Dri-Design VMZINC

The VMZINC Series is Dri-Design wall panel made from VMZINC zinc. It is available in QUARTZ-ZINC, ANTHRA-ZINC, AZENGAR and PIGMENTO series colors. It is used in commercial rainscreen wall cladding.

• Material: VMZINC
• Thickness: 1 mm and 1.5 mm
• Nominal system depth: 1 1/4 inches
• Weight: less than 3.5 pounds per square foot
• Material warranty: 5 years standard, 10 years available (2026 guide); a separate 2 year warranty on all materials is also published

Panel joints are 1/2 inch horizontal and 5/8 inch vertical. The guide specification is Section 074213-26, Zinc Alloy Metal Plate Wall Panels.

A 2 year warranty on all materials is published on the product page. The guide specification is Section 074213-26, Zinc Alloy Metal Plate Wall Panels, issued as a DOCX file with the architectural details as a ZIP file.

The surface choices are the QUARTZ-ZINC, ANTHRA-ZINC, AZENGAR and PIGMENTO series. PIGMENTO is shown in green, blue, red and brown. The colors in the guide are representational only.

• QUARTZ-ZINC
• ANTHRA-ZINC
• AZENGAR
• PIGMENTO

The product page names these four series as the color palette and lists no other finishes.

For 1.0 mm VMZINC the flat, tapered and shadow limits include points at 24 by 72 and 72 by 24 inches for flat, tapered and shadow panels, with a 3 inch maximum depth. For 1.5 mm they include 24 by 120, 32 by 32 and 120 by 24 inches for flat, tapered, shadow and perforated panels, with a 3 inch maximum depth and a custom coil width of 2 feet 8 inches marked. Vertical VMZINC panels 48 inches and taller are fitted with wind clips at 24 inches on center maximum.

VMZINC QUARTZ-ZINC appears at the Adobe Campus in Utah (WRNS Studio) and VMZINC ANTHRA-ZINC at the Wayne State School of Medicine in Michigan (Hamilton Anderson).

VMZINC is also offered in the Shadow, Tapered, Perforated and Perforated Imaging products at 1 mm and 1.5 mm, with system depths of 1 1/4 to 3 inches. In the EN-V Collection the zinc panel is the Z Series, 1.0 mm.

The May 14, 2024 details show the panel over exterior grade sheathing, metal studs, a commercial weather barrier and a horizontal Z-girt with insulation, with joint, sill, jamb and corner conditions.