In late 2024, the YKK AP Technology Museum opened in Kurobe, Japan, to share the story of the company’s history, evolution, products and technology. USGlass…
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Preserving the Past: Inside the YKK AP Technology Museum
The Japanese characters 安全 (Anzen), which translate to "Safety," are still on the walls of YKK AP’s factory built in 1959 in Kurobe, Japan. Today,…
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YKK AP America Adapts Japanese Philosophy for North American Market
Japan’s YKK Group was still a young zipper manufacturer in the mid-1930s when a subcontractor produced a significant number of defective products. For founder Tadao…
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Newsmakers June 2026
Kudos Donald E. Friese, Frameless Hardware Company Forbes named Frameless Hardware Company chairperson and advisor Donald E. Friese to its Self-Made 250 list. The honor…
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Why AIA Remains One of the Glass Industry’s Most Valuable Shows
Each year brings a new slate of industry trade shows, be it regional shows or large national and international shows. While each event is unique,…
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Energy & Environment April 2025
YKK AP Achieves 80% Low‑Carbon Aluminum Sourcing from North American Suppliers YKK AP America now sources 80% of its aluminum from low‑carbon North American suppliers.…
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Unitized Curtainwalls February 2025
High Rewards with Complex Challenges Modernization has enveloped most facets of glass production, including the design, fabrication and installation of unitized curtainwalls. Unitized curtainwalls are…
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YKK AP Names New Director of Branch Sales for the West Region
YKK AP America Inc. appointed Trevor Elliot as director of branch sales for the western region. He has more than 20 years of experience in…
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YKK AP Sponsors NASCAR Driver Akinori Ogata for 2023 Racing Season
The facades industry is dipping its toes into NASCAR. YKK AP America CEO and president Oliver Stepe announced that the company is an official sponsor…
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YKK AP Promotes Tim Thomas to President of Erie Architectural Products Group
YKK AP America Inc. announced the promotion of Tim Thomas as president of Erie Architectural Products Group (Erie AP). The move means that Thomas will…