PRESS RELEASE
CHICAGO (MARCH 3, 2025) – Wheatland Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has announced a new name for its proprietary, five-step galvanization process. The newly dubbed HDZ Coat™ is used in the company’s standard and fire sprinkler pipe for fluid, water, and gas applications.
The hot dip zinc process is completed fully in-house at Wheatland Tube, so that engineers and contractors who specify HDZ Coat will have full traceability and compliance with updated ASTM standards. Each HDZ Coat pipe undergoes a thorough, five-step process that gives it superior performance attributes. The steps include:
- Dedicated pipe acid bath that thoroughly cleans and rinses the product to ensure no contamination;
- 99.995% pure zinc application for longer lasting protection that is NSF/ANSI 61 drinking water approved;
- Air knife smoothed for smooth exteriors, removing bumps and air pockets that create dross and coat degradation;
- Inside pipe blowout to create a smooth interior, also removing dross;
- Passivation application that adds a protective layer on the pipe to prevent surface white rust or oxidation.
“With HDZ Coat, Wheatland Tube goes the extra mile to eliminate the pain that engineers and contactors feel with every piece of returned inventory or project claims,” said Kevin Kelly, President of Standard Pipe, Wheatland Tube. “By controlling the entire process for HDZ Coat in-house, we eliminate those pain points with fully compliant pipe that also prevents early rust and eliminates microbial contamination.”
For more information on HDZ Coat, please visit Wheatland Tube, https://www.wheatland.com/.
About Zekelman
Zekelman Industries, the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America, is a family of operating companies which include Atlas Tube, Picoma, Sharon Tube, Wheatland Tube, Western Tube, and Z Modular. With 20 manufacturing locations and 3,200+ teammates across North America, the company is the leading independent manufacturer of hollow structural sections (HSS) and steel pipe, and the top producer of electrical conduit and elbows, couplings, and nipples in North America. Zekelman – Believe in What You Build™. For more information, visit zekelman.com
Media Contacts:
Amanda Donovan, Director of Marketing Communications, Zekelman