Aerospace machining & defense metal fabrication — non-flight parts and crating.

Aerospace & defense

Aerospace & defense fabrication and crating

Aerospace and defense programs run on multi-year, government-funded work that rewards traceability and reliability. SPF supports both non-flight fabrication — weldments, tooling, and ground-support equipment — and custom crating and ruggedized containers for high-value assets.

With CAGE 2W654, an ISO 9001 quality system, and CMM inspection, we build to your print with the documentation the programs require. We build to print; we do not certify flight-critical hardware.

See how we delivered non-flight tooling and GSE at 100% conformance for a regulated program.

Capabilities

Aerospace & defense capabilities.

Aerospace machining and defense metal fabrication under one 100,000 sq ft roof — precision machined parts on our CNC turning and milling centers held to ±0.005", sheet-metal enclosures, weld fixtures, and tooling. Est. 1982, SPF cuts on a large-format TRUMPF fiber laser, forms on a 230-ton press brake, and welds across 30+ MIG stations plus FANUC robotic welding with many AWS-certified welders.

Beyond the machined and fabricated parts, we build ground support equipment (GSE), transit and storage protection, and ruggedized containers — from custom crating to military shipping crates that carry high-value assets through the field. In-house SolidWorks design keeps build-to-print work and program tooling moving without an outside handoff.

Inspection & traceability

First-article inspection & traceability.

Every program run starts with dimensional verification. Our quality and inspection team performs first-article and in-process CMM inspection against your print, so precision machined parts, weld fixtures, and tooling ship to spec at ±0.005".

Traceability follows the part from raw stock to shipment — material certs, inspection records, and lot tracking that hold up to a government audit. Send a print and requirements and we will confirm the inspection plan and documentation package before the first cut.

By metro

Aerospace & defense packaging, near your programs.

We build traceable, CAGE 2W654 returnable packaging and GSE under one roof in Byron, GA and freight it as part of your returnable packaging program to the metros where aerospace and defense production clusters — Huntsville, Wichita, Savannah, St. Louis, Greensboro — and everywhere else we serve.