History
A.F. Machine was established in 1979 by husband-and-wife team Aron and Malka Fogel. Aron had a long and storied career during the heyday of L.A.’s aerospace and defense industry, working on projects such as the Apollo moon launch before striking out on his own. A.F. Machine quickly established itself as a leading supplier in the field of contract manufacturing to the prime government contractors such as Boeing, Hughes, Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas.
Today, A.F. Machine’s mission remains largely the same: To provide top-quality, precision-manufactured parts to the leading aerospace and defense manufacturers of today, including Raytheon, Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop-Grumman, L3 (now Stellant), and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, as well as some direct U.S. government contracts.
What sets A.F. Machine’s work apart from others is its complete commitment to high-quality output, its reliability, and its friendly customer service.
Facility and Equipment
- 6,200 sq. ft. production facility minutes from LAX in Inglewood, CA
- 2,000 sq. ft. administrative office in Thousand Oaks, CA
- Haas VF-2/VF-3 VMC mills
- Fadal VMC 4020 mills
- SWI CNC Lathe
- Full manual machine shop for short runs / rapid turnaround
Quality Control
- Starrett HGC 2024 CMM w/ CMM Manager software
- Tesa Height Gauge
- Temperature-controlled QC lab
- Extra large granite table for large part validation
- Full suite of hand-held measuring instruments and gauges
- All inspection tools are catalogued, calibrated and traceable to NIST