Miller Electric began its 75th anniversary celebration in December 2003.

Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Appleton, Wis., began its 75th anniversary celebration in December 2003 with the delivery of a motorcycle it commissioned Orange County Choppers (OCC) to design and build.

Miller is a 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.