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Did you work with Lydon Brothers Plastics Drying Ovens and Conditioning Equipment? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Lydon Brothers Plastics Drying Ovens and Conditioning Equipment, sold from around the 1940s until the 1980s. Lydon Brothers of Hackensack NJ manufactured plastics drying ovens used for conditioning thermoplastic resins prior to injection molding. Per DuBois, multiple drying pans were used initially in plastics conditioning. Plaintiffs allege Lydon Brothers drying ovens were specified with asbestos oven-wall insulation, heating-element insulation, and rope packing. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos oven-wall block and pipe insulation, asbestos heating-element wire insulation, asbestos rope packing on access doors. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Plastics-machinery operators, Injection-molding setup workers, and Plant maintenance workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Lydon Brothers Plastics Drying Ovens and Conditioning 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
Lydon Brothers (Hackensack New Jersey) manufactured through the mid-20th century plastics drying ovens, conditioning ovens, and downstream thermoplastic-handling equipment. The DuBois “Plastics History U.S.A.” (1972) volume specifically documents Lydon Brothers drying ovens (figure 6-29) as the standard equipment used for “conditioning thermoplastics for injection molding” through the asbestos era — drying and conditioning resin pellets to remove moisture before injection-molding feed.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Lydon Brothers plastics drying ovens and conditioning ovens were specified through the asbestos era with:
- Asbestos oven-wall block and pipe insulation wrapping the heated oven cabinet
- Asbestos heating-element electrical wire insulation
- Asbestos rope packing at oven access doors and damper seals
- Asbestos gasket material at flange and access connections
Lydon Brothers has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Plastics-machinery operators loading and operating Lydon Brothers drying ovens
- Injection-molding setup workers running Lydon-supplied conditioning equipment
- Plant maintenance workers servicing Lydon oven heating elements and insulation
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