Was Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer — Industrial Hydraulic Pumps and Motors with Alleged asbestos documented in litigation?

Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer — Industrial Hydraulic Pumps and Motors 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 Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer — Industrial Hydraulic Pumps and Motors with Alleged asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer — Industrial Hydraulic Pumps and Motors 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

Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer Hydrostatic Transmissions, Axial-Piston Pumps, and Hydraulic Motors

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1960s-1980sAlleged asbestos shaft packing, cover-plate and port-plate gaskets, and thermal insulation on hot-oil hydrostatic drive systems used in mobile equipment, marine deck machinery, and heavy-industrial power units

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Sauer-Sundstrand — later restyled Sundstrand-Sauer and eventually Sauer-Danfoss — was the joint hydrostatic-drive venture formed between Sundstrand Corporation (Rockford, Illinois) and Sauer Getriebe AG / Sauer Hydraulik (Neumünster, West Germany) to design, manufacture, and market axial-piston hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, and complete hydrostatic transmissions for mobile equipment, marine deck machinery, and heavy-industrial power units.

Sauer-Sundstrand hydrostatic drive assemblies were specified into agricultural equipment, construction machinery, refuse packers, mining haulers, marine winches and windlasses, and industrial hydraulic power units through the asbestos era. Sauer-Sundstrand and Sundstrand-Sauer are distinct product lines from the generic Sundstrand Corporation industrial-pump line addressed on the Sundstrand Asbestos Industrial Pumps page.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer hydrostatic assemblies were specified with:

Asbestos shaft packing at rotating input-shaft seals on axial-piston pumps and hydraulic motors.
Compressed asbestos-sheet gaskets at pump-cover, port-plate, valve-block, and manifold flanges.
Asbestos-containing thermal insulation on hot-oil reservoirs and adjacent hydraulic piping in continuous-duty industrial installations.

Workers Exposed

Mobile-equipment mechanics rebuilding Sauer-Sundstrand hydrostatic transmissions on agricultural, construction, and refuse-hauling equipment.
Industrial millwrights and maintenance mechanics overhauling Sundstrand-Sauer hydraulic pumps and motors on stationary industrial power units.
Shipyard machinists servicing Sauer-Sundstrand deck-machinery and winch hydraulic drives on merchant and offshore vessels.
Pipefitters replacing gasket sets on hot-oil hydraulic manifolds during scheduled outages.

If You Worked With Sauer-Sundstrand or Sundstrand-Sauer Hydraulic Drives

If you rebuilt, repacked, or serviced Sauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer hydrostatic transmissions, axial-piston pumps, or hydraulic motors 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 NameSauer-Sundstrand / Sundstrand-Sauer Hydrostatic Transmissions, Axial-Piston Pumps, and Hydraulic Motors

Years Producedc. 1960s-1980s

Asbestos ContentAlleged asbestos shaft packing, cover-plate and port-plate gaskets, and thermal insulation on hot-oil hydrostatic drive systems used in mobile equipment, marine deck machinery, and heavy-industrial power units

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

MillwrightsPipefittersIndustrial maintenance mechanicsShipyard machinistsMobile-equipment mechanics

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