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Technological breakthrough in snap buttons, YKK claims

13/01/2026

Fastening solutions developer YKK has launched a product that it claims will set a new standard for snap buttons.

It described the new product, the Low-profiled Lightweight Snap, as having “an ultra-slim underpart design”, incorporating a plastic spring to keep the visible top part fastened.

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