ZAM Walkway

  1. Different sizes, forms and fittings for your industrial access demands
  2. Made of high quality ZAM (Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium) coated steel with superior corrosion resistance
  3. Self-healing cut edges – prevents red rust from starting at cut points
  4. Lightweight structure with high load capacity
  5. Optional anti-slip surface, toeboards, and mounting clips available

The ZAM Walkway is a high-strength steel grating walkway system specially designed and manufactured by Lanye using advanced ZAM (Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium) alloy coated steel. The ZAM coating offers excellent corrosion resistance – 5 to 10 times higher than traditional hot-dip galvanizing – ensuring the safety and longevity of industrial platforms, access routes, and outdoor pathways. This ZAM Walkway allows easy access for cleaning, inspection, and maintenance, making it suitable for various industries such as chemical processing, marine facilities, wastewater treatment, and power generation.

Lanye ZAM Walkway is engineered with top-grade ZAM coated steel (on Q235B base), providing excellent strength while being lighter than stainless steel alternatives. Its flat grid design, along with smooth edges, offers enhanced protection for personnel and equipment.

The ZAM Walkway is ideal for both indoor and outdoor installations, finding applications in petrochemical platforms, offshore facilities, photovoltaic power stations, and municipal engineering projects. Lanye offers custom sizes and lengths of ZAM Walkway at competitive factory prices.

1. What Is Custom ZAM Walkway?

The ZAM Walkway is a specially designed and manufactured steel grating system that utilizes load-bearing flat bars with ZAM coating, welded or press-locked into a grid pattern to support personnel foot traffic and small-diameter piping or cable trays. The grid structure of the ZAM Walkway allows for proper drainage and airflow, preventing water accumulation and keeping the walkway surface dry and slip-resistant. The ZAM coating is also smooth and hard to ensure that the ZAM Walkway does not corrode during its service life.

ZAM Walkway can be cut or bent to accommodate various configurations like curves, slopes, and irregular shapes, making them suitable for complex industrial layouts. These ZAM Walkway sections can be mounted on steel beams, wall brackets, or overhead supports, making them versatile for whole-facility access needs. They are particularly useful in outdoor spaces without overhead cover, as the ZAM coating provides lasting protection against rain, humidity, and airborne salts.

The open design of the ZAM Walkway allows for natural drainage and ventilation, preventing the accumulation of corrosive media on the surface. This optimization of ZAM Walkway performance enables the use of lighter grating specifications for the same design life, resulting in reduced structural steel costs for supporting beams.

Lanye offers a range of ZAM Walkway with bearing bar heights from 25 to 60 mm, thicknesses from 3 to 5 mm, grid patterns typically of 30×100 mm, 40×100 mm, or 60×100 mm, and standard lengths of 3000 or 6000 mm. Lanye provides custom design and fabrication services to meet specific project requirements for any ZAM Walkway.

2. Lanye Custom ZAM Walkway Properties

  • Payment conditions: 30% deposit, 70% before shipment
  • Delivery lead time: 15-30 days
  • Certification: ISO 9001, CE
  • Application: chemical plant / offshore platform / wastewater treatment / power station / solar farm
  • MOQ: 100 smeters (negotiable)
  • Business type: manufacturer
  • Package: steel pallet with plastic film
  • Raw material: Q235B carbon steel + ZAM (Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium) coating
  • OEM/ODM Availability

3. Technical Data Of ZAM Walkway

NoTypeBearing Bar Height H (mm)Bar Thickness (mm)Grid Pattern (mm)Standard Length L (mm)
1ZAM-25253 / 430×100 / 40×1002000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000
2ZAM-30303 / 430×100 / 40×1002000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000
3ZAM-35354 / 540×100 / 50×1002000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000
4ZAM-40404 / 540×100 / 60×1002000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000
5ZAM-5050550×100 / 60×1002000 / 3000 / 4000 / 6000
6ZAM-6060560×1002000 /3000 / 4000 / 6000

Remark :
Custom options: Heights, thicknesses and shapes (curved, sector-shaped, cut-out) available.
Raw Material: Q235B hot-rolled flat bar + ZAM coating.
Surface treatment: Passivation or anti-fingerprint coating.
ODM/OEM Availability: Welcome to customize.
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4. What Are Advantages of Custom ZAM Walkway?

ZAM Walkway provides advantages such as customization options, superior corrosion resistance with self-healing edges, aesthetic appeal, good drainage and air circulation, optional anti-slip surfaces, quick and flexible installation, lightweight construction with high load capacity, ease of field modification, OEM/ODM availability, and competitive factory pricing. These features make ZAM Walkway a reliable and efficient choice for industrial access and platform applications.

4.1 Customization in sizes and forms

ZAM Walkway can be customized to meet specific project requirements. They are available in different bearing bar heights, thicknesses, grid patterns, and shapes, allowing for a tailored ZAM Walkway solution that fits your exact industrial access needs.

4.2 Superior Corrosion Resistance (Self-Healing Edges)

The use of ZAM (Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium) coating ensures excellent corrosion resistance for every ZAM Walkway. Critically, the cut or punched edges of the ZAM Walkway form a dense protective film that prevents red rust from starting at cut points – solving the biggest problem of traditional hot-dip galvanized grating. This makes ZAM Walkway suitable for both indoor and outdoor installations, even in high-humidity, coastal, or chemically aggressive environments.

4.3 Aesthetics, Structure and Drainage

The grid design of ZAM Walkway provides a clean and attractive industrial appearance. The simple structure allows for easy installation and maintenance. Additionally, the open grid construction of ZAM Walkway promotes good water drainage and air circulation, preventing corrosion from standing water and ensuring the longevity of the walkway.

4.4 Optional Anti-Slip Surface and Accessories

ZAM Walkway can be equipped with serrated, grooved, or button-punched anti-slip surfaces. Optional safety toeboards and mounting clips are also available for ZAM Walkway. These accessories provide additional protection for personnel working on the ZAM Walkway.

4.5 Quick and Flexible Installation

The ZAM Walkway can be quickly and flexibly deployed using standard mounting clips or welding. Field cutting of ZAM Walkway is possible for adjustments, allowing for efficient layout, changes, and expansions. This saves time and effort during installation and future maintenance of any ZAM Walkway system.

4.6 Lightweight with High Load Capacity

The grid construction of ZAM Walkway is lightweight (compared to solid steel plate walkways), making it easy to handle and install. Despite its lightweight nature, ZAM Walkway has high load-bearing capabilities, enabling it to support personnel foot traffic and equipment maintenance loads without compromising structural integrity.

4.7 Easy Field Modification

The design of ZAM Walkway allows for easy cutting, repositioning, or reconfiguration of the walkway path in the future without causing damage to the overall structure. This flexibility of ZAM Walkway is particularly advantageous when plant expansion or process changes require access route modifications.

4.8 OEM/ODM Availability

As a manufacturer, Lanye offers comprehensive OEM/ODM services for ZAM Walkway. We can produce customized ZAM Walkway solutions based on specific project drawings or site requirements, ensuring a tailored and precise fit for any application.

4.9 Competitive Factory Price

Due to efficient production lines and a direct sales model, Lanye is able to offer competitive factory pricing for ZAM Walkway. This makes ZAM Walkway a cost-effective choice for industrial access solutions without compromising on quality or performance – and with lower life-cycle cost than traditional galvanized grating.

5. What Is ZAM Walkway Used For?

The ZAM Walkway is the flexible industrial access solution on which personnel can safely walk during cleaning, inspection, and maintenance. It is widely used in industrial and municipal construction to provide a safe, corrosion-resistant walking surface, supporting personnel access, equipment maintenance, and small-bore piping or cable routing. ZAM Walkway is the ideal choice where long-term durability and minimal maintenance are required.

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6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About ZAM Walkway

Q1: How does the self-healing edge of ZAM Walkway work?

A: When the ZAM coating is cut or scratched, the Zinc, Aluminum, and Magnesium elements in the coating react with moisture and carbon dioxide in the air to form a dense, mobile protective film. This film migrates to cover the exposed cut edge, effectively “healing” it and preventing red rust from starting – a critical advantage of ZAM Walkway over traditional hot-dip galvanized grating.

Q2: Can Lanye produce non-standard sizes of ZAM Walkway?

A: Yes. Lanye specializes in custom ZAM Walkway solutions. We can manufacture any bearing bar height, thickness, grid pattern, and length according to your drawings or site measurements. Curved, sector-shaped, and cut-out ZAM Walkway are also available.

Q3: Is the ZAM Walkway suitable for coastal or offshore environments?

A: Absolutely. The ZAM coating on ZAM Walkway provides 5 to 10 times higher corrosion resistance than hot-dip galvanizing, making it exceptionally suitable for high-humidity, coastal, and offshore applications where salt spray accelerates corrosion of traditional steel grating.

Q4: How should ZAM Walkway be installed?

A: ZAM Walkway can be installed by welding to support structures or using standard mounting clips. Field cutting and drilling are possible without losing corrosion protection because of the self-healing property of the ZAM coating.

Q5: What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for ZAM Walkway?

A: Our standard MOQ for ZAM Walkway is 100 meters, but this can be negotiated depending on the specific dimensions and specifications required for your project.

Q6: Does Lanye provide samples of ZAM Walkway?

A: Yes, Lanye can provide small samples of ZAM Walkway for quality testing. Please contact our sales team to discuss sample availability and shipping arrangements.

Q7: What certifications does Lanye hold for ZAM Walkway?

A: Lanye ZAM Walkway is manufactured under ISO 9001:2015 quality management system and complies with CE standards. Third-party salt spray test reports are also available upon request.

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