Ruttonsha Rectifier
Ruttonsha International Rectifier Limited manufactures and sells various power semiconductor devices. the corporate offers phase control thyristors, standard recovery diodes, fast turn-off thyristors, fast recovery diodes, power modules, bridge rectifiers, water-cooled assemblies.
Incorporated in 1969 as a personal Ltd. together with International Rectifier Corporation, US, for the manufacture of power semiconductor devices, Ruttonsha Rectifier (RIR) was converted into a public Ltd. in Mar.86. the corporate made its maiden public offer in 1986. Initially situated at Vikhroli, Bombay, the company’s unit was afterward shifted to Halol, Gujarat. It manufactures power semiconductors – power rectifiers, silicon-controlled rectifiers and power rectifier assemblies. RIR also manufactures equipment like battery chargers, rectifiers, etc. The products are distributed on to original equipment manufacturers (OEM), the Defence, Railway establishments and also through dealer network. RUTTONSHA RECTIFIER came out with a rights offering in Sep.93 to part-finance the extra capital requirements and to finance new machinery for the indigenization of its products.The association with International Rectifier, the US collaborator, led to 1995, and therefore the complete technical know-how for the silicon-controlled rectifier had been handed over to the corporate. the corporate received technical know-how for Silicon Rectifiers and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers upto 30mm devices from M/s International Rectifier Corporation, California USA.
