History

• 1976- Sunburst Electronics is founded by Robert Heiges as an engineering design/consultant organization.
• 1978- Sunburst enters the contract electronic manufacturing business.
• 1982- Sunburst expands operations at 2910 Pittsburgh Avenue in Erie, PA
• 1986- Sunburst is purchased by Bliley Technologies, a manufacturer of crystals and crystal oscillators.
• 1994- Sunburst moves to a larger facility in the Grandview Business park to accommodate contract manufacturing growth.
• 1998- Sunburst and parent company, Bliley Technologies, are purchased by Roger Richards. An initiatiative toward equipment and facility upgrade begins.
• 2002- Sunburst designs/constructs and occupies a 31,000 square foot facility on the Erie, PA Bayfront
• 2002- Sunburst achieves ISO 9001 registration
• 2003- Sunburst is awarded "Manufacturing Employer of the Year" by the Economic Development Corporation of Erie County.
• 2005 - Sunburst expands SMT capacity through Capital equipment purchases
• 2006 - Sunburst expands service offering to include R6 compliant RoHS manufacturing
• 2007 - Sunburst gains J-STD-001 designation