PSC 3431: ELECTRIC ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT — Federal Procurement Code

34 - METALWORKING MACHINERY L1: Industrial Products & Services

Description

Electric Arc Welding Equipment

Includes

Gas Shielded Arc Welding Machines; Arc Bonding Machines; Semi-Automatic and Automatic Arc Welding Machines.

Excludes

Welding Supplies, and Associated Equipment such as: Flux Recovery Machines; Flux Dispensers; Tacker Panels; Welding Panels.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

333992

Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing

3351

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

33513

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

335139

Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

Related UNSPSC categories

20141501

Electric downhole pumps

23153204

Welding robots

25121501

Diesel freight locomotives

25121502

Electric freight locomotives

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by	U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose	Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use	Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type	Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC 3431?

1 Use PSC 3431 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.

2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.

3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.

4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.