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We Help Idaho Manufacturers Make It....

...Real  Turn your ideas into reality and speed new products to market with TechHelp's award winning product design & prototyping services.	...Efficiently Reduce waste, inventory, accidents and work in process. Improve delivery, customer service, safety, morale & retention through a Lean Transformation, the Lean Enterprise Certification Program or our Production Efficiency Leadership Series.
...Unique Develop meaningfully unique ideas for new products, markets and messages that will help you boost sales & profits.	...Efficiently in the Office Improve customer service, lead time, quote to cash and communications by eliminating office waste.
...for the Government  Design products, processes and quality systems that will help you enter the multi-billion dollar government market.	...Sustainably & With Less Energy TechHelp's E3 Program helps you improve efficiency and save on energy and environmental costs within the framework of "Lean".
...Globally Develop the skills, plans, resources & contacts neeeded to sell to the other 95% of the world.	...Better  Build quality into your products, workforce and enterprise with ISO certification & Lean Six Sigma programs.
...When Imports Threaten Secure funding from the Northwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (NWTAAC) to offset the impact of imports.	...With High Performance Teams Training Within Industry is the "missing link for Lean" that produces sustainable improvement over time by helping your leaders create high performance, cross functional teams.
...In Food Processing TechHelp's Food Processing Specialist can help you implement food safety programs that will help you develop new markets, meet supply chain requirements and create a safe, efficient and globally competitive food operation.
...With Workforce Development Use Workforce Development Training Funds to help hire, train and retain your team.

 
Is Your Company Ready?

In order to increase their odds of success, top U.S. Manufacturers focus on five critical areas as outlined in the NIST MEP Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) Strategy or NGM: Continuous improvement, Technology Acceleration, Supply Chain Development, Sustainability and Workforce Development. As Idaho's affilliate of the national ManufacturingExtension Partnership, we stand ready to help you address the five critical areas of NGM, in concert, to help establish a defendable competitive advantage. Idaho companies that worked with TechHelp in one or all of the NGM areas reported the following numbers as a result of their work with us in 2011.

 Contact us to learn how you rate in regards to NGM criteria and how you can improve your operations to increase your odds of success.

From offices in Boise, Pocatello and Post Falls, experienced TechHelp specialists provide technical and professional assistance to Idaho manufacturers, processors and inventors to strengthen their global competitiveness through continuous product and process innovation. TechHelp is a partnership of Idaho's three state universities and an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership. It is also Idaho's Economic Development Administration University Center, targeting economically distressed areas of Idaho. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, contact your local TechHelp specialist or our main office using the information listed at right.

As Idaho's Manufacturing Extension Center, TechHelp is one of 60 centers that meet the needs of manufacturers nationwide. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is part of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) in the US Department of Commerce. Each state center is free to organize in a way that best meets its needs. Some centers operate as stand alone non-profit organizations (501-C3). Others, such as TechHelp, are university based. TechHelp provides services throughout Idaho as a partnership of the state's three universities.

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