EXHIBIT 23.1 ------------ CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accounts, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 21, 1997 included in Asahi/America, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement. /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Boston, Massachusetts April 14, 1997 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Malden, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on April 16, 1997. ASAHI/AMERICA, INC. By /s/ Leslie B. Lewis -------------------------------- Leslie B. Lewis, President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Leslie B. Lewis President, Principal Executive April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Officer and Director Leslie B. Lewis /s/ Tadashi Kitamura Director April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Tadashi Kitamura /s/ Kazuyuki Sato Director April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Kazuyuki Sato /s/ Kazumitsu Yamaguchi Director April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Kazumitsu Yamaguchi /s/ Nannette S. Lewis Director April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Nannette S. Lewis /s/ Jeffrey C. Bloomberg Director April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Bloomberg /s/ Samuel J. Gerson Director April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Samuel J. Gerson /s/ Kozo Terada Vice President and April 16, 1997 - ------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Kozo Terada