# 3G Shielding Specialties Debuts No-Charge EMI Shielding Cross-Reference Service > 3G Shielding Specialties launched a no-charge cross-reference service that matches competitor EMI gaskets and shield cans by specification. - Published: 2026-10-18T16:39:51+00:00 - Section: Product Launches - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-18/3g-shielding-cross-reference-service - Source: [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/marketersmedia-2026-10-18-3g-shielding-specialties-introduces-no-charge-emi-shielding-cross-reference-service) ## Key takeaways - 3G Shielding Specialties announced a no-charge engineering cross-reference service that matches competitor EMI gaskets, PCB shield cans, RF absorbers and thermal materials by specification. - A matched 3G equivalent is typically returned the same business day, and evaluation samples of standard materials ship free within 48 hours. - The service covers the WaveSeal, 3G MetalworX, Wavexorb and Thermaworx product families, and 3G has published an EMI gasket cross-reference guide mapping competitor product families to its equivalents. [3G Shielding Specialties](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/002k5ya/3g-shielding-specialties) announced a no-charge engineering cross-reference service that matches competitor EMI gaskets, PCB shield cans, RF absorbers and thermal materials by specification, typically returning a matched equivalent the same business day with free 48-hour samples. The [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/marketersmedia-2026-10-18-3g-shielding-specialties-introduces-no-charge-emi-shielding-cross-reference-service) published the announcement on October 18, 2026. ## How the 3G Shielding Cross-Reference Service Works An engineer sends 3G the competitor part number, drawing or data sheet, and the company's US-based applications engineers match the part by specification rather than by trade name. For conductive elastomer gaskets, that means the filler system, base polymer, durometer, profile and MIL-DTL-83528 type. For fabric-over-foam and wire-based gaskets, the match covers construction, closure force and mating-surface compatibility. For PCB shield cans, it covers footprint, height, material, thickness and attachment method, and for absorbers, the frequency band and loss mechanism. A matched 3G equivalent is typically returned the same business day, and evaluation samples of standard materials ship free within 48 hours. The service covers conductive elastomer, fabric-over-foam, knitted wire, oriented wire, conductive foam and form-in-place gaskets under the WaveSeal line; one-piece, two-piece, off-the-shelf, multi-cavity and hybrid PCB shield cans under 3G MetalworX; Wavexorb cavity-resonance, narrowband, surface-wave and broadband absorbers; and Thermaworx thermal gap pads. "Engineers don't want a trade-name substitution that fails at the test lab — they want a part that drops into the design they already qualified," said a spokesperson for 3G Shielding Specialties. "By matching on specification and putting a free sample on the bench in 48 hours, we can help a team add a qualified alternate in days instead of reopening an EMC test campaign." 3G has published an EMI gasket cross-reference guide that maps widely used competitor product families, including those from Parker Chomerics, Laird, Tech-Etch, MAJR Products and W.L. Gore, to their 3G equivalents, together with new engineering guides to EMI shielding, RF shielding and PCB shield can selection. Where a competitor part has no like-for-like 3G equivalent, the company's engineers say so up front and recommend an engineering-reviewed alternative. Documentation support includes certificates of conformance and material traceability on request, and controlled drawings for defense programs are handled directly by its US-based team. Engineers can submit a part number for cross-reference or request free samples at [3gshielding.com](https://www.3gshielding.com). ## 3G Shielding's Product and Certification Record According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), 3G Shielding Specialties is a privately held US manufacturer founded in 1994 with headquarters in Tampa and a headcount range of 51-100. The same records show a December 2025 product launch of next-generation EMI gasket solutions and an ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification achieved in January 2018. The company builds millions of board level shields per year, according to the same records. ## 3G Shielding's 2026 Trade-Show Schedule Company records show a confirmed exhibition at IMS Boston 2026 at Booth #21104, alongside active participation at PCB West and Cable-Tec Expo. ## Companies in this story - [3G Shielding Specialties company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/002k5ya/3g-shielding-specialties) · website: https://www.3gshielding.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt