{
  "icp": {
    "industries": [
      "Oil & Gas",
      "Defense",
      "Consumer",
      "Research"
    ]
  },
  "itha": "0.1",
  "proof": {
    "memberships": [
      {
        "url": "https://www.automate.org/companies/arc-specialties-inc",
        "name": "Association for Advancing Automation"
      }
    ]
  },
  "company": {
    "hq": {
      "city": "Houston",
      "region": "Texas",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/",
    "name": "ARC Specialties",
    "domain": "arcspecialties.com",
    "founded": 1983,
    "same_as": [
      "https://www.linkedin.com/company/arc-specialties"
    ],
    "employees": {
      "min": 60
    },
    "description": "Designs and manufactures custom automated welding, cutting, inspection, and positioning machinery from a single vertically integrated facility in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1983."
  },
  "offerings": [
    {
      "id": "cladding-systems",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/cladding-systems/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Cladding Systems",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Bore cladding systems for pipe, valve, and pressure-vessel bores, in horizontal, vertical, tilt, and rotating-head configurations using GTAW, GMAW, and submerged-arc welding processes.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "welding"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "robotic-systems",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/robotics/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Robotic Systems",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Robotic welding and plasma-cutting cells built around KUKA and Universal Robots arms, including a cobot-assisted welding system and a proprietary 6-axis robot designed and built by ARC Specialties.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "welding",
            "material_removal"
          ],
          "robot_brands": [
            "kuka",
            "universal_robots"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "joining-applications",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/joining/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Joining Applications",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "CNC- and PLC-controlled automated welding systems for bearing, BOP, and structural joining applications, using GTAW, GMAW, and submerged-arc processes with multi-axis manipulators and positioners.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "welding"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "hardfacing",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/hardfacing/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Hardfacing",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "PLC- and CNC-controlled hardbanding and overlay welding systems for drill pipe and tool joints, plus a cobot-assisted welding system for manual welding booths developed with Universal Robots.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "welding"
          ],
          "robot_brands": [
            "universal_robots"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "plasma-cutting",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/plasma-cutting/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Plasma Cutting",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Robotic and manual plasma cutting, gouging, and beveling systems for pipe and structural steel, including a 3D robotic cutting system developed with KUKA and Hypertherm.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "material_removal"
          ],
          "robot_brands": [
            "kuka"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "sand-control",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/sand-control/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Sand Control",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Automated machinery for sand control screen manufacturing: perforated-pipe drilling, deburring, rib cutting, wire-wrap winding, and screen inspection.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "integration_service",
          "applications": [
            "welding",
            "inspection",
            "material_removal"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "inspection",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/inspection/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Inspection",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Automated inspection and measurement systems for pipe and welds, including a line-scan-camera screen inspection system, a pipe measurement system, and a pressure decay tester.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "vision_system",
          "applications": [
            "inspection"
          ],
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "precision-positioning-equipment",
      "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/product-category/precision-positioning-equipment/",
      "kind": "hardware",
      "name": "Precision Positioning Equipment",
      "role": "manufacturer",
      "pricing": {
        "model": "quote"
      },
      "summary": "Floor-mounted turntables for positioning workpieces during welding and fabrication, offered in load capacities from 10,000 to 80,000 lb.",
      "extensions": {
        "robotics": {
          "category": "motion_control",
          "mounting": [
            "floor"
          ],
          "payload_kg": {
            "max": 36287,
            "min": 4536
          },
          "spec_version": "0.1"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "engagement": {
    "url": "https://www.arcspecialties.com/contact-us/",
    "email": "info@arcspecialties.com",
    "phone": "(713) 631-7575",
    "methods": [
      "quote_request",
      "consultation"
    ]
  },
  "extensions": {
    "robotics": {
      "roles": [
        "robot_manufacturer",
        "systems_integrator"
      ],
      "service_area": [
        "global"
      ],
      "spec_version": "0.1"
    }
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01"
}