auto parts founded 1902 headquarters mchenry illinois usa products brakes parent brake parts inc website www.raybestos.com raybestos is a brand of automotive brakes established in 1902 by arthur h. raymond and arthur f. law of bridgeport connecticut . contents 1 history 2 superfund site cleanup 3 see also 4 references history edit mac s spring & brake service shop with raybestos brakes ca. 1930 1945 . in 1906 raymond and law invented the woven brake lining an important innovation in automotive brakes . from 1919 to 1989 raybestos brand was manufactured by raymark industries inc of stratford connecticut . raymark industries filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1998 . 1 the brand is currently distributed by brake parts inc based in mchenry illinois . 2 superfund site cleanup edit the stratford connecticut factory site is a designated superfund site . the federal environmental protection agency reported the raymark facility operated at the stratford location from 1919 until 1989 manufacturing asbestos brake linings and other automotive asbestos products . the facility operated as a hazardous waste generator and land disposal facility . raymark industries inc. is a rcra subtitle c regulated facility which is currently subject to bankruptcy proceedings . hazardous waste produced on site includes lead asbestos dust metals and solvents . from 1919 to july 1984 raymark used a system of lagoons to capture waste lead and asbestos dust produced by its manufacturing process . dredged materials from the lagoons were landfilled at numerous other locations in the town of stratford connecticut . 3 raybestos brakes in stock see also edit connecticut brakettes women s fastpitch softball team founded in 1947 at raybestos . wikimedia commons has media related to raybestos . references edit http www.paeb.uscourts.gov sites paeb files opinions raymark.15.pdf raybestos the best in brakes . retrieved 2009 10 25 . npl site narrative for raymark industries inc. http www.epa.gov superfund sites npl nar1408.htm retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title raybestos & oldid 727579566 categories auto parts suppliers of the united statesbrakesmanufacturing companies based in illinoiscompanies based in mchenry county illinoismanufacturing companies established in 19021902 establishments in connecticutcompanies that filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1998stratford connecticutsuperfund sites in connecticuthidden categories commons category template with no category setcommons category without a link on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 june 2016 at 22 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view