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History in the Making

Explore how five decades of precision optics experience make PFG a trusted industry leader

Fred Ferson Working

Fred Ferson Founds Ferson Optics

Fred Ferson founded Ferson Optics in the early 1940s, taking what was then a hobby as an amateur telescope maker to a full time effort to support the war effort.

To learn more about the fascinating contributions made by Ferson to the early American precision optics industry, please read this article in SPIE Photonics Focus.

1942
Don and Janet Green

PFG Optics Founded

PFG Precision Optics was launched in 1977 when husband and wife, Don and Janet Green, daughter of Fred Ferson, established the company together with John Plummer of Plummer Precision Optics in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania.

1977
PFG Optics Facility

PFG Acquires Current Ocean Springs Facility

In 1987, PFG acquired the facility at 733 Bienville Boulevard in Ocean Springs, Mississippi which it calls home today. This facility has more than 35,000 sq. ft. of production floor space, as well as office and maintenance shop space with ample land for future growth.

1987
Present Day PFG Team

Carrying the Legacy Forward

Throughout its history, PFG Optics has earned a reputation for delivering optical fabrication and coatings with exceptional quality and reliability. Today, PFG builds on that foundation through continuous improvement and the development of new capabilities, with a clear vision: to serve as the premier optical manufacturing partner to its customers.

Today

What the Future Holds

The PFG Precision Optics team operates with a clear vision: to be the premier supplier of optical components in the USA. For our customers, this means your challenges are our challenges, and solving these problems will lead PFG into it's next 50 years.