Despite initial problems, in the years following the war, Hans managed to expand the zip fastener business with the newly developed plastic zip, Prymalon , as an addition to the traditional products.
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Rigid plastic components are also used to replace components which would have formerly been made of metal, bone, rubber, or other materials, for example in the form of buttons, shoulder pads, collar stiffeners and zip fasteners.
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In 1948 he joined ICI as Personal Technical Assistant to Sir Frank Smith where he remained for around 18 months, working on the production lines for various products such as zip fasteners, paints and leathercloth with a view to improving efficiency and reducing production costs.
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Zip fasteners are widely employed in all styles of boot they may run the entire length of the shaft, or just the ankle and lower calf these partial-length zips make it easier to insert the foot into the toe of the boot by relaxing the fit around the ankle.
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The requirement for certification of textile products according to OEKO-TEX?Standard 100 is that all components of an item have to comply with the required criteria without exception that means in addition to the outer material also sewing threads, linings, prints etc . as well as non-textile accessories such as buttons, zip fasteners, rivets etc.
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In 2011, Baker published " Beethoven and the Zipper : The Astonishing Story of Musica Viva ", which detailed how an Austrian immigrant to Australia, Richard Goldner, invented and patented a zip fastener for the Australian Army, and used the proceeds to establish Musica Viva Australia in 1945, which went on to become the world's largest entrepreneurial chamber music organisation.
