room for development, which is mainly based on the following aspects:

-The traditional clothing and luggage manufacturing industry maintained steady growth.

-With the trend toward convenience and personalization of clothing and luggage, the function and decoration of accessories are increasingly valued.

-In addition to the traditional clothing and luggage areas, zippers will also penetrate into more areas, such as functional uniforms and agricultural equipment.

In terms of clothing accessories, zippers and buttons are considered the most common products, with lower unit costs and a lower proportion of downstream costs. Compared with buttons, small zippers are characterized by high standardization, high functional requirements, and high technical level. In addition, the common zipper has a higher unit product value and a wider range of use.

The consumption upgrade and industrial transformation of the zipper industry have also brought personalized customization into shape. High-quality services, unique design and development of high-end zipper products and the establishment of zipper brands are of great significance to traditional zipper companies.

It is reported that in the past two years, the total number of patents filed by Chinese zipper companies has far exceeded that of Japan. The quality of domestic patents continues to improve, and the development trend is significantly enhanced. Time has witnessed that China has gradually become the main force of technological innovation in the zipper industry.

Since its establishment, KKK Zipper has always attached great importance to technological innovation and applied it to transform the traditional zipper industry. As we all know, science and technology are the primary productive forces and have always played a key role in the development of the national economy. In the future, innovation is the core of the transformation and upgrading of China's zipper industry.