Alhambra, California, USA, 5 November 2013 – Riedon, a specialist manufacturer of cutting-edge resistive solutions, is targeting the demanding requirements of current sensing and shunt applications with its comprehensive portfolio of low ohmic value resistors, ranging from the economical bare metal element MSR series through to its CLSA series chip resistors that provide AEC-Q200 compliance for use in harsh automotive environments. Utilizing various technologies, Riedon offers ±1% tolerance resistances from 0.5 milliohms up to 1 ohm in various package formats with TCRs  as low as ±20ppm/oC and power ratings up to 5 Watts. For tolerances down to ±0.1%, Riedon is also able to supply four terminal versions of its axial lead low ohm power resistor.

Riedon’s MSR series uses a bare metal element in an all-welded construction for through-hole circuit board mounting to provide resistance values from 5m? to 100m?, while also achieving low inductance.

“Current sensing applications  insert a low ohmic precision resistor in series with the load current, creating a small voltage drop that can be readily measured and used to calculate the current flowing through the resistor”, explains Phil Ebbert, Riedon’s VP of Engineering, “Resistance values of just a few milliohms allow currents of several Amps, even tens of Amps, to be handled with device power ratings up to 5 Watts. Riedon’s capability to produce such low ohmic values, with well defined tolerances, enables it to serve a wide range of current sensing and shunt resistor applications.”

About Riedon Inc.

For more than 45 years, since its formation in 1960, Riedon has been at the cutting edge of resistive solutions, supplying Wirewound, Thick & Thin Film, and also Foil resistive products to industries as diverse as Aerospace, Military and Instrumentation.

Riedon employs more than 130 team members worldwide and has manufacturing, technical support and sales facilities in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Mexico.