Miller is at the very forefront of the cutting and welding business. Headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, the company is the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment, serving applications in manufacturing, fabrication, construction, aviation, motorsports, education, agriculture and the marine sector.
The company’s roots can be traced back to the 1920s when Niels Miller recognised a market for small, affordable arc welders that operate from household single-phase power. Using scrap sheet metal, core and coil materials, he hammered together his first AC welder in his basement and would later go on to establish Miller by the mid-1930s. The company rapidly grew from its origins as a one-man operation to its global leadership position toda, famed for the symbolic blue equipment that inspires its tagline, ‘The Power of Blue®’.
Miller became an integral part of the ITW (Illinois Tool Works) stable in 1993, itself a company with more than 100 years of history, a global resource base and a position of leadership within the welding industry. Though one of around 100 acquisitions made by ITW in the 1990s, Miller stood out amongst those contemporaries as a significant jewel in the crown for the group as it sought to increase its presence in the important metal fabrication and welding markets.
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