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.
