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Industry Uses For Hook and Loop

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    How MOLLE Material Elevates Tactical Gear

    Updated On: May 13, 2025
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    Tactical gear must be modular to function well in tense situations. Military units and police forces that have to swap out supplies and yet remain mobile often rely on standardized load-bearing equipment, like MOLLE system backpacks. While there are many alternatives to the MOLLE attachment system, its durability and universal nature makes it a clear choice for numerous organizations.

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    Categories: Hook and Loop Uses and Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: backpack design heavy duty clothing heavy duty webbing military clothing military velcro molle fear tactical gear UV webbing
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    Hook and Loop in the Medical Industry

    Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    In the medical field, where the pace can be frenetic, it's important to have equipment that's flexible and adjustable. With the easy-on, easy-off requirements of hospital emergency rooms and doctors’ offices, hook and loop fasteners, such as VELCRO® Brand ONE-WRAP® and Cable Ties, meet all of these requirements and more. Here are some ways the medical industry uses hook and loop.

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    Categories: Hook and Loop Uses and Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: fasteners Hook and Loop Velcro straps One Wrap Duragrip customized straps health care medical peel and stick
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    Hook and Loop in the Hospitality Industry

    Updated On: Nov 21, 2023
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    DuraGrip® and VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners have provided display, organization and storage solutions to individuals, businesses, and the hospitality industry for more than four decades. Much more than a simple fastening alternative for shoes and apparel, these fasteners are used by hotels, restaurants, banquet halls, and catering companies every day. Products are available in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, including sew-on and peel-and-stick. Standard hook and loop fasteners can hold up to 14 pounds per square inch and can be opened and closed thousands of times.

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    Categories: Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: fasteners Hook and Loop Velcro Duragrip organization decorating interior decorating catering hospitality industry hotels
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    Hook and Loop in Hollywood

    Updated On: Nov 21, 2023
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    Hook and loop fasteners have so many uses that they have even made their way into pop culture. Both in front of the camera and behind it, Hollywood uses hook and loop material in numerous ways throughout a production.

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    Categories: Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: fasteners Hook and Loop Duragrip camera bag camera equipment photography equipment customized straps Hollywood props
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    Hook and Loop in Footwear and Clothing

    Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    Some of the most popular uses for DuraGripTM brand and Velcro® brand hook-and-loop fasteners exist in footwear, clothing and personal accessories. The already numerous applications for this material continue to expand as manufacturers and consumers imagine new possibilities for the versatile material.

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    Hook and Loop for Construction, Industrial and Commercial Uses

    Updated On: Jun 21, 2024
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    Construction, industrial, electrical, and manufacturing fields all use hook and loop. These products provide storage, organization, and safety solutions for products, employees, and equipment.

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    Categories: Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: Hook and Loop Velcro Duragrip commercial construction industrial manufacturing organization safety tools
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    Hook and Loop in the Military

    Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    The adaptability and variety of hook and loop is perhaps most evident in its presence in the military industry. A fairly simple concept, hook and loop fasteners consist of two pieces. The hook, meaning the rough side, and the loop, or softer side, which is often referred to as "pile" by the military. When the two sides are joined together, the hooks attach to the loops, forming a strong bond that is used to fasten apparel, organize supplies and bundle military equipment and tools. Its adaptability makes this fastener incredibly useful. This rifle stock cheek rest is adjustable with hook and loop.

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    Categories: Hook and Loop Uses and Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: Hook and Loop Velcro One Wrap Duragrip military
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    Packaging and Handling with Hook and Loop

    Updated On: Nov 22, 2023
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    We make packaging and handling easier through the use of hook and loop. DuraGrip® Brand or VELCRO® Brand fasteners come in such a wide variety of styles, sizes, and strengths that there is practically no task they can’t accomplish.

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    Categories: Hook and Loop Uses and Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: Hook and Loop Velcro Duragrip handling packaging
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    Hook-and-Loop Fasteners in Sports

    Updated On: Feb 25, 2014
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
    Hook-and-loop closures have become an integral part of sports. Whether they ensure the proper fit of protective gear or improve the effectiveness of training equipment, these fasteners make many sports safer. Athletes, trainers, coaches and players use hook and loop. Physical education teachers use them in schools. The ability to adjust tightness and length makes them useful in a variety of sports.

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    Categories: Hook and Loop Uses and Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: Hook and Loop Velcro Duragrip sports sports equipment
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    VELCRO® Brand Fasteners and NASA

    Updated On: May 14, 2025
    Posted By: Stephen Ira
     

    VELCRO® Brand fasteners have been a commonplace fastening solution since the 1980s, but the invention of VELCRO® Brand products dates back to the 1950s, and it is credited with holding together everything from toupees to Space Shuttles.

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    Categories: Industry Uses For Hook and Loop
    Tags: fasteners Hook and Loop Velcro aeronautics astronauts NASA space space shuttle
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