Basket Strainer manufacturer profile
The Metraflex Company
The Metraflex Company is a basket strainer manufacturer based in Chicago, United States. [S2][S1]
- Country
- United States [S1]
- City
- Chicago [S2]
- Website
- metraflex.com
Evidence scope
The retained official product route documents: The Metraflex Company is a Chicago-based industrial piping and engineering products business. This dossier uses that cited route as the editorial scope. [S6]
The retained research coverage separates company identity from the named product evidence. It does not turn one model or series into a claim about unlisted company-wide operations. [S9]
Basket Strainer
Documented series: Style B-1-T-C basket strainer
The Metraflex Company is a Chicago-based industrial piping and engineering products business. [S6]
| Material | stainless steel [S10] |
|---|---|
| Pressure rating | 125 psi [S11] |
Selection fit: Metraflex states that this style combines maximum capacity with minimum pressure loss and uses a closed bottom with a cast-iron drain plug. Confirm sizing, media, pressure, connections, availability and lead time directly with Metraflex. [S7]
Product range and documented series
The Metraflex Company is a Chicago-based industrial piping and engineering products business. [S6]
Procurement fit
The Style B-1-T-C basket strainer is positioned by Metraflex for applications requiring maximum capacity with minimum pressure loss, featuring a closed bottom and cast-iron drain plug. For the LPD Y-Strainer/Filter, the stated fit emphasizes low pressure drop through a larger screen with associated pump-performance benefits. In both cases, Metraflex instructs buyers to confirm sizing, media, pressure, connections, availability, and lead time directly with the company. Sizing ranges, pressure class ratings, end-connection types, and standard lead times are not publicly documented and must be obtained from the manufacturer prior to specification release.
Technical capabilities
The documented design feature of the Style B-1-T-C basket strainer is a closed bottom geometry paired with a cast-iron drain plug, supporting debris collection and blow-down in cast iron wetted construction. The LPD low-pressure-drop Y-Strainer/Filter is described as incorporating a larger screen area to reduce pressure drop and improve pump performance. Detailed specifications including mesh or perforation ratings, pressure-temperature ratings, flange drilling standards, face-to-face dimensions, and applicable industry standards are not publicly documented. Engineers should request certified drawings and data sheets from Metraflex for any specific application.
Markets and applications
Metraflex documents the Style B-1-T-C basket strainer as a closed-bottom design intended to combine maximum debris capacity with minimum pressure loss, suitable for fluid service where pump protection and particulate removal are required. The LPD is positioned for low-pressure-drop service, with stated pump-performance benefits implying use in systems where pressure conservation at the strainer is a design concern. Specific end markets such as HVAC, chemical processing, water treatment, oil and gas, or food and beverage, and named reference installations, are not publicly documented.
Evidence limitations
The available record is limited to a single basket strainer model, the Style B-1-T-C, plus a brief reference to the LPD Y-Strainer/Filter. Material of construction is stated only for the B-1-T-C as cast iron. Sizing range, pressure class, end connections, screen or basket perforation, applicable ASME or ANSI standards, certifications such as ISO or API, country of origin details beyond United States, company size, founding year, and customer references are not publicly documented. Procurement should rely on direct confirmation with Metraflex for any field not listed above.
Editorial summary
The Metraflex Company is a United States based manufacturer located in Chicago, documented in the basket strainer category. The single product series on record is the Style B-1-T-C basket strainer, constructed from cast iron. The catalog note indicates the design combines maximum capacity with minimum pressure loss and incorporates a closed bottom with a cast-iron drain plug. A separate low-pressure-drop Y-Strainer/Filter, referred to as the LPD, is described with a larger screen and stated pump-performance benefits, though it falls outside the basket strainer category. The scope of the company product line beyond these entries is not publicly documented.
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Not published in retained sources
These common buyer fields were explicitly outside the retained source coverage for this dossier. They are shown as omissions, not filled with a proxy, a related model or an assumption.
- Annual sales [S9]
Research coverage
Evidence states describe the public material reviewed for this profile; they do not rate the company or assert an undisclosed fact.
- Corporate identity and Chicago location are retained from Metraflex's official support page. Basket-strainer evidence is retained from its official Style B-1-T-C page and Y-Strainer evidence from the official Style LPD page. Revenue was not asserted because it was not found in the retained primary sources. [S9]Company-stated
Frequently asked questions
What Basket Strainer product is documented for The Metraflex Company?
The retained product material names Style B-1-T-C basket strainer. The dossier keeps this as a product-level statement rather than using it as a claim about the company's entire catalogue. [S4]
Which common buying fields are not published in the retained sources?
The retained source packet does not publish Annual sales. Those fields are intentionally left out of the procurement snapshot rather than inferred from a related series, a product image or the company identity. [S9]
Research notes
The retained first-party packet supports a richer product-level reading surface, but it does not yet contain 600 words of distinct cited content. This noindex dossier remains in reviewing status until additional source-backed facts are retained.
- [S1] United StatesUnited States
- [S2] ChicagoChicago
- [S3] metraflex.commetraflex.com
- [S4] Style B-1-T-C basket strainerStyle B-1-T-C Basket Strainer
- [S5] Style LPD Y-Strainer/Filter, 2–24 in, Class 1252 thru 24 inch, 125#
- [S6] The Metraflex Company is a Chicago-based industrial piping and engineering products business.Put our decades of piping and engineering experience to work for you. 2323 W. Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60612
- [S7] Metraflex states that this style combines maximum capacity with minimum pressure loss and uses a closed bottom with a cast-iron drain plug. Confirm sizing, media, pressure, connections, availability and lead time directly with Metraflex.provides maximum capacity with minimum pressure loss. Features a closed bottom and cast iron drain plug
- [S8] Metraflex describes the LPD as a low-pressure-drop Y-Strainer/Filter with a larger screen and stated pump-performance benefits. Confirm pressure class, fluid, screen specification, connections, availability and lead time directly with Metraflex.Re-engineered, re-designed low pressure drop LPD Y-Strainer/Filter ... 30% larger screen size
- [S9] Corporate identity and Chicago location are retained from Metraflex's official support page. Basket-strainer evidence is retained from its official Style B-1-T-C page and Y-Strainer evidence from the official Style LPD page. Revenue was not asserted because it was not found in the retained primary sources.Corporate and product facts retain separate official source records.
- [S10] stainless steelAll stainless steel construction
- [S11] 125 psiSteam: Max 125 psi at 350ºF