EDGE Acquires Harvest Blade, Strengthens its Resharpening Expertise

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 27, 2026

The combination expands EDGE’s resharpening reach across the USA, strengthening its value-add service offering in the food processing industry.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EDGE Industrial Technologies, a global leader in cutting solutions, today announced it has acquired Harvest Blade, a Salinas, California-based specialist in industrial blade resharpening and supply. The acquisition accelerates EDGE’s growth in food processing and packaging and expands its resharpening capabilities.

Harvest Blade provides expert blade resharpening services and new blade sales to customers across various industries, particularly food processing. The acquisition deepens EDGE’s resharpening expertise and strengthens its presence on the USA West Coast.

Harvest Blade’s rapidly expanding nationwide blade resharpening, combined with EDGE’s growing resharpening capabilities in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, gives the company the ability to sharpen virtually any blade, coast to coast.

“This acquisition marks a significant milestone in EDGE’s growth,” said Josh Slagle, CEO of EDGE Industrial Technologies. “Guided by our culture of excellence, we strive to manufacture the safest, most reliable cutting solutions while offering differentiated value for our customers in food processing, packaging, and more. We’re excited to incorporate Harvest Blade’s team of resharpening and blade experts into the EDGE community, and we’re confident our customers will benefit from the enhanced value-added services we’re now able to provide.”

“Harvest Blade is thrilled to be joining the EDGE team,” said Dennis Donahue, President of Harvest Blade. “Both companies care deeply about quality, service, and customer success, and this partnership is a natural fit. Our team looks forward to drawing on EDGE’s expertise, strong product offering, and global resources to better serve our customers.”

The acquisition underscores EDGE’s position as a major player in cutting solutions and its plan to continue investing in food processing and other key growth markets. EDGE and Harvest Blade customers alike will benefit from a company that not only manufactures the blades but also provides longer blade life, faster service turnaround, and expanded resharpening nationwide.

The acquisition aligns with the growth strategy of EDGE’s investor, Falfurrias Management Partners (“Falfurrias”), a Charlotte-based investment firm focused on growth-oriented, middle-market businesses. “We’re excited to pair EDGE’s blade manufacturing expertise with Harvest Blade’s resharpening and service offering. We’re confident this partnership will support future growth of the EDGE platform, as this expanded team continues to lead in cutting solutions and value-add services,” said Ken Walker, Partner at Falfurrias.

About EDGE Industrial Technologies
EDGE Industrial Technologies is a precision cutting solutions company built on over a century of expertise across its community of global brands: TGW, Pearl Technologies Inc., Leverwood Knife Works, and Carbonomics. EDGE manufactures, resharpens, and distributes machine knives, punches, and line components for some of the most demanding production lines in the food processing, flexible packaging, plastic converting, blown film, and medical industries, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.edgeindtech.com.

About Harvest Blade
Harvest Blade and Supply, Inc. is a privately-owned, Salinas, California-based provider of industrial blade sharpening, replacement blades, and scheduled blade service for the food processing, packaging, printing, and converting industries. Known for guaranteed quality, superior turnaround, and resharpening expertise, Harvest Blade helps customers increase yields, improve quality, and reduce costs. For more information, visit www.harvestblade.com.

About Falfurrias
Falfurrias Capital Partners is an operationally focused, middle market private equity fund investing in high-growth companies across sectors including business, government, and financial services; marketing and information services; food manufacturing, and industrial technology. The team is comprised of experienced investors and operators, supported by in-house resources spanning strategy and market insights, finance and integration, human capital, and technology. The fund is managed by Falfurrias Management Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm founded in 2006 by Hugh McColl Jr., former chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Marc Oken, former CFO of Bank of America; and Managing Partner Ed McMahan. The firm has raised approximately $4.0 billion across eight funds and invests in growing, middle-market businesses in sectors where the firm’s operational resources, relationships, and sector expertise can complement portfolio company executive teams in support of long-term growth objectives. For more information, visit www.falfurrias.com.