What Arcade Engineering does

Arcade Engineering is a privately held European industrial engineering group, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Allschwil, Switzerland, operating through four wholly-owned subsidiaries across Switzerland, France, Germany, and Singapore, with approximately 150 employees group-wide. Since 2023 it has operated as part of the Kurita Group, trading under the trade name Kurita Switzerland AG in its home market. The company delivers turnkey engineering services to enterprise industrial clients across six integrated lines: project management and multi-discipline engineering (mechanical, electrical, process, automation, instrumentation); water and process plants covering ultrapure water (UPW), wastewater treatment (WWT), and water reclaiming/recycling; electrical switchboard and control cabinet manufacturing from a 1,500 m² in-house workshop; research and development including pilot-scale trials up to 10 m³/hr; customer services such as mobile plant rental, laboratory analyses, and warranty management; and industrial building construction including ISO 14644-1 cleanrooms and data centers.

The customer base spans heavy industry (cement, mining, metals, paper), power generation (hydropower and nuclear), machine manufacturing, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors (which require ultrapure water systems), tertiary infrastructure (hospitals), and data center operators. Go-to-market is enterprise-focused B2B with consultative, project-based sales executed by direct sales teams at each regional office. Pricing is quote-driven and project-based, with contracts running on multi-year cycles, and the company carries ISO 9001/14001/45001, IQNet, WHG-Fachbetrieb, bizSAFE-STAR, and AVEVA Registered System Integrator certifications to qualify for regulated industrial tenders.

Revenue mechanics combine professional services (engineering consulting), one-time turnkey plant delivery, hardware sales (switchboards), and managed services (mobile plant rental, maintenance). Geographic mix is concentrated in Western and Central Europe (three offices) with one Asian hub in Singapore serving as the portal to Southeast Asia. The business model depends on multi-year industrial CapEx cycles and a tightly integrated in-house engineering-to-manufacturing-to-commissioning workflow that distinguishes it from pure consulting or pure equipment vendors.

Name

Arcade Engineering

Legal name

Arcade Engineering AG

Website

https://arcade-engineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arcade Engineering is a Swiss-headquartered industrial engineering firm providing turnkey water treatment plants, electrical switchboards, automation, and construction services to enterprise clients across heavy industry, pharma, semiconductor, power, and data centers via four offices in Europe and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering Services

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Water treatment systems
• Industrial engineering services
• Switchboard manufacturing
• Process plant design
• Wastewater treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Allschwil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Project management, process engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation, and instrumentation services for industrial clients. Delivered as consulting engagements or integrated into turnkey project delivery.
2. Turnkey Plant Delivery: Delivery of complete water treatment and process plants including ultrapure water systems, wastewater treatment, and recycling installations. Includes basic/detail engineering, assembly, commissioning, and handover.
3. Switchboard Manufacturing: Manufacturing and supply of electrical switchboard cabinets and control systems for industrial applications. Includes custom specifications, FAT, documentation, and logistics.
4. Customer Services and Maintenance: Mobile plant rentals, laboratory analyses, warranty management, and ongoing maintenance services for installed equipment and plants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arcade Engineering provides multi-disciplinary industrial engineering services encompassing water and process plant engineering (ultrapure water production, wastewater treatment, water reclaiming/recycling), electrical switchboard cabinet manufacturing, process/mechanical/electrical engineering, automation and instrumentation, R&D with pilot-scale trials, mobile plant rental, and industrial construction including cleanrooms and data centers. Offerings are delivered as consulting engagements or integrated turnkey projects for industrial clients across Europe and Asia.

Product overview

Arcade Engineering is an innovative engineering company operating as a single unified group with five regional entities across Europe and Asia. The company offers an integrated portfolio of engineering services centered on water and process treatment plants, switchboard cabinet construction, and industrial construction. The core offerings include Engineering Services (project management, process/mechanical/electrical engineering, automation, instrumentation, commissioning), Water and Process Plants (turnkey installations for ultrapure water, wastewater treatment, water reclaiming), Switchboard Cabinets (electrical cabinet manufacturing), Research and Development (concept development, piloting), Customer Services (mobile plants, laboratory analyses, warranty management), and Construction (industrial buildings, cleanrooms, data centers). The group operates four locations in Europe (Switzerland, France, Germany) and one in Asia (Singapore), with approximately 150 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Services Comprehensive multi-disciplinary engineering services including project management, process engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation and industrial programming, instrumentation, installation and commissioning, inspection and certification, and consulting for industrial clients.
• Water and Process Plants Turnkey water treatment installations for production of ultrapure water (UPW), wastewater treatment (WWT), and reclaiming/recycling of process water streams, including plant audit, basic and detail engineering, montage, commissioning, and analytics services for industrial clients.
• Switchboard Cabinets Electrical switchboard and control cabinet manufacturing including control cabinets, power cabinets, frequency converters, decentralized I/O, PC and server cabinets, control desks, and electric switchboards, with services such as FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing), documentation, custom packaging, and international logistics for industrial applications.
• Research and Development R&D services including innovations, concept development with feasibility studies and pilot scale trials, and piloting in technical scale (capacity up to 10 cubic metres per hour) for water treatment optimization and customer-specific adaptations.
• Customer Services Customer support services including mobile plants for temporary water and wastewater treatment deployment, laboratory analyses for water constituents and ion exchange resins, and warranty management for monitoring deadlines and maintenance scheduling of installed equipment and plants.
• Construction Industrial construction services encompassing industrial buildings, process engineering, labs and cleanrooms (ISO 14644-1 compliant), building management systems, Hook Up services, and data center construction with extensive risk analyses and thermal modeling for high-reliability facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turnkey water treatment plant delivery from planning through commissioning
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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.

• Kurita EuropeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Arcade Engineering is part of the Kurita group, a major water treatment and process solutions provider. Kurita Switzerland AG became part of the Kurita family in 2023. The partnership provides access to Kurita's broader water treatment technologies and market reach across Europe and Asia.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global industrial automation, electrification, and motion conglomerate with overlapping industrial engineering, switchgear, and water/wastewater automation offerings. Much larger scale and broader portfolio, but competes on large integrated industrial projects.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services giant with a major water technologies division serving industrial and municipal markets. Much larger and broader portfolio than Arcade, but overlapping in industrial water and process plant engineering.

Direct peers

• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Provides industrial water treatment solutions, process chemicals, and turnkey plant engineering for power, semiconductor, pharma, and food & beverage. Directly competes with Arcade for industrial ultrapure water and wastewater treatment projects.
• BWT (Best Water Technology): European-headquartered water technology company serving industrial, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor customers with treatment systems and process water solutions. Comparable geographic focus and target customer base to Arcade's water and process plant business.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water treatment specialist providing turnkey ultrapure water, wastewater, and process water systems to industrial clients including semiconductors, pharma, and power. Direct competitor to Arcade's core water and process plant business across Europe and Asia.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese parent company and global leader in water treatment chemicals and process solutions. Arcade operates as Kurita Switzerland AG and Kurita Engineering France SAS, making Kurita the most directly comparable peer and the entity whose strategy sets Arcade's direction.
• EUROWATER: Denmark-based industrial water treatment specialist designing and manufacturing turnkey water treatment plants for industrial customers across Europe. Closely comparable in scale, European focus, and turnkey delivery model.
• Ovivo: Canadian-based pure-play provider of water treatment solutions for industrial and municipal markets, including ultrapure water for semiconductors. Comparable mid-sized competitor in custom turnkey water treatment plants and process engineering.
• Bilfinger: European industrial engineering and services company providing process plant engineering, automation, and maintenance to chemical, energy, and process industry clients. Comparable European industrial engineering services focus and customer verticals.

Emerging players

• Rittal: German global leader in industrial enclosure and switchboard manufacturing, now part of Friedhelm Loh Group. Directly comparable on the switchboard cabinet manufacturing side of Arcade's business, though Rittal is significantly larger and more standardized.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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