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YKK unveils a prototype for an automatic zipper that closes with the push of a button. At this stage, it is an industrial solution, but in the future, it may be incorporated into everyday clothing.

Tariffs will have an outsized impact on the apparel industry. It won’t be easy to move clothing assembly — or the manufacturing of fabric, buttons and zippers — to the U.S.