A Japanese-Owned Manufacturer With Deep American Roots
When most people think of industrial steam boilers, they do not think of a small city in northwest Georgia. But Rockmart is exactly where Miura America has planted its flag, and where Plant Manager Eddie Everson has spent years building a manufacturing operation that can compete on quality, speed, and reliability.
Miura America is the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese-owned global manufacturer. What they have built in Rockmart is not a satellite office or an assembly line for imported parts. It is a full manufacturing facility, ASME-certified, with roughly 70 employees and the kind of operational precision that is increasingly rare in American industry.
What ASME Certification Actually Means on the Plant Floor
ASME certification (the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) is not a marketing badge. For pressure vessels and boilers, it is the standard. It means every weld, every fitting, every pressure rating has been reviewed, tested, and stamped to meet a national code that exists specifically because the consequences of failure are catastrophic.
At Miura’s Rockmart facility, that certification shapes everything from how the floor is laid out to how quality is documented at each stage of production. It is a constraint that forces discipline, and according to Everson, it is also a competitive advantage.
“The ASME stamp means our customers do not have to wonder. They know what they are getting.”
Eddie Everson, Plant Manager, Miura America
Three Robots, 70 People, and a Supply Chain That Fits in a Three-Hour Radius
Miura America uses three robots in their manufacturing process. That number is modest by some standards, but the point is not automation for its own sake. The robots handle specific, repeatable tasks where precision matters and human error is a real risk. The rest of the operation runs on skilled labor, process knowledge, and a supply chain that Everson describes as deliberately local.
Every fabricated component used at the Rockmart plant comes from a supplier within three hours. That is not an accident. It is a sourcing strategy built around speed, accountability, and the ability to solve problems fast when something goes wrong. When a supplier is three hours away instead of across an ocean, the conversation is different.
“If I have a problem with a part, I can have someone here the same day. That changes how you operate.”
Eddie Everson, Plant Manager, Miura America
The Industries Miura Serves and Why Steam Still Matters
Industrial steam is not a legacy technology waiting to be disrupted. It is still the backbone of thermal process systems across virtually every major sector. Miura’s boilers go into food and beverage facilities, hospitals, universities, commercial laundries, and dozens of other industrial environments where reliable, efficient steam is non-negotiable.
What Miura’s modular, on-demand boiler design brings to those customers is a different operating model: faster to hot water, lower standby losses, and a footprint that fits where traditional fire-tube boilers would not. The manufacturing side of that equation happens in Rockmart.
Onshoring Is Not a Talking Point Here: It Is the Business
There is a lot of political conversation right now about bringing manufacturing back to the United States. At Miura America, that conversation has been the operational reality for years. The plant exists. The workers are there. The supply chain is regional. The product ships to customers across North America.
“We are not talking about reshoring. We are doing it. This facility, these people. That is American manufacturing.”
Eddie Everson, Plant Manager, Miura America
For manufacturers looking at their own supply chains and asking what resilience looks like, Miura’s Rockmart operation is a working model. Not perfect, not without its challenges, but real, running, and staffed by people who have made careers there.
What the American Makers Visit Revealed
The American Makers series goes inside U.S. manufacturing facilities to tell the stories that do not usually make the news: the plant managers, the process engineers, the workers who show up every day and make things. The Miura America episode is that kind of story.
What came through in the visit was not just what Miura builds, but how they think about building it. The attention to certification, the sourcing discipline, the measured use of automation alongside skilled labor: it adds up to an operation that has clearly thought hard about what quality actually requires.
“Every decision we make on this floor comes back to whether it makes the product better for the customer.”
Eddie Everson, Plant Manager, Miura America
Key Takeaways
- Miura America operates an ASME-certified industrial steam boiler manufacturing facility in Rockmart, Georgia with approximately 70 employees.
- All fabricated components are sourced from suppliers within three hours of the plant, a deliberate supply chain strategy built around speed and accountability.
- Three robots assist with precision, repeatable tasks; skilled labor handles the rest.
- Miura’s boilers serve food and beverage, healthcare, universities, and other sectors where reliable industrial steam is critical.
- The Rockmart facility is a working example of onshoring: not a future plan, but an operating reality.
- Watch the full episode on the Miura America landing page.
What does Miura America manufacture?
Miura America manufactures industrial steam boilers at their ASME-certified facility in Rockmart, Georgia. Their modular, on-demand boiler systems serve customers across food and beverage, healthcare, education, and other sectors requiring reliable industrial steam.
Where is Miura America located?
Miura America’s manufacturing facility is located in Rockmart, Georgia, approximately 50 miles northwest of Atlanta. The Rockmart plant is their primary U.S. manufacturing and assembly operation.
Is Miura America ASME certified?
Yes. Miura America operates an ASME-certified manufacturing facility in Rockmart, Georgia. ASME certification is the national standard for pressure vessels and boilers, requiring all products to meet rigorous design, fabrication, and testing requirements.
Who owns Miura America?
Miura America is the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese-owned global manufacturer. While the parent company is Japanese, the Rockmart, Georgia facility employs approximately 70 American workers and sources its fabricated components from regional U.S. suppliers.
How does Miura America source its components?
Miura America sources all fabricated components from suppliers located within three hours of the Rockmart plant. This regional sourcing strategy supports faster problem resolution, supply chain accountability, and a shorter, more resilient supply chain overall.
How many people does Miura America employ?
Miura America employs approximately 70 people at its Rockmart, Georgia facility. The operation combines robotics for precision-critical tasks with skilled human labor across the manufacturing floor.
What industries does Miura America serve?
Miura America serves virtually every major industry sector that requires industrial steam, including food and beverage processing, hospitals and healthcare facilities, universities, commercial laundries, and other industrial applications. Learn more at miuraboiler.com.
Author: Wes Garrett
Content and Growth Marketing Producer | From Strategy to Execution, Delivering Impactful Media Solutions and Client Success
