A.W. Chesterton — Asbestos Fiber Compression Valve Packing
Produced: circa 1930s through mid-1980s
A.W. Chesterton Company allegedly manufactured asbestos-fiber compression packing sold for valve-stem sealing in power, refinery, …
Pumps & Pump Packing
Industrial pumps handling hot water, steam, and chemical slurries relied on asbestos rope packing in their stuffing boxes. Pump mechanics who cut, fitted, and replaced this packing were directly exposed at every maintenance cycle. Ingersoll-Rand, Goulds, and Worthington pumps appear throughout the industrial asbestos litigation record.
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Baker Perkins — Bakery Dough Mixer Asbestos Fabric Drive Belts
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos-woven drive belts and asbestos-fabric shaft packing on Baker Perkins bakery dough mixers per publicly …
Charles Ross & Son — Planetary Mixer Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos braided packing and gasket sheet at agitator shaft and cover joints on Charles Ross planetary mixers per …
Clark Brothers / Clark TLAB Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor — Allegedly Asbestos Fabric Cylinder Jacket Insulation
Produced: 1930s–1970s
Allegedly asbestos fabric cylinder-jacket insulation and allegedly asbestos exhaust gaskets on Clark Brothers / Clark TLAB …
Coffin Turbo Pump — Marine Boiler Feed Pump with Alleged Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Coffin turbo-driven marine boiler feed pumps allegedly used asbestos-braided shaft packing, asbestos-sheet gaskets at casing …
Copes-Vulcan — Asbestos-Packed Steam Valves
Produced: circa 1930s through mid-1980s
Copes-Vulcan allegedly supplied desuperheaters, steam-conditioning valves, and turbine-bypass valves originally furnished with …
Draiswerke — Continuous Kneader Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos-braided packing at rotor shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at heated barrel-jacket flanges on …
Dresser-Clark HRA Pipeline Compressor — Allegedly Asbestos Fabric Cylinder Jacket Insulation
Produced: 1950s–1970s
Allegedly asbestos fabric cylinder-jacket insulation and allegedly asbestos exhaust gaskets on Dresser-Clark HRA integral …
Duriron / Durco — Asbestos-Packed Control Valve Stems
Produced: circa 1940s through early 1980s
The Duriron Company (Durco) allegedly supplied control and process valves originally furnished with asbestos-fiber stem packing …
Fisher Controls (Emerson) — Asbestos-Packed Control Valve Stems
Produced: circa 1940s through early 1980s
Fisher Controls (later Emerson Process Management) allegedly supplied control valves originally furnished with asbestos-fiber stem …
Fuller-Kinyon Pump — Asbestos-Packed Pneumatic Conveying Shaft Seals
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Fuller-Kinyon Pump asbestos-packed pneumatic conveying pump shaft seals as sources of cement plant …
General Electric BWR Reactor Recirculation Pump — Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing braided packing and shaft-seal assemblies inside General Electric BWR reactor recirculation pumps, …
Ingersoll-Rand KVSR Pipeline Compressor — Allegedly Asbestos Fabric Cylinder Jacket Insulation
Produced: 1940s–1970s
Allegedly asbestos fabric cylinder-jacket insulation and allegedly asbestos gaskets on Ingersoll-Rand KVSR integral …
J.H. Day — Industrial Mixer Asbestos Fabric Shaft Seals
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Allegedly used woven asbestos-fabric packing at agitator shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at cover flanges on J.H. Day …
John Crane — Asbestos Fiber Compression Valve Packing
Produced: circa 1930s through mid-1980s
John Crane allegedly manufactured and distributed asbestos-fiber compression valve packing used to seal valve stems in power, …
Kunkle Safety Valve — Asbestos-Packed Relief Valve Seats
Produced: circa 1930s through mid-1980s
Kunkle Valve Company allegedly supplied safety and pressure relief valves originally furnished with asbestos-fiber seat gasketing …
Littleford Day — Nauta Conical Screw Blender Asbestos Fabric Shaft Seals
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos woven-fabric packing at orbital screw shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at cover joints on Littleford …
Masoneilan — Camflex Asbestos-Packed Control Valves
Produced: circa 1940s through early 1980s
Masoneilan (Dresser Industries; later Baker Hughes) allegedly supplied Camflex rotary and globe control valves originally …
Munson Machinery — Ribbon Blender Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos-braided packing at ribbon agitator shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at cover flanges on Munson …
National Oilwell Varco — Drilling Mud Pump Asbestos-Packed Piston Seals
Produced: 1940s–1985
Allegedly asbestos-packed piston and valve seals in National Oilwell triplex mud pumps exposed drilling-rig floormen and mechanics …
Patterson-Kelley — V-Blender Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos-braided packing at trunnion shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at charge/discharge cover flanges on …
Sturtevant Mill — Asbestos-Packed Pulverizer & Cement-Mill Shaft Seals
Produced: 1940s-1980s
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Sturtevant Mill Company asbestos-packed pulverizer and cement-mill shaft seals as sources of …
Werner & Pfleiderer — Twin-Screw Extruder Asbestos Fabric Barrel Jacket
Produced: 1950s-1980s
Allegedly used asbestos-fabric barrel-jacket lagging and asbestos sheet gaskets at die-head and barrel-segment flanges on Werner & …
Westinghouse PWR Reactor Coolant Pump — Asbestos-Packed Shaft Seals
Produced: 1960s-1980s
Allegedly asbestos-containing packing, gland seals, and thermal-barrier gaskets inside Westinghouse PWR reactor coolant pumps, …
Worthington Corporation Pipeline Integral Engine-Compressor — Allegedly Asbestos Exhaust Gaskets and Cylinder Lagging
Produced: 1930s–1970s
Allegedly asbestos exhaust gaskets and allegedly asbestos cloth cylinder lagging on Worthington Corporation integral …
Bell & Gossett (ITT) asbestos-bearing pumps, valves, and heat exchangers — ITT LLC
Produced: c. 1916-late 1970s (Bell & Gossett asbestos-era production)
Bell & Gossett (now ITT LLC) manufactured asbestos-bearing pumps, valves, and heat exchangers widely installed across U.S. …
Cameron International / Joy Manufacturing / Cooper-Bessemer asbestos compressors and turbines
Produced: c. 1880s-late 1970s (Joy Mfg / Cooper-Bessemer asbestos-era production)
Cameron International Corporation is corporate successor to Joy Manufacturing Company, Cooper Cameron Corporation, Cooper …
Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc. asbestos-bearing turbines, compressors, and rotating equipment
Produced: c. 1900s-late 1970s
Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc. (Elliott Company / Ebara Group) manufactured asbestos-bearing steam turbines, centrifugal …
Flowserve US (Edward Valve + Byron Jackson Pumps + Durco) asbestos-bearing pumps and valves
Produced: c. 1860s-late 1970s (across legacy Edward Valve / Byron Jackson / Durco / Worthington / BW/IP brand era)
Flowserve US, Inc. (a/k/a Flowserve Pump Corp.) is corporate successor to The Edward Valve and Manufacturing Company, Byron …
FMC Corporation asbestos-bearing pumps and industrial equipment
Produced: c. early-mid 20th century-late 1970s
FMC Corporation manufactured asbestos-bearing pumps and industrial equipment widely installed across U.S. industrial facilities …
Gardner Denver asbestos-bearing compressors, pumps, blowers, and industrial machinery — Gardner Denver Inc.
Produced: c. 1859-late 1970s (Gardner-Denver asbestos-product era)
Gardner Denver Inc. (originally Gardner-Denver Manufacturing) manufactured asbestos-bearing air compressors, vacuum pumps, …
Ingersoll-Rand asbestos-bearing pumps, compressors, and valves — Ingersoll-Rand Company
Produced: c. 1900s-late 1970s
Ingersoll-Rand Company manufactured asbestos-bearing centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, air compressors, valves, and related …
Sterling Fluid Systems USA asbestos-bearing Peerless, Indian Head, and Northern brand pumps
Produced: c. early 1900s-late 1970s (Peerless / Indian Head / Northern brand era)
Sterling Fluid Systems USA manufactured and distributed industrial pumps under multiple brand names including Peerless, Indian …
BW/IP Byron Jackson centrifugal and vertical pumps — BWIP-Byron Jackson
BWIP-Byron Jackson BW/IP Byron Jackson centrifugal and vertical pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout …
Cameron industrial pumps and compressors — Cameron Pumps
Cameron Pumps Cameron industrial pumps and compressors were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American …
Chicago process and fire-service pumps — Chicago Pumps
Chicago Pumps Chicago process and fire-service pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American …
Circulator and HVAC pumps — Armstrong Pumps Inc.
Armstrong Pumps Inc. circulator and HVAC pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
Crane Deming industrial pumps — Crane Co.
Produced: 1920-1985
Crane Deming industrial pumps were asbestos-bearing products documented in public asbestos litigation records as part of the Crane …
Flowserve industrial valves, pumps, and steam traps — Flowserve
Flowserve Flowserve industrial valves, pumps, and steam traps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American …
FMC industrial pumps and flow-control equipment — FMC Corporation
FMC Corporation FMC industrial pumps and flow-control equipment were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout …
FMC Peerless vertical and horizontal pumps — FMC (Peerless Pumps)
FMC (Peerless Pumps) FMC Peerless vertical and horizontal pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout …
Gardner Denver industrial pumps and compressors — Gardner Denver
Gardner Denver Gardner Denver industrial pumps and compressors were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout …
Industrial centrifugal pumps — Goulds Pumps
Produced: 1900-1985
Goulds Pumps industrial centrifugal pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
ITT industrial pumps and valves — ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation ITT industrial pumps and valves were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
Nagel industrial pumps — Nagel Pumps Inc
Nagel Pumps Inc Nagel industrial pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
Nordberg industrial pumps and engine components — Nordberg
Nordberg Nordberg industrial pumps and engine components were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American …
Northern Pumps / McNally industrial pumps — Northern Pumps (McNally Industries)
Northern Pumps (McNally Industries) Northern Pumps / McNally industrial pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used …
Patterson fire and centrifugal pumps — Patterson Pumps
Patterson Pumps Patterson fire and centrifugal pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American …
Rotary and reciprocating positive-displacement pumps — Blackmer Pumps
Blackmer Pumps rotary and reciprocating positive-displacement pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout …
Skidmore / Federal condensate and feedwater pumps — Skidmore Pumps (Federal Corp)
Skidmore Pumps (Federal Corp) Skidmore / Federal condensate and feedwater pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used …
SPX Flow industrial pumps and process equipment — SPX Corporation
SPX Corporation SPX Flow industrial pumps and process equipment were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout …
Union Pump centrifugal process pumps — Union Pump
Union Pump Union Pump centrifugal process pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
Viking Pump rotary and gear pumps — Viking Pump
Viking Pump Viking Pump rotary and gear pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
Warren industrial process pumps — Warren Pumps
Produced: 1921-1970s
Warren Pumps Warren industrial process pumps were asbestos-bearing flow-control products used throughout American industry.
Air compressors — Ingersoll-Rand Company
Air compressors was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Allis-Chalmers centrifugal and reciprocating pumps — Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
Allis-Chalmers centrifugal and reciprocating pumps was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Braided asbestos pump packing — John Crane Inc.
Braided asbestos pump packing was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Buffalo fire pump systems — Buffalo Pumps Inc.
Produced: 1955-1985
Buffalo fire pump systems was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Buffalo industrial process pumps — Buffalo Pumps Inc.
Produced: 1955-1985
Buffalo industrial process pumps was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Buffalo Navy-specification centrifugal pumps (1940s–1980) — Buffalo Pumps Inc.
Produced: 1955-1985
Buffalo Navy-specification centrifugal pumps (1940s–1980) was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps — Ingersoll-Rand Company
Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Pumps with asbestos stuffing box packing — Crane Co.
Produced: 1920-1985
Pumps with asbestos stuffing box packing was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Steam-driven pumps with asbestos packing — Ingersoll-Rand Company
Steam-driven pumps with asbestos packing was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Worthington Pump — Halliburton
Worthington Pump was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry.
Worthington Pump with asbestos gaskets — Halliburton
Produced: 1942–1982
Worthington Pump with asbestos gaskets was an asbestos-containing product used throughout American industry from 1942–1982.
Manufacturers — with Known Products
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Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Allis-Chalmers steam turbines (industrial and utility, 1920s–1980)
Allis-Chalmers centrifugal and reciprocating pumps
Allis-Chalmers boilers and pressure vessels
Allis-Chalmers condensers and heat exchangers
Buffalo Pumps Inc. — Asbestos Products & Litigation HistoryNorth Tonawanda, NY
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Buffalo Navy-specification centrifugal pumps (1940s–1980)
Buffalo industrial process pumps
Buffalo fire pump systems
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
Ingersoll-Rand Company — Asbestos Products & Litigation HistorySwords, Ireland (formerly Woodcliff Lake, NJ)
Litigated
Known asbestos-containing products:
Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps
Steam-driven pumps with asbestos packing
Air compressors
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
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