No steam system is complete without that crucial component: the steam trap (or simply “trap”). This is the most important link in the condensate loop because it connects steam usage with condensate return. A steam trap quite literally purges condensate as well as air...
It's hard to face up to a big repair, but a temporary fix only delays the inevitable. The problem won’t just go away, and when your temporary fix fails, you may be left in an even worse position. That's the scenario decision-makers at Ferris State University faced...
Take a Streamlined Route to Better Service It’s a new era of growth and customer service for The Macomb Group’s Heating Division. Improved communication, processes standardization, advanced computer applications, and a proactive approach to competitive bidding are...
September was a month of action for The Macomb Group! The Akron office moved out of its 35,000-square-foot facility on Johnson Street to a newly remodeled, 85,000-square-foot location. Everyone at the branch worked hard during and after hours — including weekends! But...
Replacing an ancient cast-iron boiler with a modern, high-efficiency equivalent may offer significant standalone benefits in terms of operational and energy costs, reliability, and fast heat generation … but it's still only half the story. A good heating system has to...
Technology Improves Documentation, Helps Meet Industry Standards November 6, 2013 By Dennis Roberts The energy industry has seen a boom beyond expectations as companies actively work to harness the resources from the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in the East...
Regardless of how the economy is doing, manufacturing and industrial organizations always keep a close eye on the bottom line, and most are not inclined to invest money in expenditures that are just “nice to have.” Pipe insulation isn’t one of those expenditures....
Menasha Packaging is the nation’s largest independent, retail-focused packaging and merchandising solutions provider with a network of design centers, manufacturing plants, and pack-out and fulfillment service centers. Menasha Packaging collaborates with the world’s...
Pipe coupling can be a labor intensive process, requiring specialized workers in the skilled trades. By Chuck Raymond, Macomb Group DTE Energy, the Detroit-based generator, transmitter and distributor of energy to 2.1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan, is the...
I’d like to highlight a great friend and long-time employee of The Macomb Group, Chuck Brinich. After 20 years with the company, I’m sad to see him go. Before I address Chuck’s history in the Pipe, Valve, and Fitting business, I thought it would be good to mention...
