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How OEM Partnerships Help Small Brands Scale Without Compromise
How OEM Partnerships Help Small Brands Scale Without Compromise
Scaling a surf or wakesurf brand doesn’t have to mean bigger shops, more overhead, or losing control of your product. This article breaks down how strategic OEM partnerships help small... Read more...
Modern Composites Explained: A Simple Breakdown for Board Brands
Modern Composites Explained: A Simple Breakdown for Board Brands
Modern composites are the hidden engine behind board performance. This article breaks down the materials, engineering, and processes that give surf and wakesurf brands more control, more consistency, and more... Read more...
Scaling Without Compromise: OEM Solutions for Small Brands
Scaling Without Compromise: OEM Solutions for Small Brands
Scaling a surf or wakesurf brand doesn’t require a bigger shop or a bigger team, it requires focus. Modern OEM manufacturing gives small brands the freedom to grow without building... Read more...
Reimagining Board Manufacturing from the Ground Up
Reimagining Board Manufacturing from the Ground Up
Board manufacturing has relied on the same two methods for decades, hand-laid glassing and compression molding, but both were built for a different era. This article explores what could happen... Read more...
How OEM Surfboard Manufacturing Works
How OEM Surfboard Manufacturing Works
Behind most surfboard brands is a quiet partner, the OEM manufacturer. These partnerships allow brands to scale production, access advanced materials, and bring boards to market faster than ever. Here’s... Read more...
The Cost Advantage of Domestic Production
The Cost Advantage of Domestic Production
Offshore manufacturing has long been the industry norm, but that’s changing fast. Between rising tariffs, hidden costs, and breakthroughs in advanced composites, domestic production now offers a real cost advantage.... Read more...
Inside the Arc Composite Pilot Program
Inside the Arc Compoiste Pilot Program
Arc Composite is inviting surf and wakesurf brands to join the Arc Pilot Program: a no-cost, no-strings-attached opportunity to test our patent-pending U.S.-made composite process. We’re proving that high-performance boards... Read more...
How Modern Composites Improve Consistency and Durability
How Modern Composites Improve Consistency and Durability
Modern composites are transforming how boards are built, making them lighter, stronger, and more consistent than ever. By combining aerospace-grade fibers with precision forming, we’re entering a new era of... Read more...
Why Board Manufacturing Is Coming Back to the U.S.
Why Board Manufacturing Is Coming Back to the U.S.
For decades, most surf and wakesurf boards were built overseas to cut costs, but rising labor rates, tariffs, and shipping delays are shifting that equation. Today, new technologies and domestic... Read more...
What Is White-Label Manufacturing in Surfboards and Wakesurf Boards?
What Is White-Label Manufacturing in Surfboards and Wakesurf Boards?
"White-label surfboard manufacturing lets brands scale faster without the overhead. Learn how Arc Composite builds high-quality boards made in the USA. Read more...
Introducing Arc Composite: A New Way to Build Boards
Introducing Arc Composite: A New Way to Build Boards
Discover Arc Composite: U.S.-based surfboard manufacturing that cuts costs, speeds up production, and delivers durable, sustainable boards at scale. Read more...