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Sheet 03 · About · Est. 2014

It started in a garage. It still builds on-site.

ARC began in a garage, with the goal of designing and producing solutions for the life science and industrial research market. Not able to find products that addressed the needs of these markets, Austin decided to build them himself.

Over the years, the company has grown to produce products in numerous industries, while also providing consulting services for companies looking to bring new products to market, or to move into new markets.

Established
2014
Founded
2014, in a garage
Location
Newcastle, California, USA
Funding
Self-financed
Built
On-site, designed and manufactured in the USA
Clients
Around the world

Photo log · 18 prints

Breadboards, lathes and glowing LEDs.

Early builds and bench shots, taped to the sheet as they came off the bench: rainbow jumper wires, hand-built control boxes, machined parts and the first optics on rails.

  • A workbench at night lit by a magnifier lamp
    2014: the garage
  • A hand-built black control box with glowing coloured LEDs and a red button
    hand-built control box
  • A circuit board wired up with rainbow jumper wires
    rainbow jumper wires
  • Black and white photo of a part being turned on a lathe
    turning our own parts
  • A part clamped in a lathe chuck, aluminum swarf around it
  • An Arduino board with a red prototyping shield
  • Optics on rails lit by a blue laser
    optics on rails
  • A green laser through an optic mount on a wooden bench
  • A 3D printer printing a large gear
    3D printing
  • A torch flame heating a machined part
  • A machined aluminum heat-sink block with a green laser line
  • Black and white photo of a machined aluminum block holding a lens
  • Black and white photo of machined lens tube parts and rings
  • An optical rail with a blue-lit cube mount and a digital caliper
  • An optical breadboard with blue-lit cubes and wiring
  • Rows of control panels with red toggle switches, mid-build
    panels, mid-build
  • An early Triggerscope V-3B with rows of gold SMA connectors
    Triggerscope V-3B
  • A camera rig on a gimbal mount on a tripod

Chain dimension · years

Twelve years, four anchors.

2014GarageARC begins in a garage.
2020Triggerscope 4The 6th-generation board reads “R-1 Mfg. 2020”.
2022Universal TranslatorV1.0 of the protocol emulator.
2026Triggerscope MiniBoard marked “© 2026 Newcastle, CA USA”.

General notes · unless otherwise specified

Mission & values

Mission: Design, test and build the products our clients need, using creative methods and approaches to overcome difficult challenges.

  1. 1.

    We run a self-financed business. We are not beholden to investors.

  2. 2.

    We invest in our employees.

    We believe it is the highest calling of a business to provide beneficial, meaningful work to those who work alongside us, both providing value and dignity through effort, and by providing financial security for our employees and those who depend on them.

  3. 3.

    We admit our mistakes, and learn from them.

  4. 4.

    We never stop learning.

  5. 5.

    We never give up.

An ARC team member giving a thumbs up from the cockpit of a small plane

About us

A group of hard working engineers at your disposal.

We started in a garage back in 2014, and now provide products and services to clients around the world. Our engineers come from diverse backgrounds, bringing a unique perspective to solving problems.

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Three ARC team members smiling in the cockpit of a small plane
FIG. E The team, off the groundHover: drawing → reality

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