The company was incorporated in 1990 by D. S. Brown, D. D. Brown and W. M. Brown. In the early 1960's, D. D. Brown invented the first neoprene seal to be used in road or bridge construction. This seal was installed in the State of Michigan and today nearly ten million meters of this type of seal have been produced and installed.

Later, with the help of his sons, TechStar has developed unique sealing systems, including swivel action modular systems to accommodate the forces of seismic effects on bridges. In addition, TechStar has developed a complete line of bearing systems (pot, disk and spherical) and seismic products (shock transmission units, lock up devices and dampers).

Today TechStar also serves as the marketing and sales force for several large Chinese companies outside of China. TechStar represents Shanghai Pujiang Cable Company for parallel wire cable (New Bay Bridge in San Francisco), Beijing Jianghe for curtain wall and specialized glass structures and Beijing Hanson for railing systems and glass partitions.