Accelerating Industrial Innovation with AI, Digital Transformation & Deep Domain Expertise
For four decades, ARC Advisory Group has helped the world’s leading industrial, energy, and manufacturing organizations navigate technology disruption and build stronger, smarter, and more autonomous operations. Founded in 1986, ARC is a global research and advisory firm specializing in Industrial AI, digital transformation, operational excellence, cybersecurity, and the full spectrum of technologies that underpin next-generation industrial ecosystems.
With offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, our analysts and advisors track the world’s most important technology shifts — from modern automation architectures and cloud/edge platforms to digital twins, IT/OT convergence, and the evolution of autonomous industrial systems.
Our Mission
To empower industrial leaders with the research, insights, and strategic guidance they need to drive resilient growth, unlock operational excellence, and build competitive advantage in an era defined by AI-driven transformation.
ARC People
ARC’s global influence across industrial operations is unparalleled. It is driven by the passion and expertise of our analysts and consultants, who keep abreast of industry trends and developments through research and actively engaging with clients. ARC's analysts and consultants have spent most of their careers working with industrial companies and are truly passionate about helping companies achieve superior performance. ARC has over 80 professionals worldwide with extensive, first-hand experience servicing a multitude of business issues, technologies, and vertical industries. Our offices are located in the US, Germany, Belgium, Japan, India, China, Singapore, UAE, and Brazil.
A Global List of Clients
ARC serves many Fortune 1000 companies across the world. We work with the world’s largest industrial organizations such as 3M, BASF, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly, Nestle, Georgia-Pacific, Owens Corning, Ingersoll Rand, Shell, and Alcoa. We also advise their many solution providers, a few notable examples include Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Amazon AWS, PTC, Honeywell, Microsoft, ABB, and SAP. We also work with emerging technology companies that serve industrial markets across the globe.
Both end user and solution provider executives rely on ARC for strategic advice based on our knowledge of industry and technology trends, competitive developments, and buyer expectations. Product managers tap ARC’s expertise for strategic positioning and targeting. We enable our clients to compete in markets increasingly facing disruption due to concerns and issues pertaining to Sustainability, Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity.
Executive Advisory Services
ARC's Advisory Services deliver a comprehensive portfolio of knowledge-based products and services to keep you ahead of the latest industry dynamics, enterprise applications, and plant systems. Our analysts sift through the clamor of market hype to deliver clear, concise, supplier-neutral summaries of key trends and technologies. A low client to analyst ratio ensures quick direct access to those who are familiar with your business and the intelligence you need. Our Advisory Services are tailored for both end users and solution providers.
Strategic Consulting Services
For industrial, energy and infrastructure organizations as well as investors and technology providers, our consulting services provide the answers for your specific business and industry needs. On a project basis, ARC designs solutions to meet the specific business challenges for end users and solution providers.
Open Digital Ecosystem
Industrial companies have invested heavily in automation, software applications, digital twins, analytics, and connected operations—yet many struggle to scale value beyond pilots. Data silos, proprietary platforms, poor interoperability, and fragile integrations continue to limit returns.
The Open Digital Ecosystem (ODE) Working Group—formerly the Open Asset Digital Twin (OADT) Working Group—brings technology users together to address these challenges directly. Moderated by ARC Advisory Group, this end user–led forum provides a neutral environment where owner‑operators collaborate, exchange practical experience, and define what good looks like for open and sustainable digital ecosystems.
Technology Evaluation and Selection Guides
What technologies should you adopt and what suppliers should you work with to help position your company to take advantage of the latest round of technology changes while prioritizing your investments wisely? ARC Technology Evaluation and Selection Guides can help you select the right technologies and suppliers to meet your specific needs.
Technology Evaluation and Selection Process
Making strategic decisions is a difficult, time consuming and costly process. ARC delivers STAR (Solutions That Accelerate Results), a service designed to guide, educate and logically drive a team to a valuable consensus. The service can deliver a process and necessary research, stepping your team through the necessary phases in making a decision. The process is completely documented. ARC assistance, through a consulting contract, is available to assist with all aspects of a supplier selection process.
Market and Technology Analysis Services
For more than three decades, ARC has been recognized globally for our detailed market analysis and unrivaled accuracy. With the launch of our Market Data Services (MDS) for industrial manufacturing operational and engineering technologies (OT/ET), ARC has taken the next step in our mission statement of helping technology users and suppliers optimize their operations. ARC's MDS helps unlock the full benefits of ARC’s market intelligence, making the data more actionable for you by adding qualitative context to our market data. The powerful self-service analysis capabilities, combined with our unrivaled data accuracy, make MDS unlike any other solution on the market.
Global Community, Leadership Forums and Summits
ARC convenes the largest and most influential community of industrial decision-makers through global events and digital communities, including:
- ARC Industry Forums in the Americas, Europe, India, Japan, and Singapore
- Leadership Summits & Working Groups, including the Open Digital Ecosystem and Open Process Forum
- ARCwire news, analyst viewpoints, blogs, podcasts & webinars
ARC Client Portal
ARC's Client Portal is a collaborative, on-line resource dedicated to our clients. It encompasses all of ARC's collected research and knowledge. In addition to the weekly and monthly deliverables, it includes on-line access to purchased market research, forum presentations, and recent podcasts and videos. A sophisticated search engine allows you to quickly and easily locate the information you need. A dedicated Extranet for your organization is also available to easily transfer information and collaborate with your industry analysts.
ARC Newsletters
ARC offers several FREE newsletters to keep you informed of industry events, trends and news. They are delivered to you through email, and you can stop them at any time. These are invaluable tools to keep you competitive and up to date with the issues of the day.
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ARC Delivers Value
We are proud of our role in the industry, the experience and talent of our people, and our contributions to the success of our clients. Let us demonstrate to you the value we can provide your organization both today and tomorrow. For more information submit a request for information.