Supplier News

UNTHA Introduces New Shredder
UNTHA Shredding Technology America Inc., Hampton, N.H., has introduced its newest product, the RS Series assay shredder, which has been designed and built with the electronics recycling and smelting business in mind.

UNTHA Shredding Technology America is a division of Austria-based UNTHA Shredding Technology GmbH.

The company says the shredder has been optimized for use within the electronic scrap industry, adding that companies extracting and refining precious metals, such as gold, silver, platinum and nickel, from used circuit boards are already interested in the new shredder.

“The assay shredder is useful to companies on both sides of the equation,” says Charles Hildebrand, UNTHA regional sales manager.

“It aids companies selling electronic scrap, allowing them to determine in advance the worth of the material they are selling. And, it is a resource for companies buying electronic scrap, letting them accurately measure the amount of precious metals in a batch of materials.

“Typically, companies will shred a small amount of electronic scrap to get an idea of the value available in a particular shipment,” says Hildebrand. “Our RS assay shredder can shred down to 10 millimeters, which is critical in this industry. It is also hardened to this application, with extra durability built into essential areas so that downtime is minimized.”

O’Neil Software Names CEO
O’Neil Software Inc., Irvine, Calif., has announced that David Holt, formerly the executive vice president responsible for software development and support services, has been promoted to chief executive officer. He will assume responsibility for the overall management, direction and growth of the company, which provides technology solutions for commercial and corporate records storage and management.

“I have worked closely with David on software development objectives and goals since 1988,” Tim O’Neil, founder and board chairman, says. “As my longtime friend and business partner, I’m confident he will use his organizational and team-building skills to grow the company, not only as he has done in software development, but now also in sales and marketing.”

O’Neil Software provides software and hardware for more than 1,000 facilities in more than 80 countries, ranging from startups to multinationals. The company’s solutions manage and track multiple types of data, including traditional storage boxes, file folders, documents and tapes.

Recycling Today Media Group Adds Associate Editor
The Recycling Today Media Group, publisher of Storage & Destruction Business (SDB) magazine, has added Megan Workman as an associate editor.

Workman formerly worked at the Charleston Gazette in Charleston, W.Va., for nearly two years as a business reporter and has a range of experience in writing and editing.

She is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Workman will contribute across the publishing group’s range of publications, including SDB, Recycling Today, Recycling Today Global Edition, Renewable Energy from Waste and Construction & Demolition Recycling.

“I’m excited to join the Recycling Today Media Group team and fulfill my career dream of becoming a magazine editor,” says Workman.

“GIE Media produces outstanding magazines that cover a diverse range of industries, and I am looking forward to maintaining that integrity.”

Workman will work out of Recycling Today Media Group’s headquarters in Richfield, Ohio. She can be contacted at mworkman@gie.net or at 330-523-5372.

Product Spotlight

DestructData Validator

North Andover, Mass.-based DestructData, a provider of data destruction solutions, has teamed up with LaBelle, Fla.-based CPR Tools, a data recovery firm, to develop a data erasure process verification appliance, known as the Validator.

According to DestructData, features of the Validator include:

• The ability to analyze up to four SATA (serial ATA) or IDE (integrated drive electronics) drives at once against configurable criteria based on the original erasure process used (including erasure method, fingerprinting and a number of other variables) to verify and document that the drives have been erased to the intended specification;
• An audit trail that can be imported into asset tracking software as well; and
• Developed to address new media erasure verification standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

More information on the Validator is available at www.destructdata.com.