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Did you work with Heidelberg Letterpress (Windmill) and Offset Press Equipment? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Heidelberg Letterpress (Windmill) and Offset Press Equipment, made by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, sold from the 1920s until the 1980s (asbestos era). Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was the dominant German manufacturer of commercial letterpress and offset printing equipment. Plaintiffs allege Heidelberg presses shipped with asbestos-containing electrical insulation, gaskets, and dryer materials. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: electrical wire insulation, ink-fountain gaskets, drying-oven insulation, motor-housing insulation. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Letterpress operators, Offset-press operators, and Print-shop machinists. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Heidelberg Letterpress (Windmill) and Offset Press Equipment and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg, Germany) was through the asbestos era the world’s dominant manufacturer of commercial letterpress and sheet-fed offset printing equipment. The Heidelberg Windmill platen press (Original Heidelberg Tiegel) was so ubiquitous in mid-20th-century commercial print shops that “Heidelberg” became shorthand for the whole class of small-format letterpress equipment. Heidelberg sheet-fed offset presses dominated the global commercial market through the 1960s-1980s.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Heidelberg presses imported to and operated in the United States were specified with asbestos-containing materials:
- Electrical wire insulation on press motors and control wiring
- Ink-fountain gasket material
- Drying-oven insulation on heat-set offset presses
- Motor-housing and brake insulation
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Letterpress operators (Heidelberg Windmill operators)
- Sheet-fed offset-press operators
- Print-shop machinists
- Plant electricians
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If you or a family member worked at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heidelberg) and were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at this facility — and were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease — you may have a legal claim. Time-sensitive filing deadlines apply.
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