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Metropolitan’s New Mobile Showroom Drives Innovation to Your Facility!
Let us come to you with our Municipal Mobile Showroom! Metropolitan Industries introduces the Metropolitan Mobile Showroom. We are taking our custom design and innovative solution expertise on the road. Now customers have an opportunity to see our latest innovations in their own backyard. That’s right, we are inviting you to sign-up to learn more [...]
City of Joliet Undergoes Major System Upgrade
The City of Joliet, considered to be Illinois’s fastest growing city, recently underwent a major upgrade to its aging collection system infrastructure. In conjunction with General Contractor, Joseph J. Henderson and Engineer, Baxter & Woodman, Metropolitan Industries supplied the City of Joliet with a Sanitary Lift Station to upgrade the existing service to residences and [...]
Full SCADA Upgrade to Village of Lansing, IL Lift Stations
Back in 2012, when the Village of Lansing, Ill., received approval for a full SCADA upgrade for the village’s lift stations, the Village called on Metropolitan to assist them in their quest to upgrade all 14 of the village’s lift stations. Along the lines of what Metropolitan’s Infrastructure class teaches, certain equipment, like pumps, controls [...]
Calumet City Upgrades Pump Infrastructure for Enhanced Storm Water Control Stability
One of Four pumps installed during the sewer storm water overflow upgrade process. As published in April 2015 Water and Waste Digest Chicagoland city upgrades pump station to maintain service In conjunction with Robinson Eng. Ltd. of South Holland, Ill., Metropolitan Industries of Romeoville, Ill., assisted in the renovation of a critical combined sewer overflow [...]
Metropolitan’s One Stop Shop Includes Engineering of Vacuum Condensate Units to Ensure Efficient Steam Heating Capabilities
Metropolitan Industries recently installed a Vacuum Condensate Unit to service a building on the campus of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. This system replaced an existing vacuum condensate unit that was not functioning properly. The operation of the new system is what makes it different from the existing unit. A different design was established in [...]
Addition of UV Treatment System in Romeoville, IL Provides Enhanced Protection of Municipal Drinking Water
A 12 inch ultraviolet treatment unit was added to existing well piping and is housed within the Village of Romeoville’s Lake Strini well-house. In 2008, when the IEPA issued the Village of Romeoville, IL, a Source Water Non- Compliance Advisory (NCA) requesting action to eliminate the bacteriological concerns associated with the well, the Village wanted [...]
At Buckingham Fountain, The Pumping Goes On
Metropolitan Pump played a major role in restoring a venerable landmark to its former pumping glory. Chicago's Buckingham Fountain is a stately symbol of a handsome city rich in history and a lake front that offers beautiful vistas and lively sources of entertainment for city residents and countless visitors alike. Constructed in 1927 as a [...]
Metropolitan Rings in the New Year with a Warehouse Packed with Pump System Designing and Engineering
Our prefabricated housed systems have grown in popularity throughout the year and we are excited to have more in production this winter season as well. From booster stations to boiler houses, Metropolitan’s customers are highly intrigued by the custom work we can do to accommodate their municipalities. The weather outside may be getting colder but [...]
