How Competitive is Your Manufacturing/Processing Operation?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Contact:William Mullane, TechHelp – Idaho Manufacturing Extension Partner 208.863.4259 or williammullane@techhelp.org Next Generation Manufacturing...
View ArticleRegister Now for August 8 Plant Tour of Rekluse in Boise Sponsored by SWI-MA
The Southwest Idaho Manufacturer’s Alliance is excited to open registration for a plant tour at Rekluse’s manufacturing facility in Boise. The tour emphasis will be on robotics and lean manufacturing....
View ArticleUSDA Grant Opportunity for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Improvement...
USDA REAP provides grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to conduct feasibility study for a renewable energy system as well as to purchase and install renewable energy systems...
View ArticleDoes Your Business Need Money for Training?
TechHelp has partnered with the US Department of Agriculture and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to make funding available to Idaho businesses. USDA RBEG Grant The USDA Rural Business...
View ArticleTransformational Leadership: Managing the Tsunamis of Change – August 12 @...
RSVP Here The Western Idaho Section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), TechHelp and the Southwest Idaho Manufacturer’s Alliance will host a presentation by Stephen Hacker, National Chair of...
View ArticleFood Safety Modernization Act Fact Sheet
FSMA FACT SHEET- FEBRUARY 24, 2014 By Jeff Kronenberg of TechHelp and the University of Idaho School of Food Science This was originally posted on Jeff’s U of I Food & Dairy Blog Why FSMA? Public...
View ArticleMonthly Partners in Business Luncheon at Department of Labor in Post Falls
Kootenai County employers interested in learning more about networking and best practices for businesses might find the Partners in Business group worth a look. The professional networking group was...
View ArticleHow Can I Create a LEAN Culture?
Anyone who has attempted to generate a culture of continuous improvement will tell you: It’s really, really hard. So hard, in fact, 97% of companies that attempt to instill such a culture give up...
View ArticleSilence is Not Always Golden – Meetings Part One
Meetings can and should be the place to communicate what’s happening, what needs to happen and ask “how should we do it?” in the workplace. Meetings can and should be fun, but why do so many of us...
View ArticleCelebrate Idaho Manufacturing by Hosting A MFG DAY Event on October 3, 2014
NIST MEP and TechHelp Idaho would like to invite Idaho Manufacturers and Processors to celebrate Idaho & U.S. Manufacturing by participating in Manufacturing Day 2014 on October 3. Any Idaho...
View Article$10,000 in Grant Assistance for Food, Dairy & Beverage Processors
Apply Now! FSVT Grant is for food, dairy & beverage processors with fewer than 200 employees. The Food Safety Validation Technology Grant (FSVT) will provide up to $10,000 in technical...
View ArticleBusy Bees @ Packaging Specialties Earn Innovation Award
The bumblebee plays a key role in the image of PSI, a company that is “busy being better”. Jeff Winkles, Plant Manager of the Burley, Idaho branch of Packaging Specialties, Inc, points out that the...
View ArticleLearn How the Chinese Finger Trap Connected Melni to Success
Meet Mark Melni and hear the full story of the Melni Connector at Manufacturing Day Idaho at the Boise State TECenter in Nampa on Friday, October 3. Full event details are here. You can RSVP for the...
View ArticleA Minute With TechHelp’s Calvin Allan of the New Product Development Lab @...
A Minute with Calvin Allan of the New Product Development Lab at Boise State TechHelp Working to Stay at the Forefront of 3D Printing Calvin Allan is TechHelp’s New Product Development Manager, at the...
View ArticleIdaho Food Industry Sees Impact From TechHelp and UI Extension Efforts
Food Safety Specialist, Jeff Kronenberg (below) of TechHelp and the University of Idaho recently reported that during 2013, TechHelp and UI Extension had major projects with seven food and dairy...
View ArticleGuess Who Came to the NPD Lab at Boise State?
By Steve Hatten, Executive Director of TechHelp The President of the United States visited the New Product Development Lab at Boise State. On Wednesday January 21, 2015, Barack Obama, the 44th...
View ArticleGregg Lynde Joins TechHelp Team @ Boise State College of Business & Economics
Gregg Lynde is TechHelp’s new Manufacturing Specialist in Southwest Idaho based at the Boise State University College of Business and Economics. Gregg considers it a mission to use his skill set to...
View ArticleTechHelp & Impact Washington Offer Lean Enterprise Certificate Program in...
Companies that realize sustained success with Lean implementation know that developing their employees’ capabilities to lead continuous improvement efforts is key to their success. The Lean Enterprise...
View ArticleDiscover Operational Excellence – Learn & Apply Shingo Model with Plexus in...
Classes Begin February 10-11 & 12-13 The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence (named for famed Japanese Industrial Engineer, Shigeo Shingo) is known as the “Nobel Prize of Manufacturing”....
View ArticlePrintcraft Press Rides ISO Certification to Success
Company Profile: Printcraft Press is a printing, warehousing and fulfillment center that delivers end-to-end solutions for printing, direct mail, labeling & packaging, warehousing &...
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