Services

TechHelp Manufacturing Specialists help Idaho manufacturers, food processors, and entrepreneurs/inventors improve competitiveness through continuous product and process innovation. Our consultants provide training, information, and services statewide from our university-based offices in Boise, Post Falls, Twin Falls, and Pocatello. Our services fall into several areas of practice that, including:

• Operational Excellence –  TechHelp’s  OE Team can help manufacturers produce products more efficiently and with higher quality. Our team of trusted advisors has experience in all phases of manufacturing and can help you make critical operational improvements in Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Quality, and more.
• Food Manufacturing Excellence – We bring a broad range of services to the food industry through site visits, needs assessments, on-site project work, on-site training, and public courses. As a result, our Food Manufacturing Specialists offer a wide range of services that can help food processors learn and adopt food safety practices, grow revenues, improve productivity & performance, and strengthen their global competitiveness. 
• New Product and Market Development – We specialize in concept development, design engineering, and prototyping solutions. The NPD Team includes full-time Staff Engineers and BSU Mechanical Engineering student employees. Furthermore, we help Idaho inventors, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers develop new products and improve existing ones.
• Supply Chain Consulting – TechHelp works with the MEP Supplier Scouting Program (SSP) to help Idaho manufacturers respond to the supply chain needs of manufacturers in Idaho and nationwide.  Idaho inventors and manufacturers are also welcome to work with the TechHelp team to place their supply chain needs into the SSP where they can connect with U.S. suppliers of materials and services needed to make products. TechHelp also works closely with the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance (IMA) to fill supply chain needs using the Idaho Manufacturers Connect Database. Become a Connect member to find, serve, and share Idaho supply chain needs.