Heatron recently announced that the need for rapid production capacity increases due to a record-breaking sales year in 2014 led to an expansion at its Erie, Pennsylvania, production facility.
The expansion, which broke ground in March 2014, led to a 30-percent increase in square footage as well as new state-ofthe-art equipment and 100 additional high quality jobs for the Erie region. Heatron’s Erie facility designs and tests thick film heaters and hybrid circuit boards as well as handling the manufacturing for LED lighting, thick film heaters and hybrid circuit boards.
According to the company, Heatron has experienced tremendous growth since establishing a presence in Erie in 2002. With the completion of Phase I construction in September, plans are now under way for Phase II, focusing on interior remodeling for improved employee facilities and expanded engineering and quality management space.
Completed in just six months, the expansion provides additional space for engineering services, including prototyping and analytical instrumentation, and an increased footprint for assembly. Additionally, the company will experience increased surface mount technology automation for thick film heaters, hybrid circuit boards and LED lighting modules.
Heatron is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company service two core business units — custom heating elements and LED integration. Founded in 1977, the company works directly with OEMs to develop custom heating and LED lighting components. Heatron is headquartered in Leavenworth, Kansas, with additional locations in Erie, and Chicago, Illinois.
For more information on Heatron, visit www.heatron.com.
