Metropolitan Industries Blog
65 Years of Continuing Growth & Innovations in Water Management
2022 is a milestone year for Metropolitan Industries, Inc.: we are celebrating 65 years of water innovations! A lot has changed since we started in 1957, but our commitment to providing innovative, specialized solutions to our partners and customers has remained the same. Now more than ever we wanted to take a moment to celebrate [...]
Metropolitan Industries Announces Fall 2022 Training Seminars Schedule
Metropolitan Industries has released its Fall 2022 training seminars schedule, which includes our series of IEPA accredited trainings for water and wastewater operators and ILDPH accredited commercial plumbing application trainings for building maintenance professionals.
Lessons Learned from Unprecedented Building Water Demand Swings
Managing the water infrastructure within a high rise building or campus community can be challenging enough during normal times. In the pandemic’s early days, unpresented changes to building occupancy and water use posed many unexpected consequences. The lessons learned since can help avoid a repeat of such consequences the next time a major disruption takes place.
Aging Wastewater Collections System Gets A Lift with MetroCloud SCADA
Upgrading a city’s or town’s water-based system controls to the cloud may seem like a huge endeavor. Metropolitan helps ease the transition, as was the case for the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District. A single upgrade to our cloud-ready lift station controller provided the opportunity to experience the full benefits of cloud SCADA before committing to subsequent upgrades over the next year.
Metropolitan Industries’ Timothy Merkel Appears on the ‘Empowering Industry Podcast’
Metropolitan Industries’ Tim Merkel recently appeared on the “Empowering Industry Podcast.” In the 30 minute discussion, Tim summarized Metropolitan’s emphasis on custom-based solutions, our involvement with cloud SCADA, and our national expansion endeavors.
Campus Water Movement Solutions for Multi-Building Infrastructures of All Sizes
Water movement covers everything from a small sump pump in the basement of a single-family home to a comprehensive municipal utility system. From the design and use standpoint, the utility infrastructure on these campuses operates much like a small town or village. And, just like municipal systems, large campuses require engineering and installation expertise to [...]
Booster Pump Skid Upgrade Improves Domestic & High Flow Capabilities to Upstate New York’s ‘Glove Cities’
October 1, 2021 By Martin Hawrysko & Susan Gnirk Emmons Metro LLC Within the sparsely populated area of the Mohawk Valley in Upstate New York are Gloversville and Johnstown. The two communities have historically been closely connected by location, resources and industry since the 1700’s. By the early 20th century, the area had become the [...]
FRP Lift Station Eases Problematic Roadblock, to Provide Decades of Durability
New underpass located at 45th St and Calumet Ave. Lift Station Generator and Control Building can be seen upper right. August 16, 2021 By Martin Hawrysko, Metropolitan Industries, Inc. Efficient and reliable transportation infrastructure is more than about moving people, goods, and services from one point to another. Well-maintained roads and highways that are accessible [...]
