Wet coating for controlled finish application and corrosion protection
Wet coating provides uniform paint coverage, durable corrosion protection, and controlled finish application across industrial and transportation applications, as well as aerospace, military, and high-specification manufacturing environments. AZZ’s highly automated wet coating operations support large-scale production requirements, intricate component geometries, and specialized masking applications while maintaining consistent quality and responsive turnaround times.
This liquid coating system supports a broad range of substrates, colors, textures, and specification requirements, making it ideal for both decorative and functional applications requiring controlled coating application and lasting durability.
Controlled coating application across diverse substrates
Wet coating is an effective process for applying liquid paint systems evenly across complex surfaces and varied materials while supporting consistent appearance quality and corrosion protection performance.
Wet coating capabilities support a wide range of substrates and applications including:
Plastic
Fiberglass
Wood
Hydraulic pumps
Cold rolled steel
Hot rolled pickled and oiled (HRPO) steel
Stainless steel
High-spec fabricated components
Highly controlled coating application processes help ensure:
Uniform paint coverage
Consistent finish quality
Precise application control
Durable corrosion protection
Lasting appearance retention
These capabilities support demanding applications where finish quality, coating consistency, and operational durability are critical to product performance.
Large-scale capacity with custom masking capability
AZZ’s wet coating operations are equipped to process components up to 40 feet in length while supporting intricate parts, specialized geometries, and custom masking requirements.
Custom masking capabilities help protect mating surfaces, contact areas, and critical tolerances throughout the coating process, supporting precise fit, functionality, and specification compliance across complex manufactured components.
Comprehensive surface preparation and pretreatment processes help ensure coating adhesion, finish consistency, and lasting durability.
Combined with highly automated production systems and responsive manufacturing support, AZZ’s wet coating operations help customers improve production coordination, turnaround responsiveness, and supply chain efficiency.
CARC and high-performance protective coating expertise
AZZ is also a leading provider of protective wet coating systems including Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC) for military and defense applications. Advanced wet coating capabilities support demanding environments requiring superior corrosion protection, chemical resistance, and lasting durability across critical equipment and infrastructure.
Strong operational expertise and tightly controlled quality procedures help AZZ support the demanding requirements of aerospace, heavy equipment, transportation, military, and industrial applications.
Proven quality standards and responsive production support
AZZ’s ISO 9001-certified processes and commitment to quality control support consistent coating performance, responsive manufacturing schedules, and dependable production coordination across evolving customer requirements.
Certifications and accreditations include:
AS9100
Caterpillar
General Dynamics
ISO 9001
NADCAP Quality
PACCAR
AZZ’s wet coating expertise helps customers achieve precise finish quality, flexible appearance options, and dependable corrosion protection across complex fabricated components and specification-driven manufacturing applications.
Plating services for corrosion protection and precision component performance
AZZ plating processes help improve corrosion resistance, surface durability, wear performance, and appearance quality across complex and precision components used in industrial and transportation applications, as well as defense and high-specification manufacturing environments. AZZ’s highly automated plating operations support high-volume production requirements, fast turnaround times, and responsive supply chain coordination while maintaining consistent coating performance and finish quality throughout process.
State-of-the-art plating technologies support both ferrous and non-ferrous substrates, allowing AZZ to deliver durable protective finishes and specialized surface treatments engineered for demanding operational environments and intricate component requirements.
Precision plating technologies for diverse applications
AZZ offers a broad range of plating and surface treatment capabilities designed to support diverse performance, environmental, and specification requirements across multiple industries and applications.
Plating capabilities include:
Anodizing
Zinc plating
Nickel plating
Bright nickel plating
Electroless nickel plating (high and mid phos)
Chromate conversion plating
Embrittlement processing
These technologies help improve:
Corrosion resistance
Surface durability
Wear resistance
Appearance quality
Dimensional consistency
Extended component durability
Automated production systems and tightly controlled processing environments help ensure consistent coating application, quality control, and dependable performance across both high-volume and specialized production requirements.
AZZ chemical processing and surface treatment expertise
In addition to plating capabilities, AZZ provides advanced chemical processing solutions engineered to enhance coating adhesion, corrosion protection, substrate preparation, and surface performance.
Chemical processing capabilities include:
Anodizing (Type II)
Chemical film
Passivation
Zinc phosphate
Zinc plating
These processes support a wide range of aluminum and steel applications requiring enhanced surface preparation, protective treatments, and specification-driven finishing systems.
Comprehensive cleaning, pretreatment, and surface preparation processes help ensure coating adhesion, finish consistency, corrosion resistance, and long-term plating performance.
Operational scale with responsive production support
AZZ’s highly automated plating operations are designed to support large-scale production demands while maintaining operational flexibility and fast turnaround performance. Integrated production coordination and responsive manufacturing support help customers improve efficiency, reduce supply chain complexity, and maintain consistent production flow across evolving operational requirements.
Customers benefit from:
High-volume production capacity
Fast turnaround times
Responsive manufacturing support
Consistent quality control
Precision processing capabilities
Supply chain coordination
Through advanced plating technologies and tightly controlled processing environments, AZZ helps customers improve surface durability, dimensional consistency, wear resistance, and finish quality across precision manufactured components.
Duplex coating for enhanced corrosion protection and durability
Duplex coating combines the corrosion protection of hot-dip galvanizing with the added durability, weatherability, and appearance performance of powder coating or wet coating systems. Frequently integrated as part of AZZ’s value-added galvanizing services, duplex coating steel provides a highly effective multi-layer corrosion protection system designed to deliver enhanced corrosion protection and extended service life in challenging operating conditions.
By combining galvanized steel with an additional protective coating layer, duplex coating galvanized steel can significantly extend service life beyond what either coating system may achieve independently while also providing enhanced appearance flexibility and color options.
Combined protection engineered for harsh environments
In a duplex coating system, fabricated steel is first hot-dip galvanized to create a tightly bonded zinc-iron alloy coating that protects the steel from corrosion. A powder coating or wet coating system is then applied over the galvanized surface to create a duplex coating steel solution that provides an additional protective barrier, enhanced finish performance, and long-term durability. Comprehensive surface preparation and pretreatment processes help ensure coating adhesion, finish consistency, and lasting durability.
This combined system helps improve:
Corrosion resistance
Abrasion resistance
Weatherability
UV durability
Maintenance intervals
Lifecycle durability
The synergistic relationship between galvanizing and the topcoat system allows duplex coatings to deliver significantly longer service life in construction, electrical, industrial, and transportation applications exposed to harsh environmental conditions.
Enhanced appearance with long-term durability
In addition to superior corrosion protection, duplex coating systems provide expanded aesthetic flexibility through a broad range of colors, textures, and finish options. Powder coated finishes are highly durable, chip resistant, fade resistant, and engineered for lasting appearance retention.
Duplex coating is ideal for both functional and visually driven applications, including:
Utility and infrastructure components
Architectural applications
Transportation systems
Industrial equipment
Petrochemical facilities
Turnbuckles
Wheels
Specialty fabricated steel structures
Coordinated galvanizing and coating capabilities
AZZ provides duplex coating capabilities through coordinated galvanizing and coating operations designed to streamline production, improve coating quality, and support long-lasting corrosion protection performance.
By combining galvanizing with advanced coating technologies, AZZ delivers duplex coating systems engineered to extend service life, reduce maintenance frequency, and provide enhanced finish flexibility across highly exposed steel applications.
Powder coating provides both decorative and functional benefits
AZZ powder coating combines durable corrosion protection, lasting finish performance, and enhanced appearance flexibility across industrial and transportation applications, as well as aerospace, telecommunications, and heavy equipment sectors. AZZ’s highly automated powder coating operations support high-volume production requirements, fast turnaround times, and responsive manufacturing schedules while maintaining consistent coating quality across components of varying sizes and complexities.
This coating process provides both decorative and functional benefits, combining durable surface protection with a broad range of color, texture, and finish options engineered for harsh operating conditions and lasting appearance quality.
Corrosion protection and lasting appearance for challenging environments
A highly durable protective barrier helps components withstand corrosion, abrasion, chemicals, moisture, impact, and harsh environmental exposure. The process provides excellent durability over time while helping maintain finish appearance and coating integrity across harsh applications.
Powder coating helps improve:
Corrosion resistance
Chemical resistance
Abrasion resistance
Impact durability
Heat resistance
Mark and scratch resistance
Lasting finish retention
These durable finishes are widely used in applications exposed to moisture, chemicals, abrasion, UV exposure, impact, and operating environments where dependable corrosion protection and lasting appearance quality are critical.
Flexible production capabilities with fast turnaround support
AZZ’s expansive powder coating network is designed to support both large-scale production demands and specialized application requirements with responsive scheduling and turnaround times as short as 24 hours.
Facilities are equipped to process:
Small precision components
Stampings
Castings
Extrusions
Tubing
Large, fabricated structures up to 60 feet in length
Automated conveyor lines combined with multiple batch processing lines provide operational flexibility across a broad range of production volumes and component configurations.
To support coating adhesion and finish durability, all components undergo either three-stage or five-stage pretreatment washing processes, with additional hand cleaning performed as required to maintain coating quality and consistency.
Comprehensive surface preparation and pretreatment processes help ensure coating adhesion, finish consistency, and enhanced durability.
Decorative finishes with long-term durability
In addition to corrosion protection, powder coating provides expanded aesthetic flexibility through a broad range of colors, textures, gloss levels, and specialty finishes engineered for both decorative and functional applications.
Powder-coated finishes help customers achieve:
Durable appearance retention
Consistent finish quality
Custom color flexibility
Safety code color identification
Lasting appearance quality
These capabilities make powder coating ideal for applications where both protection and appearance are critical to product performance and customer expectations.
Stringent quality standards and operational expertise
AZZ’s ISO 9001-certified powder coating processes and commitment to quality control help support the stringent standards required across aerospace, defense, automotive, heavy equipment, industrial, and infrastructure applications.
Certifications and accreditations include:
AS9100
Caterpillar
General Dynamics
ISO 9001
NADCAP Quality
PACCAR
With expansive production capabilities and durable finish technologies, AZZ helps customers achieve enhanced appearance flexibility, dependable corrosion protection, and consistent coating quality across both large-scale and specialized applications.
A naturally occurring element with an essential role in everyday life
Zinc is a naturally occurring element that supports human health, agriculture, infrastructure, energy systems, and industrial manufacturing throughout the world. Essential to all living organisms, zinc plays an important role in biological functions, crop production, and the protection of critical infrastructure through corrosion-resistant metal coatings.
Because of its unique combination of durability, recyclability, availability, and performance, zinc remains one of the world's most important industrial and environmental resources.
Protecting critical infrastructure through proven corrosion resistance
One of zinc's most valuable characteristics is its ability to protect steel from corrosion. Through hot-dip galvanizing, zinc forms a durable metallurgical bond with steel that helps extend service life, reduce maintenance requirements, and improve lifecycle value across transportation, utility, construction, industrial, and infrastructure applications.
For more than a century, galvanized steel has helped protect bridges, transmission structures, substations, transportation infrastructure, industrial facilities, and other critical assets exposed to demanding environmental conditions.
A sustainable approach to protecting steel
Protecting steel for decades helps reduce the need for replacement materials, manufacturing, transportation, and maintenance activities that consume additional resources. By extending service life and reducing replacement frequency, galvanizing contributes to more sustainable infrastructure performance.
Hot-dip galvanizing utilizes naturally occurring zinc and supports a highly recyclable coating system that helps maximize material value throughout the lifecycle of steel assets.
Galvanized steel contributes to long-term infrastructure sustainability
Hot-dip galvanized steel may contribute toward LEED certification goals
Supporting industries beyond infrastructure
Beyond corrosion protection, zinc plays an important role in agriculture, energy production, and emerging technologies. Zinc helps improve crop yields and nutritional quality in zinc-deficient soils, supports renewable energy infrastructure, and is increasingly utilized in energy storage technologies due to its recyclability, safety, durability, and performance characteristics.
As infrastructure, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing continue to evolve, zinc remains an essential material supporting modern life and sustainable development.
Long-term performance with proven lifecycle value
Compared to many alternative material protection systems, galvanized steel provides durable corrosion protection, low maintenance requirements, and excellent lifecycle economics. Combined with AZZ's extensive galvanizing network, technical expertise, and decades of experience, galvanizing remains one of the most effective and sustainable methods for protecting fabricated steel.
