Wilder, Kentucky, April 1, 2025 – TGW International, a leader in industrial machine knives and brand of EDGE Industrial Technologies, has achieved three International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications – ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 – at its Indore, India, plant. With an unwavering commitment to providing the highest quality knives to customers, TGW pursued these certifications as part of the site’s integrated management system (IMS), a framework that combines multiple management systems into one coherent system, audit.
Achieving these certifications is a rigorous process, but one that the entire Indore facility team was involved in, showcasing their dedication to producing quality products. The effort was led by TGW’s Quality Assurance Manager, Sumeet Gupta, along with Tejal Desai, Indore Plant Manager. The ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems certification is the world’s most widely recognized quality management standard. It is made up of seven quality management principles (QMPs): customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision-making, and relationship management. ISO 14001:2015 is a global standard for creating criteria for an environmental management system to measure and improve the environmental impact and climate risks of an organization. And ISO 45001:2018 provides a framework for an organization to manage risks and improve occupational health and safety performance. It utilizes a Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology to systematically manage health and safety risks.
“TGW has a more than 100-year legacy of providing quality and service in the industrial machine knife industry – achieving these ISO and IMS certifications keeps that legacy and commitment alive and on par with today’s expectations,” said Gupta. “I’m incredibly proud and grateful for the Indore team and their hard work and dedication to making this goal a reality,” commented Desai. “Consistently producing quality knives for our customers is who we are and what we do, and these certifications serve as a testament to that commitment. Other EDGE facilities, specifically the Pearl Technologies site in Savannah, New York, and the Leverwood Knife Works plant in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, are working toward gaining ISO certifications.
About EDGE Industrial Technologies
EDGE Industrial Technologies is comprised of three industry leading brands – TGW International, Pearl Technologies Inc., and Leverwood Knife Works. EDGE companies are leading producers of industrial machine knives and blades, industrial punches, and related equipment, for a variety of markets, including packaging, processing, converting, medical, and general industrial applications. EDGE IndustrialTechnologies is a global leader in the manufacture of these products, with plants in North America and Asia.