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SCADA Systems Incorporate Versatile Solutions
A Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition system (SCADA) is vital to any municipal application by providing users need to know information in real time critical to water and wastewater pumping installations.
Reduce Boiler Fuel Consumption by 50 Percent
The life blood of any commercial building is the mechanical systems running behind the scenes that include domestic water booster systems, fire suppression pump systems and HVAC systems.
Ion Digital Level Controller to Replace Mechanical Float Switches on Residential Sump and Sewage Pumps
Mechanical pump switch’s days are numbered thanks to a new product called the Ion Digital Level Control launched by Romeoville, Ill.,-based Metropolitan Industries that replaces mechanical switch operation with intelligent microprocessor technology.
What about Green?
As energy prices rise and our limited resources such as water continue to dwindle, our Federal and State governments are considering many new technologies to reduce consumption such as rain water harvesting, gray water recycling and solar domestic hot water heating.
The Benefits of Factory Prefabricated Pumping Packages
Packaged pumping systems are popular these days due to the benefits associated with them, which include the ease of installation, single source responsibility and streamlining of the manufacturing process.
Energy Costs, Tax Breaks Energize Solar Market
As energy prices continue to rise at an alarming pace, consumers are turning their attention to alternative forms of energy to power their homes. A front-runner in the alternative energy market is solar power, which is gaining popularity thanks in most part to the energy crisis gripping the country. Solar power is finding its way into homes across America tasked with reducing the costs for everyday things such as heating our homes and water.
Famous Chicago Building puts pressure on Green Initiative
When the world-renowned Merchandise Mart in Chicago began the task of obtaining LEED-EB certification, it was just the fifth building in Chicago to go “Green”.
Above Grade Solutions eliminate confined space procedures
According to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, many workplaces contain spaces considered “confined” because their configurations hinder the activities of employees who must enter, work in, and exit them.