Was Ashcroft Instruments (Dresser) — Industrial Pressure Gauges and Instrumentation with Alleged asbestos documented in litigation?

Ashcroft Instruments (Dresser) — Industrial Pressure Gauges and Instrumentation with Alleged is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Ashcroft Instruments (Dresser) — Industrial Pressure Gauges and Instrumentation with Alleged asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Ashcroft Instruments (Dresser) — Industrial Pressure Gauges and Instrumentation with Alleged products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Gaskets

Ashcroft Bourdon-Tube Pressure Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Temperature Gauges, and Pressure Switches for Industrial Steam, Process, and Marine Service

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1900s-1980sAlleged compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets at gauge sockets, diaphragm-seal flanges, and instrument-line unions on Ashcroft pressure gauges and diaphragm seals used in industrial steam, refinery, and shipboard service

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Ashcroft Manufacturing / Ashcroft Instruments (Stratford, Connecticut) — operated for much of the asbestos era as the Ashcroft Industrial Division of Dresser Industries before later divestiture — manufactured the industry-standard Bourdon-tube industrial pressure gauge along with diaphragm and chemical seals, temperature gauges, pressure switches, and test-gauge assemblies for industrial steam, refinery process, power-plant auxiliary, and shipboard service.

Ashcroft gauges and diaphragm seals were installed in overwhelming volume across process and utility piping — boiler drums, steam headers, pump discharges, refinery process runs, and shipboard steam-plant instrument lines — and are frequently identified in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Plaintiffs alleged that Ashcroft instrumentation was specified with:

Compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets at the gauge-socket / instrument-line union, disturbed each time a gauge was removed for calibration, repair, or replacement.
Compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets at the flanged joint of Ashcroft diaphragm seals and chemical seals used to isolate the Bourdon tube from hot, corrosive, or slurry process fluids.
Asbestos-containing thermal insulation applied to hot instrument-line runs and gauge-siphon assemblies on high-temperature steam service.

This page addresses the Ashcroft Instruments product line as a Manufacturer Defendant tier. Broader Dresser Industries corporate premises exposure is addressed on the Dresser Industries page.

Workers Exposed

Instrument mechanics and I&C technicians removing, calibrating, and reinstalling Ashcroft Bourdon-tube gauges and diaphragm seals on steam, process, and utility piping.
Pipefitters and steamfitters installing gauge tees, siphons, and diaphragm-seal flanges on new construction and outage tie-ins.
Boiler-tender mechanics replacing steam-drum, superheater, and header instrumentation during boiler outages.
Shipyard instrument technicians installing and overhauling Ashcroft gauges on Navy and merchant steam-plant instrument panels.
Refinery and chemical-plant maintenance crews replacing diaphragm seals on hot corrosive-service process gauges during turnarounds.

If You Worked With Ashcroft Gauges and Diaphragm Seals

If you installed, calibrated, or replaced Ashcroft Instruments Bourdon-tube gauges, diaphragm seals, or pressure switches during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameAshcroft Bourdon-Tube Pressure Gauges, Diaphragm Seals, Temperature Gauges, and Pressure Switches for Industrial Steam, Process, and Marine Service

Years Producedc. 1900s-1980s

Asbestos ContentAlleged compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets at gauge sockets, diaphragm-seal flanges, and instrument-line unions on Ashcroft pressure gauges and diaphragm seals used in industrial steam, refinery, and shipboard service

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Instrument mechanicsPipefittersSteamfittersBoiler-tender mechanicsShipyard instrument technicians

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