Case Studies

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) of Detroit, Michigan faces the same problems which large electric utility operators deal with on a daily basis; managing and monitoring the physical integrity of an underground network of cables and equipment that provides electricity to thousands of downtown businesses and residential customers. This responsibility, combined with the occasional debris being dumped into manholes… Read More

Stabiloc™ was contacted by a Nuclear Power Plant in Western United States. They had been using “IMB’s” – Improvised Manhole Barriers. This “barrier” was a three hundred pound piece of coned concrete with an I-bolt installed to facilitate moving the barrier on and off the manhole covers. Security forces needed to be able to enter the manhole cover with… Read More

The Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA) was in need of a reliable locking system to secure its metering vaults, which collect usage data for water purchased from the city of Detroit. SOCWA’s pumping distribution to its eleven member municipalities incorporates: 7 pump stations to pump water from Detroit’s water system 3-meter stations and 47-meter… Read More

The City of Naperville, Illinois has chosen the Stabiloc™ locking system to secure its critical underground infrastructure. As part of a million dollar security upgrade project – Emergency Management Officials with the City of Naperville chose Stabiloc™ to provide tamper-evident locking manhole covers for the project. Mr. Dan Voiland,  Assistant Fire Chief/Project Manager for the City of… Read More

National Signal Corporation is a provider of maintenance services to the railroads and other industries. Their client, CP Railway, owns a number of remotely located manhole covers that lead to maintenance access areas within the underground rail system. Because of the remote location of these manhole covers, which are rarely monitored by law enforcement, they became an easy target for… Read More