Latest News & Updates
Overcoming Unique Installation Challenges is No Match for Metropolitan’s Design-Savvy Engineers
Completion and start-up of the MetroMix Temperature Control System. Projects are rarely free from challenges. Sometimes it’s a unique design challenge, sometimes it’s an unknown variable that pops up along the way. Whatever the case, we always face these things head on and overcome them without any real fanfare. However, when something actually happens without [...]
Utilizing Air Gaps to Implement Recycled Water in Commercial Buildings
Air Gap Break Tank for the City of Durham, North Carolina For many years, the word “recycling” was most easily attached to things like old magazines, glass bottles, and aluminum cans, but today the term can be applied to much wider variety of resources, including water. Water recycling involves reusing treated wastewater for various applications [...]
Full Lift Station Upgrade in Romeoville, IL Satisfies Today’s Wastewater Demands, While Preparing for Future Growth
New Triplex Prefabricated wet well and valve vault replaced a 50 year old lift station. There are plenty of things that get better with age. Unfortunately, municipal wastewater systems, including lift stations, don’t tend to be one of them. Mechanical equipment in lift stations do wear over time, but also can be a contributing factor [...]
Smart Oil Detection Makes for a More Intelligent Elevator Pit Pump System
The importance of a sump pump can’t be overstated. Anyone who has experienced a pump failure or a water issue will agree with that statement without hesitation. Water needs to be ejected dependably and without a second thought as to whether the pump is on and functioning as planned. However, it’s not quite that simple. [...]
Metropolitan Industries Unveils New Company Overview Video
After several months of script writing, filming, voice-over recordings and editing, the new Metropolitan Industries company overview video is complete and ready to be unveiled. The new company video showcases our custom pumping and control manufacturing capabilities and the role we play in helping our project partners and end users solve their water movement and [...]
Ion Technologies Introduces Two New Power-Pac, Pre-Piped Backup Sump Pump Systems
The 30ACi and 35ACi Power Pac Battery Backup Systems by Ion Technologies. Ion Technologies, a brand of Metropolitan Industries, is excited to introduce two new assortments of our high quality pumps and water sensing technology units to our battery backup line. The 30ACi Power Pac and the 35ACi Power Pac are both pre-piped and easy [...]
Growth Through Innovation Inspired by In-House Manufacturing
Metropolitan Industries is excited to take part in Manufacturing Day on October 4th to help celebrate modern manufacturing and inspire the next generation of manufacturers. For over 60 years, Metropolitan has been a leading manufacturer in the pumping industry providing complete system solutions in the municipal, commercial, industrial and residential markets. With the ability to [...]
Metropolitan Industries Acquires Emmons Pump & Control
Emmons Employees Pictured Left to Right: Beth Lounsbury, Drew Fox, Trent Emmons, Chris Roloson, Kim Emmons, Logan Geurtze, Nick Robinson, Ryan Frank, Eric Bashford. Metropolitan Industries, a water management and technology solutions company, has acquired Emmons Pump & Control on August 27, 2019. Metropolitan Industries has maintained a vision of being a single source for [...]