The AFOG Story

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Aerospace Fabrications of Georgia

Aerospace Fabrications of Georgia Facility

The shop's start came when family members loaned Grizzle the money for his first CNC machine, CADCAM software and computer, and donated an initially rent free manufacturing facility on 3rd Army Road in Acworth, GA. Soon the company added another used CNC machine and two very good customers: McCann Aerospace Machining in Athens, GA and Aerocell Structures in Hot Springs, AR. A breakthrough for AFOG came in 1995. Buyers at Boeing were aware the shop had been subcontracting for McCann. The aerospace giant decided to give AFOG the chance to become a direct supplier.

One evening, by chance, Adam and family arrived too early for a movie at the $1 Dallas Theater and while riding the roads to “kill time”, spotted an abandoned manufacturing facilty on Butler Industrial Drive (our present location).  God smiled on them that day, and in 1996, AFOG moved its 11 employees to their new home in Dallas, GA.

Four years later, in October 2000, AFOG became a Bronze Level Certified Supplier to Boeing, placing the company among the top 700 of more than 16,000 Boeing suppliers with the largest part number base of all southeastern Boeing suppliers.

With determination and vigilance in a difficult industry, AFOG continued with steady growth by adding additional customers throughout the industry (including Lockheed-Martin and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporations).  This led to an additional expansion of their facility in 2010 and an employee count of 40.

Today Aerospace Fabrications of Georgia, Inc. is lead by CEO - Adam Grizzle, Owner - Tracy Grizzle, and a team of 5 directors who have extensive engineering experience in the aircraft industry, including areas such as preliminary design engineering, industrial engineering, liaison engineering, planning, quality assurance, CNC programming, and tool design. AFOG proudly employs individuals with a wide range of experience and education which include areas such as advanced CAD/CAM systems, CNC machining, automation control systems, manufacturing and design concepts, conventional machining, aluminum heat treatment, quality assurance, and areas of sheet metal fabrication applicable to the aircraft industry. The facility manufactures for 32 different airframe programs and has over 43 active aerospace customers (both domestic and international). AFOG is a registered ISO 9001:2000/AS9100 facility,so you can be assured of the quality and reliability of our products and services. We are also ITAR registered.

The current services supplied include CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and aluminum heat treating.

Our primary objective is to introduce the aerospace industry to an unparalleled subcontracting experience. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by maintaining a "state of the art" infrastructure while offering our customers manufacturing diversity so they need not go anywhere else. As a result, we are currently striving to be internationally recognized as an aerospace manufacturing leader.

AFOG's success is owed to God, a loving family, and a supportive community.

Adam Grizzle - CEO

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