ARC Specialties, Inc.

ARC Specialties, Inc.

Houston, Texas welding-automation builder founded 1983 by Dan Allford; over 60 staff build the US-made ARC6 robot and oilfield cladding systems.

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Company Overview

ARC Specialties, Inc. was founded in 1983 by Dan Allford in Houston, Texas, to provide welding services and weld automation to the petrochemical industry. The company has grown into a more than 60-person operation working from a campus exceeding 75,000 square feet in west Houston that houses its design, manufacturing and testing operations, and it is a member of the Automation Federation.

ARC Specialties builds custom automated manufacturing systems controlled through programmable logic controllers, CNC-style controllers and six-axis articulated robots, including its own ARC6 industrial robot, one of a small number of robot arms still designed and manufactured in the United States. The company is also an authorized integrator for ABB, Universal Robots, FANUC and KUKA robots, and for Miller Welds, Lincoln Electric and Hypertherm process equipment. Process capabilities cover MIG, TIG, submerged-arc and plasma-arc welding, thermal-spray and plasma-transferred-arc cladding, laser cladding and friction-stir welding, plus cutting, drilling, grinding and pick-and-place handling.

The company is known for weld-overlay and cladding systems depositing corrosion-resistant alloys on oil-and-gas pressure vessels, valve bodies and pipe spools, and also builds ball-valve polishing machines and custom test fixtures for oil and gas, petrochemical, defense and research customers.

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Products & Solutions

ARC6 Robotic Welding System

6-axis articulated welding robot designed and built in the USA for MIG, TIG, plasma arc, and cladding applications.

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Contact ARC Specialties, Inc.

WEBSITE

https://www.arcspecialties.com

EMAIL

[email protected]

PHONE

+1 713-631-7575

HEADQUARTERS

1730 Stebbins Dr
Houston , Texas  77077

United States

Company Facts

Founded

1983

Primary Role

Manufacturer

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Primary Region

North America

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