Which industries are driving the growth of the company?
The company's growth is driven by the servicing of high-precision and high-productivity manufacturing for aerospace, automotive, locomotive, die mould, energy, medical, and other precision industries. Most of our clients are export oriented, where quality is the primary factor. Our solution portfolio covers the entire range of cutting applications, including standard and special carbide tools, PCD tools, boring bars, milling cutters, holders and fixtures. To build our advantage, the company has tied up with many global majors. As high-quality manufacturing grows in India, we foresee greater customer demand for productive and efficient machining solutions to compete in the global market.
Please tell us about GTW's manufacturing facility.
Located in Bangalore, GTW's world-class facility features the latest and most accurate CNC machines and measuring equipment with automation. GTW products have 100% inspection and traceability. Our production is nearly paperless. RFID will soon replace even the one-sheet barcode printed process route card. Advanced processes and systems allow unmanned production even at micron levels for special as well as custom low-batch quantities.
The entire plant is connected to an industry-standard UPS system, in addition to a fail-safe generator backup. The shop floor space is designed in to install machinery at short noticewith immediate plug-and-operate connections to air, power, coolant, exhaust, LAN and other IT infrastructure. The ergonomic layout ensures spacious pathways for smooth material movement to avoid damage, or disruption, or disturbing the flow of personnel traffic. We ensure fire safety is enforced in the first phase of training our teams. All workspaces, especially the shop floor, are brightly lit for safety and awareness.
Can you please throw light on some of the green manufacturing practices that you follow?
The GTW facility meets global standards in energy efficiency and eco-friendliness with active rainwater harvesting, centralized coolant, and airflow management systems to conserve our consumption and reduce our carbon footprints. GTW is in the final stages of certification for ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001, AS 9100 and other quality systems. We follow energyefficient and conservative practices without compromising on any of our systems. Also, the plant maintains rigid noise discipline to help our trained professionals concentrate on their tasks.
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