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Metropolitan Scores Under Par with Booster Pump Engineering Expertise at Top Golf
Golf has become a favorite pastime for many people and Top Golf understands this better than most. It’s true that Top Golf doesn’t take a traditional approach to the sport, and you won’t find yourself walking through 18 holes, but the company and its growing number of more than 35 locations across the country (with [...]
Vacuum Condensate Pump System Upgrade at the Palmer House Improves Steam Generation Capabilities While Helping the Environment
Located just a few blocks from Michigan Avenue and Chicago’s famous Millennium Park, the Palmer House is a part of Chicago’s history and one of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Hotels of America. To say the property is iconic would be an understatement, but it would be accurate to say that the hotel [...]
Non-Potable Water System Installation with an Air-Gap Break Tank to Benefit New 10 Billion-Plus Capacity Reservoir in Greater Chicago
When everything is working smoothly with a water system, whether that system is delivering potable water or removing wastewater or storm water, few people give any thought to what is taking place. When something goes wrong, however, the entire story changes and the complexities of a properly functioning water system becomes increasingly important to everyone [...]
Prefabricated Disinfection Building Helps Park Forest Transition from Chlorine Gas to Sodium Hypochlorite for Potable Water Treatment
Even the best designed and most regularly maintained systems eventually reach end of life. From worn components to growing demands that aging equipment can no longer accommodate, this is an inevitable reality associated with running a municipal water supply. Like all well managed municipalities, Park Forest, Ill., understands this. When systems show their age, villages [...]Metropolitan Industries: More Than Just a Pump Shop
You may have been coming to Metropolitan for years to get your lift station or sump pump or booster pump replaced every so often, or maybe you haven’t used our products yet but know it’s time to think about replacing that old hydronic system. No matter how well you know Metropolitan, you may not be [...]Cloud SCADA 101: Change the Way You Monitor, Control and Archive Your Water and Wastewater Pump Systems
How nice would it be if you could look at your SCADA screen whether you’re on-site or not? With cloud-based SCADA systems, you can. Maybe you’ve heard of cloud SCADA, or “the cloud” in general and you have your suspicions. We’re here to put those reservations to rest and let you know how a cloud-based [...]
Metropolitan Upgrades and Designs New Pump System for One North LaSalle Building
The One North LaSalle Building is a building in the LaSalle Street corridor in the Loop community area of Chicago. It was for some time one of Chicago’s tallest buildings. Previously the domestic water in the building was supplied via a duplex pump system and tank in the sub-basement which pumped water up to the [...]Metropolitan Industries Celebrates 60 Years
When we became a company in 1957, we started with little more than a home office in Western Springs, Illinois. In fact, it would be another ten years before Metropolitan Pump Company (as we were then known) even became incorporated and another year after that before we moved to our first official facility: A modest [...]