Metropolitan Industries Blog
Eliminating Overflows
As published in July Issue of Water and Waste Digest Lift station upgrade prevents overflow into an Indiana river The primary lift station that services 90% of the town of Porter, Ind., recently underwent a major upgrade to its 100-year-old infrastructure, which the town has worked diligently to improve over the past five years. After […]
Boilers Improve Comfort, Efficiency and Reduce Maintenance for Co-op
As Published in June 2014 HPAC Magazine In 1962, Chatham Park Village Cooperative (CPVC) in Chicago, a not-for-profit housing complex owned and operated by its members, converted a 1930s heating system that disbursed steam through underground tunnels to natural-gas boilers and commercial water heaters. The move to individual boilers was a significant upgrade and measurable […]
Metropolitan Announces Raffle Prize Winner From Recent Trade Show
During the 2014 Annual Conference for the Healthcare Engineers Society of Northern Illinois (HESNI), Metropolitan Industries raffled off an Ion Genesis, smart controller and sensors from its Ion Products line. The winner of the raffle drawing is Craig McKenzie, Regional Director of Facilities of Advocate Health Care. Matt Brickey and Mike Temes of Metropolitan Industries […]
Heat Transfer System Shipped Internationally
Metropolitan recently fabricated a pre-piped heat transfer system to a local chemical company. The unit was then shipped complete and ready for integration in the customer’s system, which is located outside of the United States. The system is designed to heat 160 GPM of a 50% Propylene Glycol Solution from 155°F to 158°F using 15 […]
Small Footprint Maximizes Space At Northwestern University In Chicago, IL
Metropolitan Industries designed a Semi-Instantaneous Water Heater Package to service a building on the Campus of Northwestern University in Chicago, Ill. Semi-Instantaneous Water Heater Packages are the perfect solution to replace an older and expensive to maintain storage tank style system. Custom configurations and small footprint maximize space, offering additional mechanical room square footage customers […]
Recent Updates To the Ion Products Line
Many new and updated products have been added to the Ion Products line, including the introduction to our Ion System Solution which gives contractors a better understanding on not just selling the Ion StormPro product, but selling a solution as well, winning customers over to lifetime partners. Our certified Ion Solution Installers are recognized on our www.ionproducts.net website. Our […]
Metropolitan Takes Action In Emergency Response Situations
City of Ottawa, Illinois When a crucial lift station in the City of Ottawa flooded for the second time, the city turned to Metropolitan to upgrade the antiquated lift station built in 1955. The station was still able to run after the flood because of the submersible pumps, but because the equipment was starting […]
What’s New At Metropolitan?
As innovators in the water and wastewater industries, Metropolitan has the knowledge, experience and capabilities of developing new technologies to create reliable products within the Municipal, Commercial and Residential sectors of the industries. Metropolitan introduces four products recently added to our Ion products line and an update to the Level Management System (LMS II). Ion+ […]
Updates to Metropolitan Industries 2014 Seminar Schedule
We have updated our 2014 seminar schedule with courses designed to introduce and inform attendees of the latest industry technologies. Many of our courses have been approved by the state for continuing education credit. All courses are free of charge and lunch is always provided. Future dates will be released at a later time, so […]
