Techtown, the dedicated online community for service technicians in the foodservice equipment industry, has launched a mobile app. The app is the first in a series of innovations prioritizing technology that helps technicians connect with the resources they need to be most effective.

The techtown app is a go-anywhere tool for foodservice equipment repair discussions, industry news, easy-to-search product resources and a manufacturer database. Through the app, users can:

• Interact with the discussion boards in real-time and see their own questions answered by fellow members;
• Receive push notifications for messages from other members and reply via their phones;
• Post new questions right from their devices, including the ability to add photos taken with the device’s camera;
• Access different groups within techtown and topics or search for new groups to join;
• Instantly access the vast directory of industry manufacturers; and
• Browse or search the techtown knowledge base for even more tech-reviewed content including manuals, schematics and videos.

“The techtown app makes this online community even more accessible, user-friendly and helpful for technicians on the go,” said Scott Carmichael, mayor of techtown. “We want to thank all of our members who have asked and answered questions and posted content on techtown. The app helps us better fulfill our simple mission to Ask. Share. Repair. We look forward to the app continuing build our capabilities to support foodservice technicians.”