Dec. 13, 2003
Miller notes anniversary with fancy motorcycle
APPLETON — Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Friday kicked off its
75th anniversary celebration with the delivery of a motorcycle
it commissioned Orange County Choppers (OCC) to design and build.
Miller is a leading worldwide manufacturer of arc welding equipment
and related systems. It employs approximately 1,200 people in Wisconsin.
The company started in 1929 in the basement of Niels Miller’s
Appleton home when he recognized the need for a small, affordable
arc welder that would operate on the type of electricity available
in rural Wisconsin.
To officially turn over the Miller chopper, OCC owner Paul Teutul
Sr. and chief designer and fabricator Paul Teutul Jr. visited Miller’s
Appleton headquarters and signed autographs for company employees
and their families. They also toured the manufacturing facility
as part of filming for a cable TV show seen by millions of viewers
each week.
An episode airing in early February chronicles the building of
the Miller chopper.
