Over the many years that we’ve been doing business, there’s always one question that we are asked with newcomers to UCAN Zippers. “What is the difference between YKK zippers and UCAN Zippers?”
To answer this question in the most simplest form, it basically comes down to what your needs and preferences are. A similar question would be, what’s the difference between McDonald’s and Carl’s Jr (Hardee’s if you’re on the east coast)?
As much as we would love to provide zippers to everyone in the world that needs them, we understand that desire is not a realistic expectation. That said, we will provide you pros and cons of both zipper companies so that you can make an informed decision based on your needs and preferences.
YKK Zippers PROS
- Large Manufacturing: YKK is a multinational company that has great capabilities in manufacturing zippers in almost every corner of the world
- Wide Product Offering: YKK not only offers basic zippers, they have a great selection of zippers for all different types of industries
- R & D (Research and Development): They continue to innovate on zipper technology
- Quality: YKK produces high quality zippers made with top notch zipper machinery
- Wide Distribution Network: YKK has distributors nationwide (USA) for clients to physically review zippers and process orders
- Vertical Manufacturing: YKK’s manufacturing practices are vertically integrated to control the manufacturing processes and final outcome of the product
CONS
- Long Lead Times: YKK is a large company, lead times could range from 4-8 weeks if they don’t carry it in stock
- Consistent Customer Service: If you’re not working directly with YKK, you may get inconsistent customer service experiences with distributors
- Large Manufacturing: With the size of YKK, they may not be as nimble in making changes, should a change to orders need to occur
UCAN Zippers USA PROS
- Shorter Lead Times: UCAN Zippers manufactures zippers in Los Angeles with lead times of 8-10 business days
- Quality: With YKK setting the quality standard, UCAN Zippers produces high quality zippers made with top notch zipper machinery
- Small Manufacturing: UCAN Zippers is a small business and with that comes a nimble factory to make changes on the fly
- Custom Colors: They have a dye house on site to produce a wide range of colors
- Customer Service: With only one location in Los Angeles, the customer service experience will be consistent
CONS
- Zipper Selection: UCAN Zippers produces basic and luxury zippers, however, compared to YKK, UCAN Zippers’ product offerings are not as large
- Single Location Distribution: They do not have distributors nationwide (USA) so all zipper orders must be processed and shipped from the Los Angeles office and factory
- Does Not Carry Stock: UCAN Zippers manufactures almost all of their orders from scratch. So if you’re looking for something in stock, they may not have it and will have to produce it.
We hope that this gives you more information in making a decision as to which zipper factory will be the best fit for your needs. At the end of the day, when you’ve received exactly what you’re looking for and everything runs smooth, we are all a little bit happier.
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