What's New

MAJOR NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT

Mar 8, 2010: MCP is pleased to announce that we will be introducing a full line of hydraulic hose assemblies, adapters and fittings by August 2010. After considering a number of different options as to what our next product expansion should be, we decided that custom hydraulic hoses, and standard adaptors and fittings would best compliment our current products and customer base. We will make more information available as we get closer to the introduction date.

NEW WEBSITE DESIGN

Mar 6, 2010: As an FYI to our customers, we will be changing the look and content of our website sometime in June or July. The new website will expand on our easy-to-navigate system, and will allow us to better introduce new products.

HEX FREE 1/4-28 YOKE NOW AVAILABLE

Feb 25, 2010: We are pleased to announce that our 280180-ZCHF 1/4-28 RH x 1/4 female forged yoke end, plated zinc clear hex free (ROHS compliant), is now available.

1/4" CHROME MOLY FEMALE

Feb 15, 2010: We are pleased to announce that our MXF-4, a 1/4-28 RH female chrome moly spherical rod end, is now available and in stock!

FEMALE 5/8-18 ROD END WITH ZERK now available

Feb 8, 2010: We are pleased to announce that our 5/8-18 RH female spherical rod end with a grease zerk (part# MSF-10Z) is now available.

NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

Feb 2, 2010: We are pleased to announce that the following new products are now in stock:

(1) MCR-8, a 1/2-20 multicarburetor rod end. This unique rod end has two female threads attached to it (double housing).

(2) BANL-16-12, a 1-12 LH Bung Adjuster Nut (adjust male rod ends after they are assembled.

(3) MXFX-10, a 5/8-18 RH extra long housing female chrome moly spherical rod end, bright polished chrome, slotted nylon race.

(4) MXFX-12, a 3/4-16 RH extra long housing female chrome moly spherical rod end, bright polished chrome, slotted nylon race.

(5) CTF-5-2C, a 5/16-24 RH female rod end, teflon race, and an extra bright polished chrome housing - our best chrome finish yet.

ROD END SEALS - MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION

Jan 15, 2010: We are pleased to announce a major price reduction on our RS series of rod end seals. Typical part numbers: RS375 (3/8"), RS500 (1/2"), RS625 (5/8"), RS750 (3/4").

M12 x 1.75 RH MALE ROD END

Jan 5, 2010: We are pleased to announce that our ASMM-12 M12 x 1.75 RH male spherical rod end is now available.

M14 x 2.00 RH ROD END

Jan 4, 2010: We are pleased to announce that our ASMM-14 M14 x 2.00 RH male spherical rod end is now available.

PATENTED 5/16-24 SPINNING BARREL ROD END NOW AVAILABLE

Dec 17, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our MSFT-5 patented female spherical rod end is now available. This 5/16-24 RH female spherical rod end has a turnbuckle or spinning barrel that eliminates the need for left hand threads!

THE KING OF ROD ENDS - 1.75 x 1.75 Male

Dec 3, 2009: We now offer a monster 1-3/4 - 12 x 1.75 chrome moly, slotted nylon race male spherical rod end. This six pound round end is truly the 'King of Rod Ends'.

MXMXT-20-16 NOW AVAILABLE

Dec 2, 2009: Our MXMXT-20-16 is now available. This chrome moly, 1-1/4 - 12 x 1" male rod end features a 6.375" long thread, and a 3.000" wide ball! It's a true monster! You need one of these just for bragging rights!

1-14 LH x 1" CHROME MOLY MALE NOW AVAILABLE

Nov 10, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our MXML-16-F rod end is now available. The MXML-16-F features a 1-14 LH x 1.0" Male Rod End, Chrome Moly, Slotted Nylon race, with a bright chrome plated finish.

1.25-12 x 1" RH CHROME MOLY FEMALES AVAILABLE

Nov 10, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our MXF-20-16 is now available. The MXF-20-16 features a 1.25-12 RH thread, with a 1" bore, female threads, a slotted nylon race, chrome moly housing, and a bright chrome plated finish.

3/4 x 3/4 Male High Strength Stainless Rod

Oct 5, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our STMX-12 high strength 3/4" x 3/4" male stainless rod end is now available.

HIGH STRENGTH STAINLESS MALE SPHERICAL ROD ENDS

Sep 3, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our new STMX series is now available in the right hand male size (part# STMX-6). This higher strength series of stainless male rod ends is an upgrade to our popular STM series of normal strength stainless male rod ends. Other sizes are pending.

MCP on National Public Radio

Sep 1, 2009: NPR ran a 3 minute article about our efforts to keep our people employed on their program All Things Considered. To read the article and hear the story, visit http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112444125.

CHROME MOLY LADDER BAR ADJUSTERS NOW AVAILABLE

Aug 31, 2009: We are pleased to announce that the LBAX-12, a 3/4 x 3/4 chrome moly ladder bar adjuster, is now available.

CANADIAN SHIPPING POINT NOW AVAILABLE

Aug 22, 2009: Midwest Control is pleased to announce that you can now purchase products from our website for shipment from our stocking distributor in Ontario, Canada.

STAINLESS STEEL COM BEARINGS

Aug 22, 2009: We are pleased to announce that we have added stainless steel COM bearings to our offerings. COMST-10 (5/8" size), COMST-12 (3/4" size) and COMST-16 (1" size) are now in stock.

FEMALE 3/8 X 3/8 CHROME MOLY ROD END NOW AVAILABLE

Aug 20, 2009: We are pleased to announce that are female 3/8-24 RH x 3/8 bore chrome moly spherical rod ends are now in stock.

MIDWEST CONTROL IN THE HEADLINES AGAIN

Aug 11, 2009: Our garden continues to attract local media attention. This is probably the best article yet: http://www.eaglepublications.com/thisweek/1250027922_1147.pdf

60 pounds of Green Beans

Aug 10, 2009: At lunch today I had the special treat of being able to buy fresh sweet corn and green beans about 100 feet from our front office door. As some of you know, we have put in a large one acre garden this summer to help keep some of our people busy (instead of laying them off). The 'produce market' today was on the street next to our factory, so I bought sweet corn, green beans, green peppers, green onions and a yellow squash - all picked this morning from the Midwest Control 'employee garden'. The lady who was manning the stand (who is normally machining yoke ends) told me that we picked 60 pounds of green beans and a pallet load of sweet corn today. We feel fortunate that we have not put anyone on layoff in this recession. We are also enjoying the novelty of using a garden to keep our people busy and productive. What interesting times! There's a write up on this in a local newspaper. The web link: http://www.macombjournal.com/news/x1876199115/Midwest-Control-garded-in-full-bloom

10-32 ALUMINUM CLEVIS

Jul 28, 2009: MCP is pleased to announce that our new 10-32 aluminum clevis is now available. Search by part# BTCA-187S.

Television Coverage - The right thing to do.

Jun 17, 2009: We have been doing a number of interesting things during this recession to keep from laying off any of our employees. Apparently this has caught the attention of some of the regional media. Today, WQAD from Moline, IL sent a TV crew to film and interview a number of our folks regarding what some of our work-creating, anti-recession activities have been. While they were interested in our political letter writing campaign that the employees have been conducting (repeal the stimulus, cut taxes), they were most interested in our 20,000 square foot garden. When one of the TV crew asked Mark Rauschert, our President, why we're doing this, Mark responded, 'We're debt free. We've had it good for a long time. We're getting new work everyday. It is the right thing to do."

3/4 x 5/8 NARROW style Chrome Moly Rod End Added

Jun 3, 2009: MCP is pleased to announce that our narrow 3/4 x 5/8 chrome moly rod end is now available - search by MXM-12-10N.

RECESSION. RECESSION.

Apr 15, 2009: We now have over 5,500 active customers. These customers are in a variety of industries - so much so that we are able to see a good cross-section of how the recession is effecting various industries. It's safe for us to say that if you are reading this paragraph, your business is probably off between 35% and 75% this year. We too are seeing the effects of the recession on our business. However, our approach of dealing with it, instead of laying off people, is to cut as many of our non-labor overhead expenses as possible. We started this back in December and our results to date have been fantastic. We haven't let anyone go and we're still making money. Having said that, it's not been easy - we have had to become VERY creative. We've done things such as taping windows (back in January) and cleaning our own toilets. Now that the weather is warming up, we are planning on mowing our own grass. Our main factory here (located in Illinois) sits on 11 acres. We are getting ready to plant trees (manually), and believe or not, we're going to put in a victory garden to help keep our people busy. If you find all of this of interest, let us know (mcr@midwestcontrol.com), and I'll try to post updates on the new and clever things we're willing to do to keep our people employed during these crazy economic times.

RUBBER BOOTS FOR FEMALE STUDDED ROD ENDS

Apr 10, 2009: We are pleased to announce that we now have molded rubber boots to fit our female studded rod ends. Sizes in stock are the RFS-6 (fits 3/8" sizes), RFS-8 (1/2"), RFS-10 (5/8"), and RFS-12 (3/4"). Direct weblink: http://www.midwestcontrol.com/buy.php?item=5463

M14 x 1.50 RH MALE CHROME MOLY ROD END NOW AVAILABLE

Apr 2, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our DXTM-14 is now available. The DXTM-14 has M14 x 1.50 RH threads and is made from chrome moly. Direct weblink: https://www.midwestcontrol.com/buy.php?item=5455

COTTERLESS CLEVIS PINS (LOW PROFILE) NOW AVAILABLE

Mar 31, 2009: We have added a new CPT series of clevis pins that are threaded together instead of using the traditional clevis pin and cotter pin. Check out our CPT375 (3/8" size) and CPT500 (1/2" size) designs. More sizes pending.

FEMALE CHROME MOLY SPHERICAL ROD ENDS NOW AVAILABLE

Mar 30, 2009: MCP is pleased to announce that we now have female chrome moly spherical rod ends available. Our new MXF series features a chrome plated, slotted nylon, chrome moly design. Typical sizes include 1/2" (Part# MXF-8), 5/8" (MXF-10), and 3/4" (MXF-12).

OVER 5,000 CUSTOMERS!

Mar 10, 2009: Midwest Control Products Corp is pleased to announce that we are now serving over 5000 customers worldwide!

1"-14 Male Chrome Moly Rod End Now Available

Feb 26, 2009: We are pleased to announce that our new MXM-16-F rod ends are now available. This rod end features an 1"-14 RH thread.

Blog Area Now Open!

Jan 28, 2009: MCP is pleased to announce that we have added a blog to our website. You can reach the Blog by going to our home page and following the 'BLOG' link at the top of the page. We invite you to use this Blog to tell us about how you've used our products, things you'd like to see us offer, and ways you'd like to see us improve.

5/16 x 5/16 Chrome Moly Rod Ends Now Available

Jan 21, 2009: We are pleased to announced that our 5/16 x 5/16 chrome moly rod ends are now available. Check out part numbers MXM-5 and MXML-5.

METRIC CABLES now available

Oct 2, 2008: We are pleased to announce that we now have a full line of metric push-pull cables. Over 150 standard cable designs are now available as STANDARDS on our website. Choose from existing M5, M6, M8 or M10 designs, or contact us directly with your custom design. Both Bulkhead and Groove style cables are available.

SCOTTY BOLTS NOW AVAILABLE (field installable Heim Joint studs)

Sep 23, 2008: MCP is pleased to announce that our unique patent-pending rod end stud, the Scotty Bolt, is now available for the following rod ends: DWTF-5, DWTM-5, DXTM-5, ASFM-6, ASMM-6, MPM-6mm, MPF-6mm, DWTF-6, DWTM-6, and DXTM-6. This unique rod end stud allows the end user to install the rod end stud to rod ends (requires loctite) in the field. Use our turbo search feature to quickly find these - search by SBDW-5, SBAS-6, or SBDW-6.

SCOTTY BOLTS NOW AVAILABLE (field installable Heim Joint studs)

Sep 23, 2008: MCP is pleased to announce that our unique patent-pending rod end stud, the Scotty Bolt, is now available for the following rod ends: DWTF-5, DWTM-5, DXTM-5, ASFM-6, ASMM-6, MPM-6mm, MPF-6mm, DWTF-6, DWTM-6, and DXTM-6. This unique rod end stud allows the end user to install the rod end stud to rod ends (requires loctite) in the field.

ARTICULATED CLEVISES now available

Sep 18, 2008: We are pleased to announce the introduction of our articulated clevises. This design allows for a direct misalignment push-pull force in a linkage. It also allows for adjustment of the overall linkage assembly without having to disconnect the clevis pin. Check out the ATC-M6 (M6 x 1.00) design.

Washers & Bolts Now Available

Sep 15, 2008: We have added a selection of bolts and washers. You can find them quickly by using our Turbo Search feature - search by either 'bolts' or 'washers'.

MCP now on YouTube

Sep 4, 2008: Midwest Control has added a 3 minute video to YouTube. Search by "Midwest Control Products". The video shows nice shots of our company, various processes, use of our website, and gives an insight to some of our corporate philosophies.

MCP Adds UPS 2nd Day Air Shipping Option

Aug 26, 2008: MCP is pleased to announce the addition of UPS 2nd Day Air Shipping options for Internet Orders. This increases the number of shipping options available for MCP's online customers.

Midwest Control moves into LARGER UK WAREHOUSE

Aug 7, 2008: We are pleased to announce that we have moved into our new, larger UK warehouse!

ALUMINUM QUICK DISCONNECT BALL JOINTS NOW AVAILABLE

Aug 6, 2008: We are pleased to announce that we are now offering our AQD (inch) and AQDM (metric) aluminum quick disconnect ball joints. Sizes now in stock include 10-32, 1/4-28, 5/16-24, 3/8-24, M6 x 1.00, M8 x 1.25, and hybrid combinations (10-32 housing with a 1/4-28 ball stud).

20,000 Pieces of 5/8 x 5/8 Chrome Moly Rod End in Stock!

Aug 5, 2008: MCP now has 20,000 pieces of our MXM-10 rod end in stock. Online pricing for 10 pieces is $6.60 each, 25 @ $6.40 each, 50 @ $6.30, 100 @ $5.25! Take advantage of this great design: slotted nylon, heat treated 4130 chrome moly housing, bright polished chrome plating, 19751 pound ultimate radial static load.

METRIC PUSH-PULL CABLES

Jul 3, 2008: MCP is pleased to announce that we are now offering M5, M6, M8 and M10 push-pull cables in Grooved and Bulkhead configurations.

Midwest Control adds shipping point in Bogota, Colombia

Jun 23, 2008: Midwest Control is pleased to announce the addition of a shipping point in Bogota, Colombia for internet orders. Look for the addition of more global shipping points later in 2008!

LONG CHROME MOLY ROD ENDS

May 22, 2008: MCP is now offering extra long chrome moly rod ends. Our MXMX-10 is a 5/8 x 5/8 chrome moly rod end with 4.875" of thread (5.875" from ball to end of threads). Get extra adjustment! On our 3/4 x 3/4 (MXMX-12), the THREADS are 6.375" long! 3/8" and 1/2" sizes also available. Come to MCP for common, as well as special designs!

Weld-In Spherical Rod Ends (Heim Joints) - NEW PRODUCT

May 22, 2008: We are pleased to introduce a brand NEW product - weldable male spherical rod ends. This product, called our WSE series of spherical rod ends, features a male chrome moly rod end that has a necked down stem (without threads), suitable for welding. Check out the WSE-10-15: this part has a 5/8" bore and a 0.920" diameter stem.

Aluminum Ball Joints Now Available

May 15, 2008: We now offer aluminum ball joints. Check out our ESA375, a 3/8-24 90° ball joint. Light weight and competitively priced!

Stainless Steel Metric Clevises Now Available

May 8, 2008: We are now offering stainless steel metric clevises. Part numbering nomenclature for a 6 x 12 stainless clevises would be MTC-6S-SS. Large stock now available!

Cable Assembler End Rods & Tubes Now For Sale Online

Apr 30, 2008: Cable Assemblers can now purchase our cable end rods and cable tubes (subcomponents required for building cables) online - this means no minimum orders, online inventory, and fast shipping!

Thread Bung Adjuster Nuts Now Available

Apr 25, 2008: MCP is pleased to introduce it's newest product line and idea, Threaded Bung Adjuster Nuts ('BAN'). This male/female threaded fastener allows adjustment of male spherical rod ends AFTER installation. The BAN has female threads both internally and externally, and an integral nut on which the user can adjust the fastener. As soon as you see the picture for this item, you'll understand what it does and why we're so excited about it! Search by "BAN" to see this new product.

Website now in SPANISH

Apr 18, 2008: MCP's website now has Spanish translations on all product pages. Look for the language translation pull down menu to toggle between English and Spanish.

Cable Assembler Systems (Build Your Own Cables)

Apr 18, 2008: MCP is now offering turnkey programs to select companies who wish to build their own custom cables. Interested parties should send an email to Mark at mcr@midwestcontrol.com for more information.

Universal Bellcranks Now Available

Mar 11, 2008: our MBC series of Universal Bellcranks are now available. This unique product provides multiple mounting points on a standard bellcrank housing. Great product for OEM's and hobbyists! Search by part number MBC-8-345 to see this universal product.

High Misalignment Rod Ends - MXTT Series - Now Available

Mar 3, 2008: our new MXTT series high misalignment rod ends are now available. These rod ends have an extra wide ball (or trunion) integral to the rod end so that separate misalignment inserts are not required. MXTT rod ends are 4130 chrome moly, plated bright polished chrome, with a teflon bearing race.

Multi Carburetor Rod End Now Available

Feb 28, 2008: Midwest Control now offers rod ends with double ended female threads. Ideal for multi carburetor applications. This new product is worth looking at! Check our part number MCR-6.

Standard Push-Pull Cables Now Available Online

Feb 26, 2008: MCP now sells over 80 different standard cables online.

Aluminum Metric Clevises

Jan 3, 2008: MCP now offers aluminum metric clevises per DIN metric designs. Our 4 x 8 aluminum clevis part number is MTCA-4S.

Chromed Eye Rod Ends Now Available

December 5, 2007: We are now offered male chromed eye rod ends - our CRE series.

Threaded and Bent Rods

Dec 3, 2007: We are now selling standard bent and threaded rods. This new series, the PBR series, is designed to go with our HBT threaded hex bar tubes so that users can now build an adjustable linkage assembly based on bent rods.

Plastic Housing Rod Ends Now Available

Nov 26, 2007: MCP's DPF (female) and DPM (male) metric plastic-housing spherical rod ends are now available in over 16 different sizes including M6 x 1.00, M8 x 1.25, M10 x 1.50, M12 x 1.75, M16 x 2.00 and M16 x 1.50.

Turnbuckle Spherical Rod Ends Now Available in 10-32 Size

Nov 5, 2007: MCP's MSFT-3 turnbuckle spherical rod end is now available. The MSFT series of spherical rod ends feature an independent barrel which eliminates the need for left hand threads and allows easy adjustment after installation.

1.75" Rod Ends Now in Stock!

Oct 29, 2007: MCP now has MXM-28-24 male chrome moly spherical rod ends end in stock. These are 1.75"-12 RH threads with a 1.50" bore i.d.

More Zinc Clear (silver) Linkage Ends Offer

Oct 22, 2007: MCP has expanded it's offering of parts plated zinc clear (silver). Examples include ball joints (ES375Z/C), metric clevises (MTC-6S-ZC), and forged yoke ends (280180).

Multiple Currencies

Oct 15, 2007: MCP now offers products in multiple currencies include Euros, Yen and 20 other major currencies.

Aluminum High Misalignment Inserts

Oct 8, 2007: Midwest Control Products Corp (MCP) now offers ALUMINUM high misalignment inserts!