Select-Arc

What Select-Arc does

Select-Arc, Inc. is a privately held US manufacturer of tubular welding electrodes, founded circa 1994 and headquartered in Fort Loramie, Ohio, with a second manufacturing and R&D facility in Troy, Ohio. The company produces a complete line of flux-cored (FCAW), metal-cored (MCAW), solid-wire (GMAW), and submerged-arc (SAW) welding consumables under the SelectAlloy (stainless), SelectWear (hardfacing), and ARCFLUX (submerged arc fluxes) sub-brands, with a catalog exceeding 600 SKUs across carbon steel, low alloy, stainless, nickel alloy, and hardfacing categories. Select-Arc holds ISO 9001 (Aug 2024) and ABS (Dec 2022) certifications, and is led by President Dale Stager.

The business operates a B2B distribution model, selling exclusively to an authorized network of industrial welding distributors across the United States (with secondary reach into Canada and Mexico), supplemented by direct phone sales. End-customers are welding contractors and fabrication shops serving shipbuilding, structural steel, pressure vessels, offshore platforms, cryogenic and LNG infrastructure, automotive and appliance manufacturing, and general fabrication. Pricing follows per-pound unit pricing with alloy surcharges, Net 30 terms, a $100 minimum order, and volume-based freight incentives.

Select-Arc's commercial positioning emphasizes product consistency (feedability, weldability, mechanical properties), specialty capabilities such as cryogenic FCAW-G wire (SelectAlloy 316L-AP CRYO rated to -320°F), and a 30+ year brand presence. The company has no external venture funding, no M&A history, no disclosed revenue, and operates with a small headcount (11–50 employees).

Name

Select-Arc

Legal name

Select-Arc, Inc.

Website

https://select-arc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Select-Arc is a privately held Ohio-based manufacturer of tubular welding electrodes (flux-cored, metal-cored, solid, and submerged arc), serving welding contractors and fabrication shops across industrial sectors through an authorized US distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Welding Consumables

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing) (IMAHADAH)

Keywords

• Tubular welding electrodes
• Flux cored wire
• Hardfacing consumables
• Submerged arc welding
• Stainless steel welding wire

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Loramie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Welding Electrode Sales: Manufacturing and selling tubular welding electrodes including flux cored, metal cored, solid wire, and submerged arc products. Revenue generated through direct sales and distributor network. Alloy surcharges are added to base pricing based on raw material market conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Select-Arc designs, engineers, and manufactures tubular welding electrodes for industrial welding applications, including flux cored (FCAW), metal cored (MCAW), solid (GMAW), and submerged arc (SAW) consumables. The product portfolio covers carbon steel, low alloy, stainless steel, nickel alloy, and hardfacing chemistries under proprietary lines such as SelectAlloy®, SelectWear®, and ARCFLUX, with cryogenic-grade wire technology for low-temperature service. Production occurs at the Ft. Loramie, Ohio tubular wire plant and the Troy, Ohio stainless solid wire and R&D facility.

Product overview

Select-Arc offers a complete line of tubular welding electrodes under the Select brand, recognized as 'The Standard of Excellence in Tubular Welding Electrodes.' The product portfolio includes six main product categories: Carbon Steel (flux cored, metal cored, solid, and submerged arc variants), Low Alloy (high-strength and specialty alloy variants), Stainless Steel (under the SelectAlloy® sub-brand), Nickel Alloys, Hardfacing (under the SelectWear® sub-brand), and Submerged Arc. Key product lines featured on the homepage include SelectAlloy® Stainless Series for stainless steel applications, SelectWear® Hardfacing Products for wear-resistant applications, and individual Select-branded products like Select 720, Select 70C-6, Select 730, SelectAlloy 308L-AP, SelectAlloy 316L-AP CRYO, Select 121-K3M, Select 80C-Ni1LS, Select 820-Ni1, SelectAlloy 82-AP, SelectAlloy 2216HT-C, SelectAlloy 625-AP, Select ECF2, Select Ni1S, and Select EM12KS. The company manufactures from facilities in Ft. Loramie, Ohio (corporate headquarters and tubular welding wire manufacturing) and Troy, Ohio (stainless solid welding wire and R&D).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SelectAlloy: Product line for stainless steel welding electrodes featuring various grades including 308L, 316L, and specialty alloys.
• SelectWear
• ARCFLUX

Products and services

• SelectAlloy® Stainless Series Stainless steel welding wire products under the SelectAlloy® brand, including SelectAlloy 308L-AP and SelectAlloy 316L-AP CRYO, designed for all-position welding of austenitic stainless steels with low carbon content to minimize carbide precipitation and deliver corrosion resistance and mechanical properties.
• SelectWear® Hardfacing Products Hardfacing welding wires under the SelectWear® brand for industrial applications requiring abrasion and impact resistance, including variants optimized for mining, dredging, and other wear-intensive environments.
• Select 720 Go-to '71T-1' all-position flux cored carbon steel wire known for being user friendly, suitable for general fabrication, structural steel, and shipbuilding applications.
• Select 730 All-position flux cored carbon steel wire with smooth arc and positive energy, optimized for superb arc transfer for structural steel, shipbuilding, barge construction, and general plate fabrication.
• Select 70C-6 Industry-standard metal cored wire for high deposition conversion from solid wire, promoting faster travel speeds and better fusion than solid GMAW electrodes on carbon steel; used for general fabrication, structural steel, and thin section applications such as automotive and appliance manufacturing.
• SelectAlloy 308L-AP Proudly made in America flux cored stainless steel wire with low carbon (<0.04 wt%) minimizing carbide precipitation, designed for welding austenitic alloys (301, 302, 304, 304L, 308, 308L) in all positions.
• SelectAlloy 316L-AP CRYO FCAW-G stainless steel wire formulated to deliver weld metal Charpy V-Notch toughness at cryogenic temperatures of -320°F (-196°C) for fabrication and repair of cryogenic components, LNG equipment, and other low-temperature service.
• Select 121-K3M High-strength low alloy flux cored wire with tensile strength up to 130 ksi (897 MPa), high ductility, microalloying for enhanced CVN toughness at subzero temperatures (-40°F), used for offshore drilling rigs, low temperature storage tanks, and shipbuilding.
• Select 820-Ni1 Flux cored low alloy wire with 1% nickel and microalloying for enhanced CVN toughness, used for offshore platform construction, mining machinery, and bridge construction.
• SelectAlloy 625-AP All-position flux cored nickel alloy wire designed for welding 9% Ni-steels for cryogenic service, marine applications, and LNG storage equipment, with excellent slag release in all positions.
• Select ECF2 Micro-alloyed metal cored wire for submerged arc welding, designed for single and multiple pass welding of high strength low alloy (HSLA) and micro-alloyed steels where 90 ksi ultimate strength and good notch toughness are required.
• Select Ni1S Submerged arc welding wire for single and multiple pass welding where a minimum strength level of 80 ksi is required in the as-welded condition, coupled with low temperature impact resistance.
• Select EM12KS Metal cored wire for carbon and certain low alloy steels, substitutable for solid EM12K electrodes, providing approximately 30% higher deposition rate and a broader, shallower bead profile that reduces burn-through tendency.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~30% increase in deposition rate with Select EM12KS compared to solid EM12K wire
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)coreOthers · 1 August 2024Select-Arc holds ISO certification (SELEARC001 AUG 2024 CERT-1 EN) demonstrating compliance with international quality management standards. ISO certification is critical for demonstrating product quality consistency and regulatory compliance in the welding industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• KOBELCO Welding: Japanese welding consumables manufacturer with a strong flux-cored and stainless line serving shipbuilding and heavy industry. Comparable in process and product breadth to Select-Arc but primarily a Japan/Asia regional player.
• Hyundai Welding: Korean welding consumables manufacturer with a complete flux-cored, metal-cored, and solid wire portfolio for shipbuilding, offshore, and structural markets. Comparable product mix to Select-Arc but primarily serves Asian shipyards and OEMs.
• Sumitomo Welding: Japanese welding consumables producer with deep stainless, low alloy, and cryogenic-capable wires for LNG, offshore, and power generation. Direct product overlap with Select-Arc's SelectAlloy and 121-K3M lines, but predominantly Asian distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Miller Electric (ITW): A major welding equipment manufacturer that also sells a broad consumables line. Overlaps with Select-Arc on filler metals but competes primarily via bundled equipment-plus-consumables solutions rather than consumables-only.

Direct peers

• Lincoln Electric Holdings: The largest North American welding consumables and equipment manufacturer, with a broad flux-cored, metal-cored, solid wire, and stick electrode portfolio that directly overlaps Select-Arc's product categories across carbon, stainless, low alloy, and hardfacing.
• ESAB Corporation: Global welding and cutting manufacturer with a deep consumables line (FCAW, GMAW, SAW, stick) that competes head-to-head with Select-Arc in fabrication, structural, and energy end-markets.
• Bohler Welding (voestalpine): European-headquartered welding consumables specialist with strong stainless and nickel alloy lines, directly comparable to Select-Arc's SelectAlloy and nickel alloy offerings, including cryogenic and LNG applications.
• Hobart Brothers (ITW): U.S.-based welding filler metal manufacturer owned by Illinois Tool Works, producing flux-cored and solid wires for fabrication and structural applications — a direct overlap with Select-Arc's core carbon and low alloy SKUs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/selectarcinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/select-arc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Select-Arc