Caterpillar D398 Diesel Engine Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Caterpillar D398 Diesel Engine Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — …
Gaskets & Packing
Asbestos gaskets and compressed sheet packing were installed throughout refineries, chemical plants, and power generation facilities. Their high-temperature resistance and compressibility made them ubiquitous at pipe flanges, valve bonnets, and heat exchanger connections — making insulators, pipefitters, and maintenance workers the most heavily exposed trades.
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Cleveland Diesel 278a Engine Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Cleveland Diesel 278a Engine Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a …
Cummins Nhrt 6 Diesel Engine Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Cummins Nhrt 6 Diesel Engine Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a …
Detroit Stoker Reheat Furnace Expansion Joints — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Detroit Stoker Reheat Furnace Expansion Joints is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing …
Fairbanks Morse Navy Submarine Diesel Engine Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Fairbanks Morse Navy Submarine Diesel Engine Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly …
Fel Pro Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Fel Pro Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing product in …
Fel Pro Head Gasket — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Fel Pro Head Gasket is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing product …
Fel Pro Head Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Fel Pro Head Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing product …
GE Cf6 Turbofan Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
GE Cf6 Turbofan Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing …
GM EMD 645 Locomotive Engine Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
GM EMD 645 Locomotive Engine Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a …
Permatex 2 Gasket Sealer — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Permatex 2 Gasket Sealer is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing …
Pratt Whitney Jt8d Turbofan Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Pratt Whitney Jt8d Turbofan Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a …
Victor Reinz Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Victor Reinz Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing product …
Victor Reinz Head Gasket — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Victor Reinz Head Gasket is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing …
Victor Reinz Head Gaskets — Asbestos Product & Litigation Reference
Produced: Asbestos-era production
Victor Reinz Head Gaskets is documented in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation as allegedly containing asbestos — a sealing …
A.W. Chesterton Mechanical Seals — Asbestos-Containing Rotating-Shaft Seals for Pumps, Mixers, and Agitators
Produced: c. 1955-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that A.W. Chesterton mechanical seals — installed on pumps, mixers, …
Adamson Machine Company — Two-Roll Rubber Mill Asbestos-Fabric Bearing Wrap and Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1900s-1970s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Adamson Machine Company two-roll rubber mill asbestos-fabric bearing wrap and asbestos-packed …
Alco (American Locomotive Company) — 251 Marine & Industrial Diesel Exhaust Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1954–1969 (Alco); continued as MLW/Bombardier and licensed builds through 1980s
Alco 251 marine, locomotive, and industrial diesel exhaust manifold and head gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos …
Alco 244 & 251 Locomotive Turbocharger & Exhaust Manifold Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1946-1980s (service life into 2000s)
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Alco (American Locomotive Company) 244 and 251 series locomotive turbocharger and exhaust manifold …
ALCO Diesel-Electric Locomotives — Asbestos Exhaust Manifold & Turbocharger Wrap
Produced: c. 1940s-1969
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that ALCO 244 and 251 series …
Alfa Laval — Plate Heat Exchanger Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1950s–late 1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Alfa Laval plate heat exchanger gaskets as asbestos-containing in publicly filed U.S. asbestos …
Anchor Packing Company — Navy shipboard asbestos gasket sheets
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Anchor Packing Company allegedly supplied Navy-grade compressed asbestos sheet gasket stock to U.S. Navy shipyards and shipboard …
Babcock & Wilcox OTSG Once-Through Steam Generator — Asbestos Fabric Tube Support Lagging
Made by: Babcock & Wilcox Company — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing tube-support lagging, manway gaskets, and external insulation on Babcock & Wilcox once-through steam …
Bailey Meter Nuclear Instrumentation — Asbestos Fabric Cabinet Heat Shield
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing heat shields, panel gaskets, and wiring insulation inside Bailey Meter nuclear instrumentation and …
Baker Hughes — Oilfield Drill Bit Asbestos-Fabric Bearing Seal
Produced: 1950s–1985
Allegedly asbestos-fabric bearing seals on Baker Hughes (Hughes Tool / Reed) tricone rock bits exposed rig floormen and mechanics …
Baldwin Locomotive Steam-Era Boilers — Asbestos Block & Boiler-Jacket Insulation
Produced: c. 1900-1956
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Baldwin steam locomotive …
Barber-Greene — Coal Preparation Conveyor Asbestos Fabric Belt Cleaner Insulation
Produced: 1950s-1970s
Allegedly asbestos-fabric belt-cleaner backing and gearcase gaskets on Barber-Greene coal-prep conveyors, according to publicly …
Bell & Gossett — Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1940s–1985
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Bell & Gossett shell-and-tube heat exchanger flange and tube-sheet gaskets as asbestos-containing …
Bendix Home Laundry (Avco / Philco-Bendix) — Consumer Clothes Dryer Asbestos Door Gasket and Drum Heat Shield
Produced: 1945-1970s (post-WWII consumer laundry appliance era)
Plaintiffs allegedly inhaled asbestos fibers from Bendix Home Laundry consumer clothes dryer door gaskets and drum heat shields …
Buffalo Pumps — Utility-Service Centrifugal Pumps for Power Generation and Municipal Water Service
Produced: c. 1930s-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that Buffalo Pumps utility-service centrifugal pumps — installed in …
Carrier Corporation — asbestos-fibered chiller compressor flange gaskets
Produced: 1940s through the late 1970s
Carrier chiller compressor flange gaskets were allegedly manufactured from asbestos-containing compressed sheet materials that …
Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets — D398 V12 Cylinder Head, Exhaust Manifold & Turbocharger Gaskets
Produced: 1960s-1990s (Caterpillar D-Series D379 / D398 / D399 industrial and marine service era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Caterpillar D398 V12 …
Cessna Aircraft — Asbestos-Fabric Firewall + Turbocharger Wrap
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Cessna Aircraft cabin firewall asbestos-fabric insulation and turbocharger asbestos wrap as …
Chicago Bridge & Iron — asbestos gaskets and packing for field-erected pressure vessels and storage tanks
Produced: 1940s through the late 1970s
CB&I field-erection crews allegedly cut and installed compressed asbestos sheet gaskets and asbestos packing on the manways, …
Cleveland Diesel Division (GM Winton) — 278A Navy Submarine Main Propulsion Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1940–1960s (in-service through 1970s)
Cleveland Diesel Division 278A V16 fleet-submarine main propulsion diesel gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos …
Combustion Engineering Reactor Vessel Head — Asbestos Fabric Flange Insulation
Made by: Combustion Engineering / ABB Combustion Engineering — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing flange insulation blankets, head gaskets, and CRDM penetration seals on Combustion Engineering …
Combustion Engineering Superheater Header — Asbestos Flange Gaskets
Made by: Combustion Engineering / ABB Combustion Engineering — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1945-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Combustion Engineering superheater outlet headers and element handhole gaskets as sources of …
Cooper-Bessemer — Natural-gas compressor asbestos-fabric cylinder-jacket insulation
Produced: 1940s-1990s
Cooper-Bessemer integral-engine natural-gas compressors allegedly carried asbestos-fabric jacket lagging on power-cylinder heads …
Coppus Engineering — Turbine-driven fan asbestos gaskets
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Coppus Engineering allegedly supplied small steam-turbine-driven fans, blowers, and portable ventilators whose casing flanges, …
Corning — Pyrex Laboratory-Grade Asbestos-Fabric Heating Mantles
Produced: c. 1940s-1970s
Plaintiffs allege heating mantles sized and marketed for Corning Pyrex laboratory glassware used woven asbestos fabric as the …
Crane Composition — Asbestos Flange Gaskets, Industrial Flange
Produced: 1900s–1980s
Crane Co. flange gaskets, including the Cranite compressed asbestos sheet line, are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos …
Cummins Engine Company — Cylinder Head Gaskets for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines
Produced: c. 1930s-1980s
Plaintiffs allege Cummins heavy-duty diesel engine cylinder head gaskets and related sealing gaskets contained asbestos and …
Cummins Engine Company — NHRT-6 Industrial Diesel Exhaust Manifold Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1950s–1980s
Cummins NHRT-6 industrial diesel exhaust manifold and turbo-flange gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to …
Cummins Engine Company NHRT-6 Industrial Diesel Exhaust Manifold Asbestos Gaskets — NH-Series Turbocharged Six Manifold & Turbo Flange Gaskets
Produced: 1950s-1970s (NH / NT / NHRT-6 turbocharged inline-six industrial and marine service era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Cummins NHRT-6 turbocharged …
Detroit Diesel — Two-Stroke Engine Exhaust Manifold Gaskets
Produced: c. 1938-1980s
Plaintiffs allege Detroit Diesel two-stroke engine exhaust manifold gaskets contained asbestos and released respirable fibers when …
Detroit Diesel 71 Series (6-71 / 8V-71 / 12V-71) — Two-Stroke Marine & Industrial Asbestos Exhaust Manifold Gaskets
Produced: 1938–1995
Detroit Diesel 71 Series two-stroke exhaust manifold and blower gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to …
Detroit Diesel 71 Series Two-Stroke Asbestos Exhaust Manifold Gaskets — 6-71 / 8V-71 / 12V-71 Industrial and Marine Manifold Gaskets
Produced: 1938-1990s (6-71 / 8V-71 / 12V-71 two-stroke industrial and marine service era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Detroit Diesel 71-Series …
Dodge (Reliance / Rockwell) — Taper-Lock Bushing Asbestos Fabric Drive-Belt Pulley Set-Screw Pack
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Dodge Taper-Lock bushings and V-belt sheaves allegedly used asbestos-fabric anti-galling washers and asbestos-fiber set-screw seat …
Dresser-Rand — Reciprocating compressor asbestos-packed piston-rod seals
Produced: 1950s-1990s
Dresser-Rand reciprocating gas and process compressors allegedly used braided asbestos packing at piston-rod seals and compressed …
Elliott Company — Steam turbine casing asbestos-fabric lagging
Produced: 1930s-1980s
Elliott Company allegedly supplied industrial and marine steam turbines whose hot casings, steam chests, and throttle-valve bodies …
Elliott Turbomachinery — Navy auxiliary turbine asbestos gaskets
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Elliott Turbomachinery allegedly supplied Navy shipboard auxiliary turbines whose casing flanges, gland seals, and turbo-generator …
Enterprise Engine Company — DMRV-16 Navy Auxiliary Engine Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1940s–1970s
Enterprise Engine Company DMRV-16 Navy auxiliary diesel gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to publicly …
Fairbanks Morse Navy Submarine Main Propulsion Engine Gaskets — Fairbanks Morse OP Engine Cylinder & Manifold Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1938-1970s (Model 38 8-1/8 OP main propulsion era across Gato / Balao / Tench / Guppy conversions and non-nuclear Barbel-class hulls)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Fairbanks Morse Model 38 …
Fairbanks Morse Opposed-Piston Diesel — Asbestos Cylinder Head & Airbox Gaskets
Produced: c. 1938-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Fairbanks Morse …
Falk Corporation — Industrial Gearbox Asbestos Fabric Oil Seal and Gasket
Produced: 1940s-late 1980s
Falk enclosed industrial gear drives allegedly used asbestos-fiber oil seals and compressed asbestos sheet housing gaskets across …
Farnam Companies — Asbestos Cylinder Head Gaskets, Industrial Engine
Produced: 1940s–1980s
Farnam Companies is alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have die-cut compressed asbestos fiber …
Farrel Corporation — Banbury Internal Mixer Asbestos-Packed Rotor Shaft Seals
Produced: 1910s-1970s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Farrel Corporation Banbury internal mixer asbestos-packed rotor shaft seals and …
Federal-Mogul — Bower Bearings Asbestos-Fiber Packing
Produced: 1929-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Federal-Mogul Bower bearings asbestos-fiber packing as a source of chrysotile-asbestos exposure …
Fel-Pro (Federal-Mogul) — Asbestos Cylinder Head Gaskets, Automotive Aftermarket
Produced: 1930s–1980s
Fel-Pro cylinder head gaskets are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have contained compressed …
Flender / Graffenstaden — Industrial Gearbox Asbestos Fabric Shaft Seal
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Flender (Siemens) high-torque enclosed gear drives allegedly used asbestos-fabric shaft seals and compressed asbestos housing …
Flexitallic — Asbestos Spiral Wound Gaskets, Industrial Flange
Produced: 1920s–1980s
Flexitallic spiral wound flange gaskets are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have used …
Flexitallic Camprene Gasket Sheet — Asbestos-Fiber Compressed Sheet Gasketing for High-Temperature and Chemical Service
Produced: c. 1950s-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that Flexitallic Camprene compressed asbestos gasket sheet — a …
Foster Wheeler — Asbestos Feedwater Heater Gaskets
Produced: c. 1940s-1980
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Foster Wheeler feedwater …
Garlock Blue-Gard 3000 — Asbestos Fiber Flange Sheet Gasket
Produced: 1960s–1980s
Garlock Blue-Gard 3000 (Style 3000) compressed sheet gasket is alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, …
Garlock Klingersil Compressed Sheet Gasket — Asbestos-Fiber Sheet Gasketing for Flanged Piping and Equipment Joints
Made by: Garlock Sealing Technologies — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: c. 1940s-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that Garlock Klingersil compressed sheet gasket stock — a …
General American Transportation (GATX) — Asbestos Insulation on Heated & Insulated Tank Cars
Produced: c. 1920s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that General American …
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 BWR Main Steam Isolation Valve (MSIV) — Asbestos Fabric & Actuator Gaskets
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing body gaskets, insulation pads, and actuator seals inside General Electric BWR main steam isolation …
General Electric CF6 Commercial Turbofan — Alleged Asbestos Combustor and Exhaust Flange Gaskets and Fan-Case Wrap Insulation
Produced: 1970s-1980s
Plaintiffs allege the General Electric CF6 commercial turbofan (Douglas DC-10, Boeing 747-200, Airbus A300) was built with …
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) — 645 Locomotive Diesel Engine Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1965–1990s (645 platform; superseded by 710 but continued in service)
GM EMD 645 locomotive and marine diesel engine gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to publicly filed U.S. …
General Motors Frigidaire — Compressor Asbestos-Fabric Belt-Drive Components
Produced: 1935-1979
Plaintiffs allegedly identified GM Frigidaire commercial-refrigeration compressor asbestos components as an exposure source among …
H.B. Smith Cast Iron Boiler — Asbestos Fabric Jacket and Door Gasket
Produced: 1940-1985
H.B. Smith cast iron sectional boilers allegedly used asbestos fabric jacket lining and asbestos door gasket rope that released …
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 …
Ingersoll-Rand Centac — Centrifugal compressor asbestos-packed shaft seals
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Ingersoll-Rand Centac multi-stage centrifugal air compressors allegedly used braided asbestos shaft packing at gland seals and …
Ingersoll-Rand Sperry Vacuum Pumps — Industrial Vacuum Pumps with Alleged Asbestos Packing and Gaskets
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that Ingersoll-Rand Sperry vacuum pumps — used in chemical, refinery, …
John Crane Packing Seal Cartridges — Pre-Formed Asbestos Packing Ring Sets for Pumps and Valves
Produced: c. 1930s-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that John Crane pre-formed packing seal cartridge sets — die-molded …
Johns-Manville Transite Asbestos-Cement Pipe — J-M Transite Pressure and Non-Pressure Asbestos-Cement Pipe
Made by: Johns-Manville Corporation — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: c. 1930-1985 (Johns-Manville Transite manufacturing era; Manville Chapter 11 filed 1982; asbestos-cement pipe production wound down through mid-1980s)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Johns-Manville Transite …
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 …
Marshall & Williams Company — Textile Calender Roll Asbestos-Packed Bearings and Drying-Can Wrap
Produced: 1900s-1970s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Marshall & Williams Company textile calender roll asbestos-packed bearings and …
McCord/McQuay — Asbestos Cylinder Head Gaskets, Automotive Aftermarket
Produced: 1930s–1980s
McCord and McQuay branded cylinder head gaskets are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have …
McNeil Akron — Tire Curing Press Asbestos-Block Platen Insulation and Bag-Mold Pad Insulation
Produced: 1930s-1970s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified McNeil Akron tire curing press asbestos-block platen insulation and asbestos-fabric bag-mold …
New York Air Brake — Asbestos Brake-Shoe Rigging & Foundation Brake Assemblies
Produced: c. 1890-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that New York Air Brake …
Nordberg Manufacturing — Radial Diesel Engine Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1920s–1970s
Nordberg Manufacturing radial and vertical two-stroke diesel engine gaskets and packing allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos …
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 …
NRM Corporation — Tire Extruder Head Asbestos Gaskets and Barrel Jacket Insulation
Produced: 1930s-1970s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified NRM Corporation tire extruder head asbestos gaskets and asbestos-block extruder-barrel jacket …
Owens-Illinois — Kaylo-Era Laboratory Glassware Insulating Jackets and Scientific-Glass Accessories
Produced: c. 1948-1958 (OI Kaylo era)
Plaintiffs allege Owens-Illinois manufactured Kaylo calcium-silicate/asbestos insulation used as jacket insulation around …
Payen Glaser (Federal-Mogul European Heritage) — Asbestos Cylinder Head Gaskets, Automotive Aftermarket
Produced: 1950s–1980s
Payen and Glaser branded head gaskets, later folded into the Federal-Mogul European sealing portfolio, are alleged, according to …
Pfaudler Company — Glass-Lined Reactor Asbestos Flange Gaskets
Produced: 1940s–early 1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Pfaudler glass-lined reactor flange gaskets as asbestos-containing in publicly filed U.S. asbestos …
Philadelphia Gear Corporation — Gearbox Asbestos Fabric Shaft Seal
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Philadelphia Gear high-torque enclosed drives allegedly used asbestos-fabric shaft seals and compressed asbestos housing gaskets …
Piper Aircraft — Asbestos-Fabric Cabin Firewall Insulation
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Piper Aircraft cabin firewall asbestos-fabric insulation as an asbestos-containing product in …
Powell Valve — Steam Trap Discharge Nozzle Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: c. 1930s-late 1970s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that William Powell steam traps …
Pratt & Whitney — Aircraft Engine Exhaust Asbestos Wrap
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Pratt & Whitney aircraft-engine exhaust wrap and hot-section gaskets as asbestos-containing …
Pratt & Whitney JT8D Commercial Turbofan — Alleged Asbestos Exhaust Gaskets, Combustor Liner Insulation, and Hot-Section Lagging
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Plaintiffs allege the Pratt & Whitney JT8D commercial turbofan (Boeing 727, 737-100/-200, DC-9) was built with asbestos-composite …
Pullman-Standard — Asbestos Passenger Car Interior Insulation & Fireproofing
Produced: c. 1930s-1981
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Pullman-Standard passenger …
Rexnord / Thomas — Flexible Disc Coupling Asbestos Fabric Spacer Pack
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Rexnord Thomas flexible disc-pack couplings allegedly used asbestos-fabric spacer washers and asbestos-fiber gasket rings in …
Riley Stoker Feedwater Heater — Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1945-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Riley Stoker feedwater heaters as sources of asbestos-gasket exposure at utility and industrial …
Rocketdyne F-1 Rocket Engine — Alleged Asbestos-Fabric Heat Shield Blanket and Refractory Nozzle Throat Insulation
Produced: 1960s-1970s
Plaintiffs allege the Rocketdyne (Rockwell) F-1 rocket engine used on the Saturn V S-IC first stage was built with an …
Rolls-Royce North America — Aircraft Engine Turbine Casing Gaskets
Produced: 1940s-1990s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Rolls-Royce / Allison aircraft turbine-engine casing gaskets and exhaust wrap as …
Rolls-Royce RB211 Commercial Turbofan — Alleged Asbestos-Fabric Engine Casing Lagging and Exhaust-Duct Gaskets
Produced: 1970s-1980s
Plaintiffs allege the Rolls-Royce RB211 commercial turbofan (Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, later Boeing 747-400) was built with …
Saco Lowell Shops — Textile Spinning Frame Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals and Roving Belts
Produced: 1900s-1960s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Saco Lowell Shops textile spinning frame asbestos-packed bearing shaft seals and …
Schlumberger — Oilfield Wireline Perforating Gun Asbestos-Fabric Mounting Pad
Produced: 1950s–1985
Allegedly asbestos-fabric mounting pads and heat-shield material on Schlumberger wireline perforating guns exposed wireline and …
Stone & Webster — Process Piping Asbestos Flange Gaskets
Produced: 1940s–early 1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Stone & Webster-specified process-piping flange gaskets as asbestos-containing in publicly filed …
Struthers Wells Feedwater Heater — Asbestos-Fabric Outer Lagging
Produced: 1945-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Struthers Wells feedwater heaters as sources of asbestos exposure through asbestos-fabric outer …
Sulzer Brothers — Axial compressor asbestos flange gaskets
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Sulzer Brothers axial-flow process and air-separation compressors allegedly used compressed asbestos sheet gaskets at casing …
Terry Steam Turbine — Navy auxiliary turbine asbestos-block insulation
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Terry Steam Turbine allegedly supplied Navy shipboard auxiliary turbines and turbine-driven pump drivers whose casings and steam …
Terry Turbine Nuclear Auxiliary Feedwater Turbine — Asbestos Fabric Casing Lagging
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing casing lagging, gland packing, and steam-inlet gaskets on Terry Turbine nuclear auxiliary feedwater …
Thiokol Solid Rocket Motor — Alleged Asbestos-Fabric Internal Insulation Liner and Composite Nozzle Throat Inserts
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Plaintiffs allege Thiokol Chemical (later Morton Thiokol) built solid rocket motors — including Space Shuttle SRB, Minuteman, and …
Trane Company — asbestos gaskets on lithium bromide absorption chiller generator and condenser sections
Produced: 1950s through the late 1970s
Trane lithium bromide absorption chiller generator and shell-flange gaskets were allegedly compressed asbestos sheet that released …
Universal Oil Products (UOP) — Alkylation Unit Asbestos Flange Gaskets
Produced: 1940s–mid 1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified UOP-specified alkylation-unit flange gaskets as asbestos-containing in publicly filed U.S. …
US Rubber Compressed Sheet Packing — Asbestos-Fiber Sheet Packing and Gasket Stock for Industrial and Marine Service
Produced: c. 1930s-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that United States Rubber Company (US Rubber, later Uniroyal) …
Vapor Clarkson Passenger Car Steam Generator — Asbestos-Block Lagging
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Vapor Clarkson passenger car steam generator asbestos-block lagging and asbestos-sheet gaskets as …
Victor Reinz (Dana) — Asbestos Cylinder Head Gaskets, Automotive Aftermarket
Produced: 1940s–1980s
Victor Reinz brand head gaskets sold by Dana Incorporated are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to …
Voith Turbo — Scoop Fluid Coupling Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Voith Turbo scoop-control fluid couplings allegedly used asbestos-fiber shaft-seal packing and compressed asbestos housing gaskets …
WesTech / WestGear — Industrial Gearbox Asbestos Fabric Housing Gasket
Produced: 1950s-1980s
WestGear industrial gear reducers allegedly used compressed asbestos sheet housing gaskets and asbestos-fabric shaft seals in …
Westinghouse — Pressurized Water Reactor Asbestos Gasket Sealing Rings
Produced: c. 1957-late 1970s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Westinghouse pressurized …
Westinghouse Marine — steam turbine asbestos gasket
Produced: 1940s-1970s
Westinghouse Marine allegedly furnished shipboard steam turbines whose casing flanges, steam chests, and gland connections were …
Westinghouse PWR Pressurizer — Asbestos Fabric Heater Sleeve Insulation
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing heater sleeve insulation, manway gaskets, and lagging on Westinghouse PWR pressurizers, based on …
Worthington Corporation — Reciprocating air compressor asbestos gaskets
Produced: 1930s-1980s
Worthington Corporation reciprocating plant-air compressors allegedly used compressed asbestos sheet gaskets at cylinder heads, …
Wright Aeronautical / Curtiss-Wright — Radial Engine Cylinder Head Gaskets
Produced: 1930s-1970s
Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Wright Aeronautical / Curtiss-Wright radial-engine cylinder head gaskets and exhaust wrap as …
Yeomans Chicago Corporation — Wastewater, Sewage, and Industrial Pumps with Alleged Asbestos Packing and Gaskets
Produced: c. 1940s-1985
Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos litigation that Yeomans Chicago Corporation (YCC) sewage, wastewater, and …
Yuba Industries Surface Condenser — Tube-Sheet Asbestos Gaskets
Produced: 1945-1985
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Yuba Industries surface condensers as sources of asbestos exposure through tube-sheet, water-box, …
Anheuser-Busch Companies — St. Louis MO Brewery, Malt & Rice Mill Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: Pre-1980 asbestos-installation era across the Anheuser-Busch St. Louis MO headquarters brewery and national plant network
Plaintiffs allegedly worked at Anheuser-Busch St. Louis MO brewery, malt houses, rice mills, and national brewery plants where …
Armstrong World Industries — Asbestos Floor Tile, Ceiling Tile, Pipe Covering & Building Products (Corporate)
Made by: Armstrong World Industries — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1860-present (Armstrong World Industries; asbestos era through 1980s)
Armstrong World Industries manufactured Excelon vinyl-asbestos floor tile, acoustical ceiling tile, LT cork pipe covering, and …
Asbestos Corporation Limited / Bell Asbestos / Lake Asbestos — Canadian Quebec Chrysotile Mining Suppliers
Produced: 1878-2011 (Canadian Quebec asbestos mining; last U.S. supply ended with mine closures)
Asbestos Corporation Limited, Bell Asbestos Mines, Lake Asbestos of Quebec, and other Canadian Quebec chrysotile mining companies …
Ashcroft Instruments (Dresser) — Industrial Pressure Gauges and Instrumentation with Alleged Asbestos Gaskets and Diaphragm Seals
Produced: c. 1900s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Ashcroft Instruments (a …
Autocar Trucks & Diamond REO — Asbestos-Containing Heavy Truck Brake Friction & Engine Gaskets
Produced: 1897-present (Autocar 1897; Diamond T 1905-1966; Reo 1905-1967; Diamond REO 1967-1975)
Autocar Trucks and Diamond REO — the historic heavy-truck brands consolidated through the mid-20th century by White Motor …
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) — Asbestos Manufacturer Corporate Liability (Boilers, Refractory, Nuclear)
Produced: 1867-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing utility boilers, industrial boilers, marine boilers, …
Baker Perkins Inc. — Industrial Mixers, Ovens, and Dryers
Produced: 1930-1980
Plaintiffs alleged Baker Perkins industrial ovens, dryers, and mixers were insulated with asbestos and fitted with asbestos …
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 …
Celotex Corporation / Carey-Canada / Panacon — Asbestos Roofing, Insulation & Ceiling Products
Produced: 1920-present (Celotex; acquired Philip Carey / Carey-Canada 1971; asbestos era through 1980s)
Celotex Corporation (successor to Panacon Corporation and Philip Carey / Carey-Canada) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing …
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I) — Asbestos-Era Refinery, Power-Plant, and Petrochemical Tank Fabrication and Field Construction
Produced: 1889-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Chicago Bridge & Iron …
Chrysler Corporation — Asbestos Brake Friction Products (Corporate Product Liability for Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, Jeep)
Produced: Asbestos era through 1980s (Chrysler OEM brake friction)
Chrysler Corporation allegedly installed OEM asbestos brake linings and clutch facings on Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, and Jeep …
Clark Equipment / Hyster / Yale — Asbestos-Insulated Forklifts, Industrial Trucks & Construction Equipment
Produced: Clark Equipment 1903-1995; Hyster 1929-present; Yale 1875-present; asbestos era through 1980s
Clark Equipment Company, Hyster Company, and Yale Materials Handling Corporation manufactured forklifts and industrial trucks used …
Combustion Engineering (C-E / ABB) — Asbestos Manufacturer Corporate Liability (Boilers, Refractory, Nuclear)
Produced: 1912-present (Combustion Engineering; acquired by ABB 1990; asbestos era through 1980s)
Combustion Engineering (C-E) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing utility boilers, industrial boilers, marine boilers, …
Coors Brewing Company — Golden CO Brewery Complex Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: Pre-1980 asbestos-installation era at Coors Golden CO brewery complex and Coors Container facilities
Plaintiffs allegedly worked at the Coors Golden CO brewery complex and Coors Container aluminum can plant where asbestos pipe …
Corning Glass Works / Corning Incorporated — Asbestos Glass-Furnace and Specialty Glass Premises Exposure
Produced: circa 1930s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Corning Glass Works and its …
Crane Plumbing / Crane Plumbing Products — Asbestos Gaskets, Toilets, Water Heaters, and Plumbing Fixture Products
Produced: circa 1930s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Crane Co.'s Plumbing …
Cummins Engine Company / Detroit Diesel — Asbestos-Insulated Diesel Engines & Related Equipment
Produced: 1919-present (Cummins); 1938-present (Detroit Diesel); asbestos era through 1980s
Cummins Engine Company (Columbus IN) and Detroit Diesel Corporation (Detroit MI) manufactured heavy-duty diesel engines for U.S. …
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 …
Ecodyne Corporation / Ecodyne Water Treatment — Industrial Process Equipment
Produced: 1950-1980
Plaintiffs alleged Ecodyne Corporation cooling towers, deaerators, and water-treatment vessels were fitted with asbestos gaskets …
Elkay Manufacturing — Asbestos Stainless-Steel Sink, Drinking Fountain, and Water-Cooler Products
Produced: circa 1950s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Elkay Manufacturing …
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 …
FMC Food Machinery Division — Asbestos-Insulated Canning, Sterilization & Food-Processing Equipment
Produced: 1883-2001 (FMC Food Machinery era); asbestos era through 1980s
FMC Food Machinery Division (the historic origin of the FMC Corporation) manufactured canning equipment, sterilizers, retorts, …
Ford Motor Company — Asbestos Brake Friction Products (Corporate Product Liability)
Produced: Asbestos era through 1980s (Ford OEM brake friction; industry phase-out through late 1980s-1990s)
Ford Motor Company allegedly installed OEM asbestos brake linings and clutch facings on Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles …
Ford Motorcraft / Mopar / AC Delco — Asbestos Aftermarket Brake Linings & Clutch Facings (Corporate)
Produced: Asbestos era through 1980s (OEM-branded asbestos brake linings; industry phase-out through late 1980s-1990s)
Ford Motorcraft, Chrysler Mopar, and GM AC Delco allegedly sold asbestos-containing OEM-branded aftermarket brake linings and …
Foxboro Company — Industrial Process Instrumentation and Control Valves with Alleged Asbestos Gaskets and Packing
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Foxboro Company pneumatic …
Freightliner Corporation — Asbestos-Containing Heavy Truck Brake Friction & Engine Gaskets
Produced: 1942-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Freightliner Corporation, the Portland OR heavy-duty Class 8 truck manufacturer founded 1942, allegedly built trucks equipped with …
GAF Corporation / Ruberoid — Asbestos Roofing Products, Insulation & Building Materials
Produced: GAF 1886-present (formed via Ruberoid, Ozalid, and other historic subsidiaries; asbestos era through 1980s)
GAF Corporation (successor to Ruberoid Company) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing roofing shingles, roofing felt, cement …
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 …
General Motors — Asbestos Brake Friction Products (Corporate Product Liability for Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, GMC)
Produced: Asbestos era through 1980s (GM OEM brake friction)
General Motors allegedly installed OEM asbestos brake linings and clutch facings on all GM-brand vehicles (Chevrolet, Buick, …
Gerber Plumbing Fixtures — Asbestos Closet-Tank Gaskets, Flush-Valve Seats, and Plumbing-Fixture Trim
Produced: circa 1950s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Gerber Plumbing Fixtures …
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, …
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 …
Kaiser Gypsum Company — Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall & Gypsum Building Products (Corporate)
Made by: Kaiser Gypsum Company — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1948-1978 (Kaiser Gypsum era; today Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. maintains as an asbestos-trust-only entity)
Kaiser Gypsum Company allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing joint compound, drywall, and gypsum building products through the …
Kelly-Moore Paint Company — Asbestos-Containing Joint Compound & Paint Products
Produced: 1946-2024 (Kelly-Moore; ceased operations 2024)
Kelly-Moore Paint Company allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing joint compound and paint products through the asbestos era. …
Kennedy Valve Company — Industrial Gate Valves and Fire Hydrant Valves with Alleged Asbestos Packing and Gaskets
Produced: c. 1900s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kennedy Valve Company …
Kenworth Truck Company / PACCAR — Asbestos-Containing Heavy Truck Brake Friction & Engine Gaskets
Produced: 1923-present (Kenworth 1923; PACCAR 1971 rename; asbestos era through 1980s)
Kenworth Truck Company (and its parent PACCAR Inc., which also owns Peterbilt Motors), the Seattle WA-founded heavy-duty Class 8 …
Kiewit Construction / Peter Kiewit Sons' — Asbestos-Era Heavy Industrial and Infrastructure EPC Construction Contractor
Produced: 1884-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Peter Kiewit Sons' / Kiewit …
McDermott International / J. Ray McDermott — Asbestos-Era Offshore Platform Fabrication and Power/Petrochemical EPC Construction
Produced: 1923-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that McDermott International / J. …
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 …
Milton Roy / Chempump — Chemical-Process Metering Pumps and Canned-Motor Pumps with Alleged Asbestos Gaskets and Insulation
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Milton Roy reciprocating …
Nabisco / National Biscuit Company — Chicago IL, Fair Lawn NJ & National Bakery Premises Asbestos Exposure
Produced: Pre-1980 asbestos-installation era across Nabisco / National Biscuit Company Chicago IL, Fair Lawn NJ, and other national bakeries and food plants
Plaintiffs allegedly worked at Nabisco / National Biscuit Company Chicago IL, Fair Lawn NJ, and other national bakeries where …
National Gypsum Company — Asbestos Gold Bond Joint Compound, Drywall, Ceiling Tile & Building Products
Made by: National Gypsum Company — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1925-present (National Gypsum; asbestos era through 1977 joint-compound reformulation)
National Gypsum Company manufactured Gold Bond ready-mixed joint compound with asbestos fiber through the asbestos era — one of …
National Service Industries (NSI / Wrico) — Asbestos Industrial Textile & Fabric Products
Produced: 1928-present (National Service Industries; asbestos era through 1980s)
National Service Industries and its subsidiaries manufactured industrial asbestos textiles, welding blankets, fire blankets, and …
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 …
Peerless Pump Company — Vertical Turbine, Split-Case, and End-Suction Pumps with Alleged Asbestos Packing and Gaskets
Produced: c. 1930s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Peerless Pump Company …
Pittsburgh Corning (PPG-Corning JV) — Asbestos Unibestos Pipe Covering & Block Insulation (Corporate Liability)
Produced: 1962-1972 (Unibestos era; Pittsburgh Corning JV formed 1937; asbestos era through 1980s)
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation (a joint venture of PPG Industries and Corning Glass Works) allegedly manufactured the Unibestos …
Powell Valve Company (Cincinnati, Ohio) — Industrial Gate, Globe, and Check Valves with Alleged Asbestos Packing and Gaskets
Produced: c. 1900s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Powell Valve Company …
Quigley Company / Pfizer — Asbestos Insulag Refractory Products (Corporate Liability)
Produced: 1916-1992 (Quigley; Pfizer subsidiary 1968-1992; asbestos era through 1980s)
Quigley Company (a Pfizer subsidiary from 1968-1992) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing Insulag, Panelag, Insulbox, and …
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, …
Rexnord Industries — Asbestos Industrial Power-Transmission, Gearbox, and Chain Products (Milwaukee WI)
Produced: circa 1930s-1985
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rexnord Industries …
Riley Power / Erie City Iron Works — Asbestos-Insulated Utility & Industrial Boilers (Corporate Liability)
Produced: Riley Stoker 1891-present (today Riley Power / Babcock Power); Erie City Iron Works 1859-present (today Zurn Industries); asbestos era through 1980s
Riley Stoker Corporation (today Riley Power / Babcock Power) and Erie City Iron Works (today Zurn Industries) allegedly …
Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer — Industrial Hydraulic Pumps and Motors with Alleged Asbestos Packing and Gaskets
Produced: c. 1960s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Sauer-Sundstrand / …
Schlumberger / Halliburton — Asbestos Oilfield Cementing, Well-Logging & Field-Service Operations
Produced: 1919-present (Halliburton); 1926-present (Schlumberger); asbestos era through 1980s
Halliburton Company and Schlumberger — the two dominant global oilfield services companies — supplied asbestos-containing …
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 …
Sperry Vickers — Industrial Hydraulic Pumps with Alleged Asbestos Packing, Gaskets, and Seals
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Sperry Vickers industrial …
Turner Construction — Asbestos-Era Commercial Building Construction Contractor (Fireproofing, Pipe Insulation, and Ceiling Tile)
Produced: 1902-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Turner Construction Company …
Union Carbide Corporation — Asbestos Fiber Mining, Calidria Chrysotile, and Chemical & Plastics Product Liability
Produced: 1917-present (Union Carbide; today Dow Chemical subsidiary; Calidria Mine 1963-1985)
Union Carbide Corporation allegedly mined and supplied Calidria chrysotile asbestos from its California mine 1963-1985 to U.S. …
United States Gypsum Company (USG) — Asbestos Sheetrock Joint Compound, Ceiling Tile & Marinite Marine Insulation Board
Produced: 1902-present (USG; asbestos era through 1977 joint-compound reformulation)
United States Gypsum Company (USG) manufactured Sheetrock ready-mixed joint compound with asbestos, acoustical ceiling tile, and …
Wagner Electric / Thermoid / Molded Brake Products — Asbestos Aftermarket Brake Linings & Clutch Facings
Produced: Asbestos era through 1980s (aftermarket brake friction industry)
Wagner Electric, Thermoid Rubber, and Molded Brake Products allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing aftermarket brake linings …
Waukesha Engine / Continental Motors / Wisconsin Motors — Asbestos-Insulated Industrial & Automotive Engines
Produced: Waukesha 1906-present; Continental Motors 1905-1969; Wisconsin Motors 1909-present; asbestos era through 1980s
Waukesha Engine, Continental Motors, and Wisconsin Motors manufactured industrial and automotive gasoline and diesel engines …
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 …
Zachry Construction / Zachry Holdings — Asbestos-Era Heavy Industrial EPC Construction Contractor
Produced: 1924-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Zachry Construction / Zachry …
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. …
American Standard (American Radiator / Standard Sanitary) — Asbestos Boilers, Heating Equipment & Plumbing Fixtures
Produced: 1929-present (American Standard; predecessors American Radiator 1892 and Standard Sanitary 1875)
American Standard Companies (formed 1929 by merger of American Radiator Company and Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company) …
Application Engineering Corporation (AEC) — Asbestos Mold Chillers for Thermoplastic Injection Molding
Produced: c. 1950s-1980s
Application Engineering Corporation (AEC) manufactured the 40-105-ton mold chillers documented by DuBois that 'maintain low-mold …
Asten-Johnson / Asten Group — Asbestos Paper Machine Dryer Felts & Forming Fabrics
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Asten-Johnson (and predecessor Asten Group) manufactured paper-machine dryer felts, forming fabrics, and press felts for the U.S. …
Aurora Pump (Pentair / General Signal) — Asbestos-Packed Navy & Industrial Centrifugal Pumps
Produced: c. 1919-1980s
Aurora Pump (Aurora, IL — historically General Signal Corporation, today Pentair) manufactured centrifugal pumps for U.S. Navy …
Azrock Industries — Asbestos Vinyl-Asbestos Floor Tile & Asphalt Tile
Produced: c. 1955-1986
Azrock Industries of San Antonio, TX manufactured a major U.S. line of vinyl-asbestos and asphalt floor tile. Plaintiffs allege …
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. …
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) — Asbestos-Containing Industrial & HVAC Cooling Towers, Closed-Circuit Coolers
Produced: c. 1938-1980s
Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) was a major U.S. manufacturer of industrial and HVAC cooling towers, closed-circuit coolers, and …
Bechtel Corporation — Asbestos-Era Refinery, Nuclear, Power-Plant & Industrial EPC Construction
Produced: 1898-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Bechtel Corporation engineered and constructed major U.S. refineries, nuclear plants, fossil power plants, petrochemical units, …
Brown & Root / Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) — Asbestos-Era Refinery, Petrochemical & Offshore EPC Construction
Produced: 1919-present (Brown & Root era; KBR 1998-present; asbestos era through 1980s)
Brown & Root (Houston TX; later Kellogg Brown & Root / KBR after 1998 merger with MW Kellogg) engineered and constructed major …
Buffalo Forge Company — Asbestos-Insulated Industrial Fans, Blowers & Forced-Draft Equipment
Produced: c. 1878-1980s
Buffalo Forge Company manufactured industrial centrifugal fans and blowers used in power plants, refineries, paper mills, and …
Burnham / Weil-McLain / HB Smith / Peerless — Asbestos Cast-Iron Heating Boilers
Produced: Asbestos era through 1980s
Burnham Boiler, Weil-McLain, HB Smith, and Peerless Boiler manufactured cast-iron sectional heating boilers used in residential, …
Byron Jackson Pumps — Asbestos-Packed Refinery & Power-Plant Centrifugal Pumps
Produced: c. 1920s-1980s
Byron Jackson Pumps (Long Beach/Vernon CA — later part of Borg-Warner Pumps and then Flowserve) manufactured refinery, …
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. …
Cameron Iron Works — Asbestos Wellhead Equipment, Blowout Preventers, and Petroleum-Production Equipment
Produced: 1920-1989 (Cameron Iron Works); successor Cameron International / Schlumberger; asbestos era through 1980s
Cameron Iron Works (founded Houston TX) was a dominant U.S. manufacturer of wellhead equipment, blowout preventers, and …
Carborundum Company — Asbestos Grinding Wheels, Abrasives & Refractory Products
Produced: c. 1891-1980s
Carborundum Company (Niagara Falls NY) was a leading U.S. manufacturer of bonded abrasive grinding wheels, cut-off wheels, …
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) …
Crane Deming Pumps — Asbestos-Packed Centrifugal Pumps for Industrial & Municipal Service
Produced: c. 1880-1980s
Crane Deming Pumps (Salem, OH) — a Crane Co. subsidiary — manufactured centrifugal pumps for industrial, municipal water, …
D-M-E Corporation (I.T. Quarnstrom) — Asbestos Mold-Base Components & Standard Mold Components for Injection Molding
Produced: 1943-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
D-M-E Corporation, founded by I.T. Quarnstrom in 1943, manufactured and marketed the first standard mold bases for plastics …
Dresser-Rand — Asbestos-Packed Refinery Compressors, Pumps & Steam Turbines
Produced: 1987-present (Dresser-Rand); predecessor Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser back to 1880s; asbestos era through 1980s
Dresser-Rand Company (formed 1987 by merger of Ingersoll-Rand's Turbomachinery and Dresser Industries' compressor operations; …
Edward Valves / Rockwell-Edward — Asbestos-Packed Gate, Globe & Check Valves
Produced: c. 1900-1980s
Edward Valves (East Chicago, IN — later Rockwell-Edward, Flowserve Edward) was a major U.S. manufacturer of forged-steel gate, …
Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company (Somerville NJ) — Asbestos-Insulated Plastics Extruders & Reciprocating-Screw Injection Machines
Produced: c. 1920s-1980s
Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company (Somerville NJ) built the first commercial reciprocating-screw injection molding …
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 …
Evapco — Asbestos-Containing Industrial Cooling Towers, Evaporative Condensers & Closed-Circuit Coolers
Produced: 1976-1980s (asbestos era)
Evapco was through the late asbestos era a U.S. manufacturer of industrial cooling towers, evaporative condensers, and …
Falk Corporation — Asbestos-Insulated Industrial Gearboxes & Rexnord Power Transmission Equipment
Produced: 1892-present (Falk; today Rexnord)
Falk Corporation (Milwaukee WI; today part of Rexnord) manufactured industrial gearboxes, speed reducers, and power transmission …
Fibreboard Corporation (Pabco) — Asbestos Insulation, Cement Products & Building Materials
Made by: Fibreboard Corporation / Pabco Products — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: 1928-1988 (Fibreboard era; today under Owens Corning after asbestos-liability restructurings)
Fibreboard Corporation (Pabco brand) was through the mid-20th century a major U.S. manufacturer of asbestos pipe covering, block …
Fluor Corporation — Asbestos-Era Refinery, Power-Plant & Petrochemical EPC Construction
Produced: 1912-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Fluor Corporation engineered and constructed major U.S. refineries, petrochemical plants, power plants, and industrial complexes …
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 …
Forty-Eight Insulations Inc. — Asbestos Pipe Covering Supply & Installation Contractor
Produced: c. 1923-1985
Forty-Eight Insulations Inc. (Aurora, IL) was a major Midwest U.S. asbestos insulation contractor and distributor. Plaintiffs …
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 …
Henry Company — Asbestos Roofing Mastics, Driveway Sealers & Building Envelope Coatings
Produced: c. 1930s-1980s
Henry Company manufactured a major U.S. line of asbestos-containing roofing mastics, plastic cements, driveway sealers, and …
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 …
Hooker Chemical Company — Asbestos Flame-Retardant Polyester Resins & Chlorinated Specialty Chemicals
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s (Hooker era); successor Occidental Chemical; asbestos era through 1980s
Hooker Chemical Company (Niagara Falls NY) developed flame-retardant polyester resins through the work of P. Robitscheck and C. …
Hughes Tool Company — Asbestos-Insulated Drill Bits, Oilfield Equipment & Drilling-Mud Handling Components
Produced: 1908-1987 (Hughes Tool); successor Baker Hughes; asbestos era through 1980s
Hughes Tool Company (founded by Howard R. Hughes Sr.) was the dominant U.S. manufacturer of rotary drill bits and rotary-drilling …
IMO Industries / DeLaval / Allweiler — Asbestos-Packed Screw & Centrifugal Pumps
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
IMO Industries (including the historic DeLaval Steam Turbine pump line and the Allweiler screw-pump line) manufactured industrial …
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 …
Karnak Corporation — Asbestos Roofing Mastics, Plastic Cements & Roof Coatings
Produced: c. 1930-1980s
Karnak Corporation of Clark, NJ manufactured a major U.S. line of asbestos-containing roofing mastics, plastic cements, and …
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 …
Kentile Floors — Asbestos Vinyl-Asbestos Floor Tile, Asphalt Tile & Adhesives
Made by: Kentile Floors Inc. — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: c. 1898-1986
Kentile Floors of Brooklyn, NY manufactured one of the most widely-installed lines of vinyl-asbestos and asphalt floor tile in …
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 …
Lummus Crest / Lummus Company — Asbestos-Insulated Refinery Process Heaters & Towers
Produced: c. 1907-1980s
Lummus Company / Lummus Crest engineered and constructed refinery process units worldwide. Plaintiffs allege Lummus-designed and …
Lunkenheimer Company — Asbestos-Packed Gate, Globe, Check & Safety Valves
Produced: c. 1890s-1980s
Lunkenheimer Company of Cincinnati was a historic U.S. valve manufacturer. Plaintiffs allege Lunkenheimer gate, globe, check, and …
Lydon Brothers (Hackensack NJ) — Asbestos-Insulated Plastics Drying Ovens for Thermoplastic Conditioning
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Lydon Brothers of Hackensack NJ manufactured plastics drying ovens used for conditioning thermoplastic resins prior to injection …
M.W. Kellogg Company — Asbestos-Insulated Refinery & Petrochemical Process Equipment
Produced: c. 1901-1980s
M.W. Kellogg Company engineered and constructed major refinery and petrochemical units worldwide, including the original Houdry …
Marco Chemical Company (Linden NJ) — Asbestos-Filled Polyester Resins for Wartime & Industrial Applications
Produced: c. 1942-1970s
Marco Chemical Company of Linden NJ was awarded the 1942 U.S. Air Force contract for polyester resin development and was a …
Marinite / United States Gypsum — Asbestos Marine Insulation Board & Bulkhead Lining
Produced: c. 1940s-1980
Marinite (United States Gypsum's marine-grade asbestos insulation board) was a U.S. Navy and commercial marine standard for …
Marley Cooling Towers (SPX Cooling Technologies) — Asbestos-Containing Industrial Cooling Towers
Produced: c. 1922-1980s
Marley Cooling Towers (today SPX Cooling Technologies) was the dominant U.S. manufacturer of industrial cooling towers. Plaintiffs …
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 …
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 …
Mundet Cork Corporation — Asbestos Cork Marine, Industrial & Refrigeration Insulation
Produced: c. 1930s-1968
Mundet Cork Corporation of North Bergen, NJ manufactured asbestos-cork composite insulation widely used in marine, refinery, …
Nash Engineering Company — Asbestos-Packed Vacuum Pumps & Liquid-Ring Pumps
Produced: 1905-2004 (Nash Engineering); today part of Gardner Denver / Ingersoll Rand
Nash Engineering Company manufactured vacuum pumps and liquid-ring pumps used extensively in U.S. Navy shipboard service, marine …
New York Air Brake Company — Asbestos Railroad Brake Shoes & Air-Brake Components
Produced: c. 1890-1980s
New York Air Brake Company (Watertown, NY) was the principal U.S. competitor to Westinghouse Air Brake. Plaintiffs allege NYAB …
Nicolet Industries (Keasbey & Mattison) — Asbestos Pipe Covering, Cement Pipe & Friction Products
Produced: c. 1880s-1986
Nicolet Industries (successor to Keasbey & Mattison, Ambler PA) was a major historic U.S. asbestos products manufacturer producing …
Norton Company — Asbestos-Containing Grinding Wheels, Cut-Off Wheels & Abrasive Products
Produced: c. 1885-1980s
Norton Company (Worcester MA) was the dominant U.S. manufacturer of bonded abrasive grinding wheels and cut-off wheels. Plaintiffs …
Oatey Company — Asbestos Pipe Joint Compound, Pipe Dope & Plumbing Adhesives
Produced: c. 1950s-1980s
Oatey Company manufactured a major U.S. line of asbestos pipe joint compound, pipe dope, and plumbing thread sealants. Plaintiffs …
Pacific Pumps (Dresser Industries) — Asbestos-Packed Refinery & Power-Plant Centrifugal Pumps
Produced: c. 1908-1980s
Pacific Pumps (Huntington Park, CA — Dresser Industries subsidiary) manufactured high-pressure centrifugal pumps for refinery, …
Pacor Inc. — Asbestos Insulation Distributor & Installation Contractor
Produced: c. 1950-1989
Pacor Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) was a major Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. asbestos insulation distributor and installation …
Palmetto Packing — Asbestos Braided Pump & Valve Packing
Produced: c. 1900s-1980s
Palmetto Packing was a historic U.S. manufacturer of braided asbestos pump and valve packing widely used in refineries, marine …
Parsons Corporation (Ralph M. Parsons) — Asbestos-Era Refinery, Petrochemical & Defense EPC Construction
Produced: 1944-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
The Ralph M. Parsons Company (today Parsons Corporation) engineered and constructed major U.S. refineries, petrochemical plants, …
Plaskon Company (Allied Chemical) — Asbestos-Filled Polyester & Urea-Formaldehyde Resins
Produced: c. 1930s-1970s
Plaskon Company (Toledo OH, division of Allied Chemical / Libbey-Owens-Ford) was a principal U.S. polyester and urea-formaldehyde …
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. …
Reed Rock Bit Company (Baker Hughes) — Asbestos Oilfield Drill Bits & Drilling Equipment
Produced: c. 1928-1980s (Reed Rock Bit; today Baker Hughes)
Reed Rock Bit Company (today part of Baker Hughes) was a major U.S. manufacturer of oilfield rotary drill bits and drilling …
Sherwin-Williams — Asbestos-Filled Industrial Coatings, Paints & Specialty Finish Products
Produced: 1866-present (asbestos era through 1980s)
Sherwin-Williams was through the asbestos era one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of industrial coatings, paints, and specialty …
Smith International — Asbestos Oilfield Drill Bits, Downhole Tools & Drilling Equipment
Produced: 1937-2010 (Smith International); successor Schlumberger; asbestos era through 1980s
Smith International was a major U.S. manufacturer of oilfield drill bits, downhole tools, and drilling-equipment components …
Standard Insulations Inc. — Asbestos Marine, Refinery & Industrial Insulation Contractor
Produced: c. 1940s-1980s
Standard Insulations Inc. supplied and installed asbestos pipe covering, block insulation, and marine insulation across …
Stone & Webster Engineering — Asbestos-Era Refinery & Power-Plant Construction
Produced: c. 1889-1980s
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation engineered and constructed major U.S. refineries, power plants, nuclear plants, and …
Sundstrand Corporation — Asbestos-Packed High-Speed Industrial Centrifugal Pumps
Produced: c. 1950s-1980s
Sundstrand Corporation manufactured specialty high-speed industrial centrifugal pumps for refinery, power-plant, and petrochemical …
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 …
Trane Company — Asbestos-Insulated Chillers, Air Handlers & Commercial HVAC Equipment
Produced: c. 1913-1980s
The Trane Company (La Crosse, WI) was through the 20th century the dominant U.S. manufacturer of commercial chillers, air …
Turner & Newall — Asbestos Textiles, Cement Board, Pipe & Brake Friction (U.S. Distribution)
Produced: c. 1920s-1980s (U.S. distribution)
Turner & Newall (T&N, Manchester UK) was the dominant historic British asbestos manufacturer with significant U.S. distribution. …
UNARCO / Union Asbestos & Rubber Company — Asbestos Pipe Covering & Block Insulation
Made by: Unarco Industries — Asbestos Products & Litigation History ✓ Trust Fund
Produced: c. 1920s-1970s
Union Asbestos & Rubber Company (UNARCO) was a major U.S. asbestos insulation manufacturer. UNARCO operated the Bloomington, IL …
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 …
Wm. Harvey Company / Black Knight — Asbestos Plumbing Pipe Joint Compounds & Putties
Produced: c. 1950s-1980s
Wm. Harvey Company manufactured the Black Knight line of asbestos pipe joint compound, pipe dope, and plumber's putty. Plaintiffs …
York International (York Shipley) — Asbestos-Insulated Chillers, Refrigeration & HVAC Equipment
Produced: c. 1874-1980s
York International (York, PA) was a leading U.S. manufacturer of commercial chillers, industrial refrigeration systems, and HVAC …
Anchor Packing Company asbestos-bearing gaskets, packing, and sealing products (Garlock affiliate)
Produced: c. early-mid 20th century-late 1970s
Anchor Packing Company (Garlock affiliate) manufactured asbestos-bearing compressed-sheet gaskets, packing, asbestos cloth, and …
Durabla Manufacturing Company asbestos-bearing compressed-sheet gaskets
Produced: c. early-mid 20th century-late 1970s
Durabla Manufacturing Company manufactured asbestos-bearing compressed-sheet gaskets widely installed across U.S. industrial steam …
General Gasket Corporation asbestos-bearing gaskets and packing — General Gasket Corp.
Produced: c. 1950s-late 1970s
General Gasket Corporation manufactured asbestos-bearing compressed-sheet gaskets, ring gaskets, and packing materials for U.S. …
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:
National Valve industrial valves
Asbestos compression packing
Asbestos sheet gasket material
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Chesterton asbestos compression packing
Braided asbestos rope packing
Sheet gasket material
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Jenkins Bros. bronze and iron valves (Crane)
Stockham gate and globe valves (Crane)
Cranite asbestos-sheet gasketing
Crane Deming industrial pumps
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Known asbestos-containing products:
Pico insulation products
Marine insulation
Industrial gaskets
Flexitallic (Flexitallic Gasket Co.) — Asbestos Products & Litigation HistoryHouston, TX (formerly Camden, NJ)
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Spiral-wound asbestos gaskets
Ring-joint gaskets
Compressed asbestos sheet
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Known asbestos-containing products:
Compressed asbestos sheet gaskets (Style 900, 8500)
Asbestos rope packing
Spiral-wound gaskets with asbestos filler
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Known asbestos-containing products:
Asbestos woven cloth and tape (Thermoid brand)
Asbestos rope and yarn
Thermoid asbestos brake linings and friction materials
John Crane Inc. — Asbestos Products & Litigation HistoryMorton Grove, IL
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Mechanical seals with asbestos components
Braided asbestos pump packing
Compressed asbestos sheet gaskets
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Lamons spiral-wound metallic gaskets with asbestos filler (1950s–1986)
Lamons ring-type joint gaskets
Lamons compressed asbestos sheet gaskets
Lamons Flexitallic-equivalent spiral wound gaskets
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