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Miller Electric

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Miller Electric is a maker of arc welding equipment, welding safety gear, automation and welding training systems, and is part of Illinois Tool Works' family of welding businesses.

Websitehttps://www.millerwelds.com/
HeadquartersMiller Electric lists its address in Appleton, Wisconsin.
FoundedNot published.
OwnershipMiller Electric is part of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW), which lists Miller among its Welding segment trademarks.
In this guideShipbuilding and shipyard trades; Skilled trades and workforce training

This profile uses the same fields and length limits as every other provider in the guide, drawn from Miller Electric’s own materials and public records.

Shipbuilding and shipyard trades

Products named: AugmentedArc; MobileArc

What they offerMiller Electric offers AugmentedArc, an augmented reality simulator for MIG, stick and TIG welding on coded plate and pipe workpieces, and MobileArc for MIG; its shipbuilding page presents AugmentedArc as a way for shipyard crews to practice a weld before making it.
Who they serveMiller Electric markets AugmentedArc for welding education and training, with NCCER Level 1 and 2 exercises, and to shipyards on its shipbuilding solutions page.
How it is deliveredMiller Electric's AugmentedArc pairs a simulator and AR helmet with coded torches and workpieces; MobileArc is a portable MIG kit built around a mobile device.
VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: yes; Offline: not published; Classified: not published
Assessment and analyticsMiller Electric says AugmentedArc scores, graphs and records each weld for playback, and its teacher software lets instructors track student progress and report performance over time.
AI featuresNot published.
Notable public programs and contractsUSAspending.gov lists 2023 Air Force purchases of Miller Electric augmented reality welding trainers, including an AugmentedArc system for the 361st Training Squadron; no Navy or shipyard purchase of Miller's simulators was found there.
How to buyFederal records show agencies buying Miller Electric augmented reality welding systems through distributors such as W.W. Grainger, including orders under Grainger's GSA schedule contract and a GSA blanket purchase agreement.

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Skilled trades and workforce training

Products named: AugmentedArc; MobileArc

What they offerMiller Electric offers AugmentedArc, an augmented reality simulator for MIG, stick and TIG welding on coded plate and pipe workpieces, and MobileArc, a portable augmented reality MIG simulator built around a mobile device.
Who they serveMiller Electric markets AugmentedArc for welding education and training, with exercises aligned to NCCER Level 1 and 2.
How it is deliveredMiller Electric's AugmentedArc pairs a simulator and AR helmet with coded torches and workpieces; MobileArc is a portable MIG kit built around a mobile device.
VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: yes; Offline: not published
Assessment and analyticsMiller Electric says AugmentedArc scores, graphs and records each weld for playback, and its teacher software lets instructors track student progress and report performance over time.
AI featuresNot published.
Notable customers and programsUSAspending.gov lists a 2026 GSA order of a Miller augmented reality welding system from W.W. Grainger under a GSA blanket purchase agreement; no community college or employer program was confirmed in the sources reviewed.
How to buyFederal records show agencies buying Miller augmented reality welding systems from W.W. Grainger, under Grainger's GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract and a GSA blanket purchase agreement.

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Sources

  1. About Us | MillerWelds. Miller Electric. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  2. AugmentedArc® Augmented Reality Welding System | MillerWelds. Miller Electric. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  3. Illinois Tool Works Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Illinois Tool Works Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), February 13, 2026. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  4. Contact Us | MillerWelds. Miller Electric. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  5. MobileArc™ Augmented Reality Welding System | MillerWelds. Miller Electric. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  6. Shipbuilding Welding Equipment | MillerWelds. Miller Electric. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  7. USAspending.gov award profile FA461023FG015: Miller augmented reality welding trainer, Air Force, ordered from W.W. Grainger under a GSA schedule contract (signed 2023-04-13). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  8. USAspending.gov award profile FA302023P0079: AugmentedArc reality welding system, Air Force 361st Training Squadron (signed 2023-09-08). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  9. USAspending.gov award profile 47QSCC26F6ZP5: Miller augmented reality welding system, GSA order from W.W. Grainger under a blanket purchase agreement (signed 2026-09-15). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.