Allen-Bradley — Magnetic Motor Starter Asbestos Arc-Chute Plate
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing arc-chute plates and coil-lead insulation inside Allen-Bradley magnetic motor starters, according to …
Electrical Insulation & Panels
Asbestos was used extensively in electrical arc chutes, panel board liners, wire insulation, and switchgear components because of its dielectric properties and fire resistance. Electricians who worked on Federal Pacific Electric, GE, and Westinghouse panels in older industrial facilities encountered asbestos materials throughout their careers.
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Anaconda Wire & Cable — Allegedly Asbestos-Fiber Underground Service Cable Jacket
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Anaconda Wire & Cable underground service and distribution cable allegedly incorporated asbestos-fiber jacketing and asbestos …
Babcock & Wilcox — Nuclear Reactor Asbestos-Fabric Electrical Cable Insulation
Made by: Babcock & Wilcox Company — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: c. 1957-late 1970s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Babcock & Wilcox nuclear …
Budd Company — Stainless Passenger Car Asbestos Cement Body Insulation Panels
Produced: 1934-1987
Budd stainless-steel passenger cars, RDCs, Metroliners, and Amfleet equipment allegedly used asbestos-cement body insulation …
Continental Diamond Fibre — Asbestos Vulcanized Fiber Sheet
Produced: c. 1900s-1970s (Newark DE plant)
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Continental Diamond Fibre's …
Cutler-Hammer — asbestos-cloth motor-lead wire and high-temperature conductor insulation
Produced: 1940s through the mid-1970s
Cutler-Hammer motor starters and control panels allegedly used woven asbestos-cloth-insulated wire and asbestos tape on motor …
Cutler-Hammer / Eaton — De-Ion Magnetic Blowout Asbestos Fabric Arc Chute
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos fabric and molded plates inside Cutler-Hammer / Eaton magnetic blowout arc chutes on contactors, starters, and …
Dover Elevator — Asbestos Hoistway Brake Linings
Produced: 1955-1980s (U.S. Dover Elevator manufacturing era; acquired by Thyssen 1999)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Dover Elevator hoist-machine …
EMD Locomotive Electrical Cabinet — Asbestos Arc Chute & Load Contactor Insulation
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified EMD (Electro-Motive Division) locomotive electrical cabinet asbestos arc chute barriers and load …
Federal Pacific — FPE Load Center / Panelboard Asbestos Fabric Arc Barrier
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos fabric arc barriers and molded phenolic bus supports inside Federal Pacific FPE Stab-Lok load centers and …
Federal Pacific Electric — asbestos-cement arc-chamber barrier plates for Stab-Lok circuit breakers
Produced: 1950s through the late 1970s
Federal Pacific Stab-Lok breakers allegedly contained asbestos-cement interphase barrier and arc-chamber back-plates that released …
General Cable — Allegedly Asbestos-Fiber Underground Power Cable Jacket
Produced: 1940s-1970s
General Cable underground power cable allegedly used asbestos-fiber jacketing and asbestos braid on medium- and high-voltage …
General Electric — asbestos-varnish coil winding insulation for large motors, generators, and transformer coils
Produced: 1940s through November 21, 1972 (the GE-documented asbestos cutoff for its heat-resistant electrical insulation product lines)
GE large motors, generators, and transformer coils allegedly used asbestos-cloth coil-lead wrap, asbestos-varnish coil-end …
General Electric — Isolated-Phase Bus Duct Asbestos Fabric Flange Boot Seal
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos fabric flange boots and gaskets on GE isolated-phase bus duct connecting generator to step-up transformer, …
General Electric — Magne-Blast Circuit Breaker Asbestos Fabric Arc-Chute Liner
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos fabric and molded liner plates inside GE Magne-Blast air-magnetic circuit breakers, according to publicly filed …
General Electric — Substation Power Transformers with Allegedly Asbestos-Fabric Radiator Gaskets
Produced: 1940s-1970s
General Electric substation oil-filled power transformers allegedly used asbestos-fiber compressed-sheet gaskets on …
General Electric Locomotive Traction Motor — Asbestos-Varnished Electrical Insulation
Produced: 1959-1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified General Electric locomotive DC traction motor asbestos-varnished coil and lead-wire insulation on …
General Electric Traction Motors — Asbestos-Fabric Commutator & Field-Coil Insulation
Produced: c. 1920s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that General Electric …
Hobart Brothers — TIG Welding Torch Asbestos Ceramic Cup and Insulator Components
Produced: c. 1917-1980s
Plaintiffs allege Hobart Brothers TIG welding torch ceramic cups and torch-body insulating components contained asbestos and …
I-T-E Imperial Corporation — HK Air Circuit Breaker Asbestos Arc-Chute Liner
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos fabric liners and molded plates inside I-T-E Imperial HK-series and K-Line air circuit breakers, according to …
Lapp Insulator — Porcelain Transmission Line Insulators with Allegedly Asbestos-Fiber Mounting Cement
Produced: 1930s-1970s
Lapp Insulator porcelain station posts and suspension bells allegedly used asbestos-fiber-reinforced mounting cement to bond …
Lincoln Electric — Flux-Cored and Covered Electrode Asbestos Flux Coatings
Produced: c. 1895-1980s
Plaintiffs allege Lincoln Electric's flux-cored and stick-electrode flux coatings contained asbestos and released respirable …
Nordyne / Miller Electric — Arc-Chute and Welding Equipment Asbestos Components
Produced: c. 1929-1980s
Plaintiffs allege Miller Electric welding machine contactor arc chutes and insulating components contained asbestos and released …
NVF (National Vulcanized Fibre) — Asbestos-Filled Electrical-Grade Sheet
Produced: c. 1910s-1980s (Yorklyn DE and related NVF plants)
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that National Vulcanized Fibre's …
Ohio Brass — Porcelain Transmission Line Insulators with Allegedly Asbestos-Fiber Suspension-String Cement
Produced: 1930s-1970s
Ohio Brass porcelain suspension insulators allegedly used asbestos-fiber-reinforced cement to bond cap-and-pin hardware on …
Okonite Cable — Allegedly Asbestos-Fiber Medium-Voltage Underground Cable Jacket
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Okonite medium-voltage underground power cable allegedly incorporated asbestos-fiber-loaded jacketing and asbestos-braid conductor …
Otis Elevator — Asbestos-Fabric Hoist Brake Linings
Produced: 1900s-1980s (U.S. supply and service era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Otis Elevator hoist-machine …
P&H Overhead Crane — Asbestos Brake Linings
Produced: 1900s-1980s (Harnischfeger U.S. industrial crane era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that P&H (Harnischfeger) overhead …
Pirelli Power Cable — Allegedly Asbestos-Fiber High-Voltage Transmission Cable Jacket
Produced: 1950s-1970s
Pirelli high-voltage pipe-type and self-contained fluid-filled transmission cable allegedly used asbestos-fiber-loaded jacketing …
Pullman-Standard — Passenger Car Asbestos Cement Body Insulation Panels
Produced: 1930s-1970s
Pullman-Standard passenger and sleeping cars allegedly used asbestos-cement board body insulation panels between the sheathing and …
Pyle-National — Locomotive Headlight Asbestos Fabric Electrical Insulation
Produced: 1900s-1970s
Pyle-National locomotive headlights and Gyralight signals allegedly used asbestos fabric wire wrap and millboard heat shielding …
Pyle-National Locomotive Cab Heater — Asbestos-Fabric Insulation
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Pyle-National Company locomotive cab heater asbestos-fabric insulation as an asbestos exposure …
Rogers Corporation R-6009 — Asbestos Phenolic Laminate
Produced: c. 1950s-1980s (asbestos era)
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rogers Corporation's R-6009 …
Spaulding Fibre — Asbestos Phenolic Sheet Grade (Grade AA / Heat-Service)
Produced: c. 1910s-1980s (Tonawanda NY plant)
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Spaulding Fibre's …
Square D — asbestos-fabric wire-lead insulation used in QO panelboard and load-center assembly
Produced: 1940s through the early 1970s
Square D QO breakers and panelboards allegedly used asbestos-fabric-insulated wire leads and asbestos tape on internal jumpers, …
Square D — Model 6 Motor Control Center (MCC) Asbestos Fabric Bus Bar Support
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing bus bar supports, interphase barriers, and arc-chute plates inside Square D Model 6 (and predecessor …
Union Carbide Bakelite Vulcanite — Asbestos-Molded Phenolic Compound
Produced: c. 1930s-1980s (asbestos era)
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Union Carbide's Bakelite …
Union Switch & Signal — Asbestos Arc-Chute & Relay Components for Railroad Signals
Produced: c. 1900-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Union Switch & Signal …
Westinghouse — De-Ion Arc Chute Molded Asbestos Arc-Quenching Plates
Produced: 1930s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing molded arc-quenching plates and side liners inside Westinghouse De-Ion arc chutes, according to …
Westinghouse — Substation Power Transformers with Allegedly Asbestos-Fabric Lead-Wire Insulation
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Westinghouse substation oil-filled power transformers allegedly contained asbestos-fabric-wrapped internal lead wires and bushing …
Westinghouse Electric — asbestos-fabric coil insulation for large motors and generators
Produced: 1940s through the mid-1970s
Westinghouse large motors and generators allegedly used woven asbestos-cloth coil-lead wrap, asbestos tape, and asbestos-varnish …
Westinghouse Elevator — Asbestos Brake Shoes for Freight and Passenger Elevators
Produced: 1900s-1980s (U.S. supply era; Schindler acquired Westinghouse Elevator 1989)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Westinghouse Elevator …
Whiting Corporation — Industrial Crane Brake Blocks for Steel Mill Applications
Produced: 1900s-1980s (Whiting U.S. heavy industrial crane era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Whiting Corporation …
Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) — Maryland Utility Premises Asbestos Exposure (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear, Brandon Shores Coal)
Produced: 1906-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) nuclear, …
Black & Decker / Porter-Cable / DeWalt — Asbestos-Insulated Power Tools & Portable Electric Equipment
Produced: Black & Decker 1910-present; Porter-Cable 1906-present; DeWalt 1924-present; asbestos era through 1980s
Black & Decker, Porter-Cable, and DeWalt manufactured portable electric power tools used across U.S. construction, industrial, and …
Central & South West Corp / Central Power & Light — Texas & Oklahoma Utility Premises Asbestos Exposure (Today AEP)
Produced: 1916-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at Central & South West Corp affiliate …
Cutler-Hammer / Eaton Corporation — Asbestos Motor Controls, Switchgear & Arc-Chute Components
Produced: Cutler-Hammer 1893-present (Eaton subsidiary 1978); asbestos era through 1980s
Cutler-Hammer Inc. (Eaton subsidiary from 1978) allegedly manufactured motor controls, motor control centers, and switchgear with …
Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) — Asbestos Stab-Lok Circuit Breakers, Load Centers & Switchgear
Produced: 1955-1990 (FPE era; today distributed across various successors; asbestos era through 1980s)
Federal Pacific Electric Company (FPE) allegedly manufactured Stab-Lok circuit breakers, load centers, and industrial switchgear …
General Electric / Westinghouse / Sunbeam / Toastmaster Consumer Appliances — Asbestos-Insulated Hair Dryers, Heaters, Irons & Small Kitchen Appliances
Produced: Asbestos era through 1979 (CPSC-driven consumer hair dryer asbestos removal 1979)
General Electric, Westinghouse, Sunbeam, Toastmaster, Proctor-Silex, and other major U.S. consumer appliance manufacturers …
General Electric Company (GE) — Asbestos Manufacturer & Premises Exposure at U.S. Turbine, Motor, Locomotive & Appliance Plants
Produced: 1892-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
General Electric Company is one of the most heavily litigated U.S. asbestos manufacturers — supplying asbestos-insulated steam …
I-T-E Imperial / Siemens-Allis / ITE-Gould — Asbestos Circuit Breakers, Switchgear & Transformers
Produced: I-T-E 1889-1969; ITE-Gould 1969-1988; Siemens-Allis 1978-present; asbestos era through 1980s
I-T-E Circuit Breaker Company (later ITE-Gould and Siemens-Allis) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing circuit breakers, …
Idaho Power Company — Hells Canyon Hydro and Jim Bridger Coal Partnership Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: 1916-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at Idaho Power Company hydroelectric …
Johnson Controls / Johnson Service Company — Asbestos-Insulated HVAC Controls & Building Systems
Produced: 1885-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Johnson Controls (formerly Johnson Service Company; today Johnson Controls International plc) manufactured pneumatic HVAC …
Kohler Company — Plumbing Fixtures, Engines, and Generators (Kohler WI)
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kohler Company, …
McGraw-Edison / Cooper Industries — Asbestos Distribution Transformers, Switchgear & Electrical Equipment (Corporate)
Produced: McGraw-Edison 1957-1985; Cooper Industries 1985-2012; asbestos era through 1980s
McGraw-Edison Company and successor Cooper Industries (Cooper Power Systems) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing …
Niagara Mohawk Power — Upstate New York Utility Premises Asbestos Exposure (Today National Grid)
Produced: 1890-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at Niagara Mohawk Power (today National …
NIPSCO / Northern Indiana Public Service — Northwest Indiana Utility Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: 1912-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at NIPSCO / Northern Indiana Public Service …
NuTone / Broan / Whirlpool / Frigidaire — Asbestos-Insulated Consumer Appliances (Hair Dryers, Heaters, Toasters)
Produced: Asbestos era through 1970s (small consumer appliances)
NuTone, Broan, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, and other U.S. consumer appliance manufacturers allegedly manufactured hair dryers, home …
PacifiCorp / Pacific Power & Light — Pacific Northwest & Mountain West Utility Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: 1910-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at PacifiCorp / Pacific Power & Light …
Portland General Electric (PGE) — Oregon Utility Premises Asbestos Exposure (Boardman Coal, Trojan Nuclear)
Produced: 1889-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at Portland General Electric coal-fired, …
Reliance Electric / Emerson Electric — Asbestos-Insulated Industrial Electric Motors, Generators & Motor-Control Equipment
Produced: Reliance Electric 1904-1995; Emerson Electric 1890-present; asbestos era through 1980s
Reliance Electric Company (Cleveland OH) and Emerson Electric Company (St. Louis MO) manufactured industrial electric motors, …
Salt River Project (SRP) — Arizona Public Power Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: 1903-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly developed mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease after working at Salt River Project (SRP) coal-fired, …
Singer Sewing Machine Company — Asbestos-Insulated Industrial Sewing Machines & Electrical Appliance Wiring
Produced: 1851-present (Singer; asbestos era through 1970s)
Singer Manufacturing Company manufactured consumer and industrial sewing machines used in U.S. garment factories and homes through …
Westinghouse Electric Corporation — Asbestos Manufacturer & Premises Exposure at U.S. Turbine, Motor, Transformer & Nuclear Plants
Produced: 1886-1997 (Westinghouse Electric; broken up 1997-2005; asbestos era through 1980s)
Westinghouse Electric Corporation was one of the most heavily litigated U.S. asbestos manufacturers — supplying asbestos-insulated …
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing — Asbestos-Insulated Mill Equipment, Pumps, Motors & Industrial Machinery
Produced: 1861-1999 (Allis-Chalmers; various successors); asbestos era through 1980s
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (Milwaukee WI) manufactured industrial pumps, electric motors, mill equipment, crushers, …
American Locomotive Company (ALCO) — Asbestos Steam & Diesel Locomotive Insulation
Produced: c. 1901-1969
American Locomotive Company (ALCO, Schenectady NY) was a major U.S. manufacturer of steam and diesel-electric locomotives. …
Baldwin Locomotive Works — Asbestos Steam & Diesel Locomotive Insulation
Produced: c. 1832-1956
Baldwin Locomotive Works (Philadelphia, PA — later Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, exited locomotive business 1956) was the historic U.S. …
C.B. Cottrell & Sons / Cottrell Company — Asbestos-Insulated Sheet-Fed and Web Printing Presses
Produced: 1880s-1970s
C.B. Cottrell & Sons (later Cottrell Company) was a historic U.S. manufacturer of commercial sheet-fed and web printing presses. …
Colt Industries / Fairbanks Morse — Asbestos-Insulated Marine Diesel Engines, Pumps & Locomotive Equipment
Produced: 1893-present (Fairbanks Morse; Colt Industries 1964-1988; asbestos era through 1980s)
Colt Industries (parent of Fairbanks Morse Engine, Fairbanks Morse Pump, Central Foundry, and other diversified operations) …
Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD / General Motors) — Asbestos Locomotive Insulation, Gaskets & Friction
Produced: c. 1930s-1980s
Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD — historically the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors) was the dominant U.S. diesel-electric …
Formica Insulation Company / Formica Corporation — Asbestos-Filled Phenolic Laminate Sheets, Tubes & Rods
Produced: c. 1913-1980s (asbestos era)
Formica Insulation Company (Cincinnati OH; later Formica Corporation) was one of the four founding U.S. phenolic-laminate majors …
Glastic Corporation — Asbestos Polyester and Alkyd Glass Compounds for Circuit Breakers & Electrical Insulation
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Glastic Corporation (Cleveland OH) manufactured polyester-glass and alkyd-glass molding compounds for circuit-breaker, brush-stud, …
Goss International — Asbestos-Insulated Newspaper Web Press Drying Ovens
Produced: 1880s-1980s (asbestos era)
Goss International (and predecessor Goss Printing Press Company) was the dominant U.S. manufacturer of large newspaper web offset …
Harris-Intertype Corporation — Asbestos-Insulated Web Press Dryers & Typecasting Equipment
Produced: 1957-1980s (corporate combined era)
Harris-Intertype Corporation combined the Harris commercial press line with the Intertype hot-metal typesetting line in 1957. …
Haysite Division (Synthane-Taylor Corporation) — Asbestos Polyester-Glass Compounds for Circuit Breakers
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Haysite Division of Synthane-Taylor Corporation manufactured polyester-glass molding compounds for circuit-breaker, switchgear, …
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heidelberg) — Asbestos-Insulated Letterpress and Offset Press Equipment
Produced: 1920s-1980s (asbestos era)
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was the dominant German manufacturer of commercial letterpress and offset printing …
Hobart Brothers / ESAB — Asbestos-Coated Welding Electrodes & Welding Equipment
Produced: c. 1917-1980s
Hobart Brothers Company (Troy OH, today an ESAB Group brand) manufactured stick welding electrodes and welding equipment used …
Intertype Corporation — Asbestos Lead-Pot Linotype-Style Hot-Metal Typesetting Machines
Produced: 1910s-1970s
Intertype Corporation was the principal U.S. competitor to Mergenthaler Linotype. Intertype hot-metal typecasting machines carried …
Karpen Brothers Company (Dr. L.V. Redman) — Asbestos-Filled Phenolic Resin for Early Bakelite Era Laminate Production
Produced: c. 1913-1930s
Karpen Brothers Company, under the technical direction of Dr. L.V. Redman, supplied phenolic resin to the early Westinghouse and …
Lincoln Electric Company — Asbestos-Coated Welding Electrodes & Welding Equipment
Produced: c. 1895-1980s
Lincoln Electric Company manufactured stick welding electrodes and welding equipment used across U.S. industry through the …
Ludlow Typograph Company — Asbestos Hot-Metal Display-Type Casting Machines
Produced: 1906-1985
Ludlow Typograph Company manufactured the dominant U.S. display-type casting machine. The Ludlow used a continuously-heated lead …
Mergenthaler Linotype Company — Hot-Metal Typesetting Machines with Asbestos Lead-Pot Insulation
Produced: 1890s-early 1980s
Mergenthaler Linotype Company manufactured the dominant hot-metal typecasting machine of the 20th century. Plaintiffs allege …
Mesa Plastics Company (Felix Karas) — Asbestos-Filled Allyl Plastics for Electronic & Aerospace Insulators
Produced: c. 1955-1980s
Mesa Plastics Company was founded by Felix Karas in 1955 to pioneer allyl plastic (DAP / CR-39 diallyl phthalate) materials for …
Miehle-Goss-Dexter — Asbestos-Insulated Sheet-Fed Presses, Web Presses & Bindery Equipment
Produced: 1920s-1980s
Miehle-Goss-Dexter was the dominant U.S. supplier of commercial sheet-fed presses, large newspaper web presses, and bindery …
Miller Gear Company — Asbestos-Era Fabroil Cotton-Phenolic Gears for Industrial & Automotive Use
Produced: c. 1912-1950s
Miller Gear Company manufactured Fabroil cotton-phenolic laminate gears under early Westinghouse-derived patents — cotton fabric …
Monotype Corporation — Asbestos Hot-Metal Individual-Character Typecasting Machines
Produced: 1900s-late 1970s
Monotype Corporation manufactured a two-machine hot-metal typesetting system: a paper-tape keyboard and a separate …
R. Hoe & Company — Asbestos-Insulated Newspaper Rotary Presses & Press-Plant Steam Systems
Produced: 1880s-1950s (asbestos era manufacturing)
R. Hoe & Company was the historic U.S. manufacturer of newspaper rotary presses through the late 19th and mid-20th centuries. …
Taylor Fibre Company (later Synthane-Taylor) — Asbestos-Filled Phenolic Laminate Sheets, Rods & Tubes
Produced: c. 1916-1969 (Taylor Fibre era; merged into Synthane-Taylor 1969)
Taylor Fibre Company (Norristown PA; merged with Synthane Corporation 1969 to form Synthane-Taylor Corporation) was one of the …
Webendorfer (Webendorfer Maschinenfabrik) — Asbestos-Insulated Sheet-Fed Offset Presses
Produced: 1950s-1980s (asbestos era)
Webendorfer Maschinenfabrik was a German manufacturer of sheet-fed offset printing presses, including the Webendorfer 102 and …
Western Electric Company — Asbestos-Insulated Bell System Electrical Equipment, Cables & Phenolic Laminate Components
Produced: 1869-1996 (Western Electric era; absorbed into Lucent / Nokia; asbestos era through 1980s)
Western Electric Company was the manufacturing arm of the Bell System / AT&T from 1869 to 1996. Plaintiffs allege Western Electric …
Westinghouse Air Brake (WABCO) — Asbestos Railroad Brake Shoes & Air-Brake Components
Produced: c. 1869-1980s
Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO) of Wilmerding, PA invented the railroad air brake and supplied air-brake equipment, brake …
Manufacturers — with Known Products
Each manufacturer is listed with the specific products they sold in this category. Click a manufacturer name for the full exposure and legal history.
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Stab-Lok electrical panels with asbestos arc chutes
Industrial switchgear
Motor control centers
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Fiberite FM 8130 asbestos-filled phenolic compound
Fiberite FM 10365 phenolic molding compound
Fiberite FM 3510 (asbestos-filled per 1973 Fiberite-to-Westinghouse letter)
Fiberite 1333A thermoset compound
General Electric Company — Asbestos Products & Litigation HistoryBoston, MA (formerly Schenectady, NY)
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Steam turbines with asbestos insulation
Turbine casing insulation systems
Electrical switchgear with asbestos arc barriers
Industrial boilers
Rogers Corporation — Asbestos Products & Litigation HistoryChandler, AZ (formerly Rogers, CT)
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
RX462 asbestos-filled phenolic molding compound
RX466 high-heat phenolic compound
Duroid insulating laminates
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Square D electrical panelboards with phenolic arc chutes (1940s–1978)
Square D motor control centers and switchgear
Square D load centers with asbestos-filled phenolic components
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Steam turbines with asbestos insulation
Marine turbines
Electrical switchgear and panels
Industrial boilers
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