Tapeless, Seamless and water repellent zipper without Film

NOTAPE SEAL: A tapeless, seamless and water-repellent zipper without film Debut at European Outdoor Week

Ushering a New Era in Outdoor Gear Design

Breaking Ground: A World First

From May 17 to 19, 2026, NOTAPE™ made its global debut at European Outdoor Week (ORBDAYS & OUTDOOR TRADE SHOW) in Italy with the world’s first “tapeless, seamless and water-repellent zipper without film.”

This is more than a zipper—it’s a structural revolution.

By bonding teeth directly onto fabric, NOTAPE™ removes tape, and bulky film layers. The result? A smooth, lightweight closure with a water-repellent seal that moves with the fabric, not against it.

Innovation Meets Lightweight

The entire outdoor world is racing to lightweight, high-performance, and sustainable solutions.

Traditional taped zippers now are being criticized for:

•  Added Weight

•  Rigid Edges

•  Compromised Waterproofing

Modern outdoor gear requires more than incremental changes that exist today. Modern outdoor gear needs structural innovations at the level of the zipper.

NOTAPE provides the answer to the question by removing the tape and rethinking the core structure of the zipper. The teeth of the zipper are integrated with the fabric to reduce bulk while improving wind resistance, waterproofing, and durability.

What Changes: Simplified & Flexible

Simplified Structure

•  Tapeless. Seamless

•  Yet still fully water-repellent without film, achieving multi-dimensional performance without compromise.

Versatile Applications

The tapeless zipper is perfect for minimalist apparel for skiing, climbing, cycling, and hiking. Where light shells, swimwear, and other technical fabrics are missing a closure, the tapeless zipper provides a closure that accommodates movement, is lightweight and fabric friendly.

Value for Industry, Designers & Users

•  For the Outdoor Industry:

This style of zipper introduces a category that helps designers add structure to a garment without needing to re-engineer the whole garment.

•  For Brands & Designers:

Design becomes a lot less complex with clean lines and no need for draping/pattern reworking as each pattern drops naturally.

•  For End Users:

The result is lighter, durable, windproof, and water-repellent functional clothing that makes movement feel natural and eliminates the harsh and scratchy feeling seams.

Brand Positioning: A Global Leader

NOTAPE™ is a leading brand in zipper innovation. Their solution is not only limited to the outdoor gear application. Every gear application welcomes these structural refinements, bulk reductions, and what we call a sustainability revolution.

Looking Ahead: More Than a Product

The tapeless zipper is a product, but one with a vision. Also, we consider it an innovation for the next generation of closures.

NOTAPE™ displayed zippers at the European Outdoor Week for the first time and showed how zippers can be:

•  Sleek

•  Functional

•  Eco-minded

New designs along with fewer materials and less wasted energy allow environmentally conscious design to be a priority.

Experience the Difference

Movement was the primary theme in the design of the gear.

NOTAPE™ has disrupted the zipper design industry by getting rid of tape, stitches, and films, and in turn, has defined how functional clothing will feel and perform for the years to come.

From NOTAPE™ you can expect:

Where the zipper disappears, design emerges.