Gaven Industries

What Gaven Industries does

Gaven Industries is a privately held US manufacturer of electromagnetic shielding products, founded in 1983 and headquartered in a single facility at 6655 N Noah Drive, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. The company designs, manufactures, and installs radio-frequency (RF), electromagnetic interference (EMI), electromagnetic pulse (EMP), high-altitude EMP (HEMP), and magnetic shielding solutions based on Faraday-cage principles using conductive and ferromagnetic (steel) materials. Core products span shielded doors (RF/EMI, HEMP, SCIF, MRI), shielded cabinets (data rack and HEMP variants), shielded chambers (test, RF anechoic, HEMP), shielded enclosures (modular, ISO transportable, power generator), and supporting components including honeycomb and secure HVAC waveguides, power/signal filters, and shielded windows. Systems are engineered to meet or exceed military and federal specifications including MIL-STD-188-125-1/-1A/-2, IEEE-299, ICD 705, NSA 94-106, MIL-HBK-1195, and ICS 705. Gaven holds multiple granted patents and a patent-pending application covering pneumatic air seals, a sound-attenuating RF shielded air door, a non-ferrous heavy-duty exterior hinge, and a flexible connect link for modular enclosures.

The business operates a direct, sales-led enterprise and government motion with no public pricing, no third-party distributors, and a single domestic (USA) geographic footprint. Revenue is generated from custom hardware sales—where shielded enclosures are project-priced based on specification, size (ranging from 60 sq ft cabinets to 50,000+ sq ft facilities), and compliance scope—alongside recurring lifecycle services covering shield-effectiveness testing, pulse current injection, recertification, preventative maintenance, and design/consulting. Customer segments are organized vertically into Government & Defense and Critical Infrastructure & Utility (primary), plus Medical & Healthcare, Data Center & Critical Computing, and Test/Measurement/R&D (secondary). Named customers include the US Department of Defense, US Air Force, US Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics, CACI International, Cambridge International Systems, L3 Communications, UPMC, Cleveland Clinic, Children's National, the National Institutes of Health, Ameren, American Electric Power, Exelon, and Huntsman. The company is led by CEO Tom Thompson with a Technical Fellow (John J Gaviglia), VP of Product Management Jonathan McCune, and additional functional leads covering sales, engineering, operations, finance, and facility security.

Name

Gaven Industries

Legal name

Gaven Industries Inc.

Website

https://gavenindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gaven Industries designs, manufactures, and installs electromagnetic shielding products—doors, cabinets, chambers, enclosures, waveguides, and filters—protecting against RF, EMI, EMP, and HEMP threats. Founded in 1983 in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the company serves US government, defense, critical infrastructure, healthcare, and data center clients with MIL-STD-compliant solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electromagnetic Shielding Products

NAICS

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (3353), Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (3359)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (3690)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enclosures, Boxes & DIN-Rail Hardware (junction boxes, cabinets, panel enclosures, DIN rail, gland plates) (IMAGAEAH), EMI/EMC & Filtering Components (Common-mode chokes, filters, shielding materials) (IMAGAJAN)

Keywords

• Electromagnetic shielding
• HEMP protection
• Shielded enclosures
• RF shielding doors
• SCIF construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Saxonburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Shielded Hardware Products: Gaven generates the majority of revenue from selling physical shielded products including doors (RF/EMI, HEMP, SCIF, MRI), shielded cabinets (data racks, HEMP cabinets), shielded chambers, shielded enclosures (modular, ISO transportable, power generator), and shielding components (waveguides, power signal filters, windows). Products are sold as standard or custom-built solutions with pricing based on specification complexity and size.
2. Professional Services (Testing, Maintenance, Design & Consultation): Gaven offers testing services (lifecycle & periodic testing, shield effectiveness testing, pulse current injection testing, continuous-wave immersion testing, recertification), maintenance services (periodic inspections, performance evaluations, preventative maintenance, repair & restoration, upgrades, documentation), and design & consultation services (electromagnetic shielding design, product design consultation, design validation & modeling, EMC strategy development, regulatory compliance consulting, risk assessment). These services support and drive product sales while generating independent service revenue.
3. Custom Solutions & Project Management: End-to-end project management from initial assessment and design through installation and beyond. Gaven provides custom design, products & material procurement, compliance checks, installation & project management, testing & validation, documentation, staff training, and ongoing maintenance & support, generating revenue across the project lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gaven Industries designs, manufactures, and installs electromagnetic shielding products (RF, EMI, EMP, HEMP) including shielded doors, cabinets, chambers, and modular enclosures, along with supporting shielding components such as waveguides, power signal filters, and windows. The company also provides end-to-end professional services including design consultation, testing, maintenance, and custom solutions for government, defense, healthcare, data center, and critical infrastructure operators in the United States.

Product overview

Gaven Industries offers a comprehensive portfolio of electromagnetic (RF, EMI, EMP, HEMP) shielding products and services. The core product line includes Shielded Doors (RF/EMI, HEMP, SCIF, MRI, and custom configurations), Shielded Cabinets (data rack and HEMP-protected), Shielded Chambers (test and RF anechoic), and Shielded Enclosures (modular, ISO transportable, HEMP, and power generator). Supporting these are Shielding Components including waveguides (honeycomb HVAC, secure, and HEMP variants), power signal filters, and MRI windows. The company also provides complementary services including Testing Services (shield effectiveness, PCI, CWI testing), Maintenance Services (inspections, evaluations, repairs), Design & Consultation, and Custom Solutions. All products are designed to meet stringent military and federal standards including MIL-STD-188-125, IEEE-299, ICD 705, and NSA 94-106.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shielded Doors

Quantifiable outcome

• Gaven HEMP generator enclosures achieve +20dB attenuation across all spectrums, surpassing MIL-STD-188-125-2 requirements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ETS-Lindgren: ETS-Lindgren is a leading global manufacturer of RF shielding, anechoic chambers, and EMI/EMP shielding products serving defense, telecom, and medical imaging customers. It is a direct competitor to Gaven across shielded enclosures, doors, chambers, and components for SCIF and HEMP applications.
• Holland Shielding Systems: Holland Shielding Systems manufactures EMI/RFI shielding enclosures, Faraday cages, shielded doors, and conductive gaskets for industrial, medical, and defense markets. Highly comparable to Gaven's shielded enclosures, doors, and components portfolio, though it serves a broader international footprint.
• Schirm Group: Schirm Group designs and installs RF and EMP shielded rooms, doors, and cabinets, including turnkey solutions for SCIFs and critical infrastructure. Comparable to Gaven in providing end-to-end shielding systems for defense and government clients, primarily in Europe but with similar product/market overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Parker Chomerics (Parker Hannifin): Parker Chomerics, part of Parker Hannifin, supplies EMI shielding materials, conductive gaskets, and thermal interface products used in shielded enclosures and cabinets. Comparable to Gaven at the component level (gaskets, conductive materials) and as a broader incumbent in the EMI shielding supply chain.
• ARC Technologies (HEICO): ARC Technologies, a HEICO company, manufactures RF/EMI absorbing materials, conductive elastomers, and shielding components. Comparable to Gaven in the shielding components layer and as a larger defense-industry incumbent in electromagnetic materials.

Emerging players

• Leader Tech: Leader Tech manufactures EMI shielding products including board-level shields, gaskets, and shielded enclosures for commercial and defense electronics. Partially comparable to Gaven in shielded enclosures/cabinets but focuses more on board- and component-level shielding than facility-scale systems.
• Magnetic Shield Corporation: Magnetic Shield Corporation specializes in magnetic shielding materials, enclosures, and Mu-metal fabrications for sensitive electronics and instrumentation. Comparable to Gaven's ferromagnetic shielding approach for low-frequency and sensitive-electronics applications.

Regional players

• Technical Consultants Inc. (TCI): TCI manufactures shielded rooms, Faraday cages, and RF/EMI shielded enclosures for telecom, military, and research customers, primarily in Brazil and Latin America. Comparable product line to Gaven but with a regional rather than US focus, so it is a peer in capability but not direct competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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