Company History

• 1999
  – AGF Machining Solutions Inc. launched
  – acquired a CNC vertical mill, surface grinder
  – provide custom machining services
  
• 2000
  – Solid Edge is our standard design software
  – Master Cam is our standard for CNC programming
  – acquired manual mill, engine lathe
  – design and build fixture gauges
  
• 2001
  – design and build Special Indexable Cutting Tools
  – provide tool repair services
  – expands to 5 employees
  – moves to a bigger facility
  
• 2002
  – design and build Electronic Offline Gauges
  – develop custom computer program for gauging application
  – develop custom industrial PC enclosure
  – acquired a CNC lathe
  
• 2003
  – design and develop LVDT for industrial gauging application
  – developed an integrated SPC package for the gauging software
  – build fully automated inline gauges
  
• 2004
  – introduce Solid Works as a design tool
  – expand the tooling part of the business
  – successfully using hundreds of LVDT in manufacturing environment
  
• 2005
  – AGF moves to a large new facility
  – standardize on digital LVDT
  – expands to 15 employees
  – acquired two manual mills
  
• 2006-2009
  -during this time period we are slowly moving a way from making electronic gauges
  and focusing our effort on production machining and also complex 5 axis machining
  -introduced 5 axis capabilities
  -expand our customer base
  -acquire more CNC vertical machining centers and CMM
  
• 2010
  -Major portion of our business focusing on production work
  -AGF is ISO 9001 Certified
  -successfully developed a process for manufacturing drill bit bodies oil and gas industries
  -AGF is Controlled Goods Program (CGP) Certified

• 2011
  -moved to a new location, doubling our manufacturing space
  -acquired more CNC vertical mills
  -received a Firearms Manufacturer License
  -founding member of Southern Ontario Defence Association