America's need for fuel has led one Iowa company, Midwest Meter, Inc., to expand over the years forming the foundation for a second parallel company, Midwest Computer Register Corporation.

Midwest Meter, Inc. started in 1969 as a fuel meter calibrating service, covering most of the Upper Midwest including Iowa and surrounding states.

Meter calibration included servicing the mechanically computerized register of the day and led to the belief "there must be a better way." So, in 1976 the subsidiary company, Midwest Computer Register Corporation, was formed to market and manufacture an electronic computerized register.

Midwest Computer Register Corporation has designed and built computerized fuel registers found all over the world. The MID:COM, as the computer register is called, is sold by over 70 fuel equipment distributors and 22 OEM fuel truck fabricators.

Midwest Meter, Inc. has now evolved into one of the larger meter calibration businesses in the Midwest. The company has become a full-line distributor of Blackmer pumps, meters from Neptune and Liquid Controls, Hannay hose reels plus numerous other products. These distributorships represent a natural avenue of growth for the parent company.