Low-volume, high-complexity build-to-print for programs that can't afford surprises.
Where most contract manufacturers follow drawings and flag problems after the fact, ARC interrogates quality codes, sourcing constraints, contract flow downs, and risk before a single part is ordered.
MODERNIZING COMPLEX PROGRAMS
Most build-to-print vendors follow drawings. ARC engineers from them.
The gap in most build-to-print programs is engineering judgment. Updated drawings, obsolete components, and contract flow downs affecting sourcing are engineering problems that manifest in manufacturing. ARC's in-house engineering team is what closes that gap before it becomes yours to manage.
Obsolete parts are flagged and resolved before they become scheduled problems
Redline ECO process is driven by manufacturing engineers and confirmed with the customer
Compliant alternate sourcing recommended when sole-source or end-of-life components surface
Contract flow downs, manufacturing floor requirements, usability requirements, deployment location, and safety guidelines are understood and accounted for from day one
Building to your prints with fewer surprises and cleaner execution.
Standard build-to-print starts with drawings. ARC starts earlier with the quality codes, sourcing constraints, and compliance requirements that determine whether those drawings can actually be built as written. The result is a build process with fewer surprises, cleaner execution, and a final product that performs to specification.
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MODERNIZING COMPLEX PROGRAMS
Test and validation planning developed alongside the build.
First articles carry a specific risk. The drawings have never been proven on a production floor. Tolerances that look fine on paper add up in assembly, specified parts turn out to be unavailable, and test requirements assume fixtures that don't yet exist. ARC's Engineer-to-Print service fills these gaps, resolving what the drawings couldn't anticipate so that your first build validates the design rather than exposing it.
Your integrated project team extended.
Complex builds require alignment. ARC structures its team to mirror your Integrated Project Team: PMs work with PMs, engineers with engineers, quality with quality. That means fewer handoffs, fewer surprises, and a faster path from award to delivery.
ARC can operate as a subcontractor or sub-tier supplier, and brings the same program management discipline to every engagement: dedicated production project management, weekly status reviews, and direct access to the engineers doing the work.
The most cost-effective partner isn't always the cheapest one.
Hidden costs compound on build-to-print programs. ARC's approach to cost management starts at bid, with transparent pricing and milestone-driven execution that keeps budgets on track. Obsolescence gets flagged early. Scope changes don't spiral. Your scorecard stays clean.
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Built for the programs most contract manufacturers aren't designed to handle.
Our Solutions
Trusted by defense and aerospace programs
that demand clean execution.
ARC has delivered low-volume, high-complexity build-to-print programs for defense and aerospace customers across mission-critical test systems, radar, and complex electromechanical assemblies on schedule, to specification, and with the engineering depth to prevent the downstream failures that cost programs time, money, and credibility. CAS accounting compliance and TINA threshold pricing are standard practice, covering your program’s accounting requirements.
Work with a build-to-print partner who catches problems before they become program risks.
ARC starts with your prints and engineers forward, flagging problems, managing compliance from day one, and delivering builds that perform to specification. Let's talk about what you're building.
