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Cresswood DigiMax Destroyer Shredder
Cresswood Shredding Machinery, Cortland, Ill., has introduced the DigiMax Destroyer Hard Drive Shredder. Features include:

• A heavy-duty, low-RPM, high-torque opposing-rotor shredder;
• Capable of destroying up to 600 hard drives per hour, producing “a particle size that will satisfy e-cycler preferences and secure destruction requirements,” according to Cresswood; and
• Can be truck-mounted for on-site shredding or used as a plant-based installation for high-volume secure destruction of digital media, devices and hard drives.

More information is available at www.cresswood.com.


Cobra Collapsible Bulk Container System
Container Essentials LLC, a Chicago-based manufacturer of containers and accessories for commercial recycling, solid waste collection and document destruction, has introduced the Cobra collapsible bulk container system. Features include:

• A capacity of up to 2,500 pounds of recyclables;
• Collapses flat for easier storage; and
• Four-way forklift access and reinforced base and legs designed to provide durability.

More information is available at www.containeressentials.com/Cobra-Collapsible-Bulk-Container.html.
 

Blancco Mobile Edition Erases iPhones, iPads
Finnish company Blancco has introduced Blancco Mobile Edition, which is designed to allow corporations and recyclers to safely erase sensitive personal and business data from iPhones and iPads before replacing, selling or processing the equipment.

Blancco Mobile Edition can be used to erase large numbers of iPhones and iPads and produces individual audit reports showing vital evidence of the erasure process, according to the company.

"Many corporations don't realize that when they upgrade or recycle their staff smartphones, both private and business data—like contact details, family photos, company e-mails and personal Web use history—is still accessible in the smartphone's memory," Ari Korpelainen, vice president of products for Blancco, says.

"Resetting a smartphone back to factory defaults does not permanently destroy data, as data can still be recovered," Korpelainen adds. "This poses a serious data breach risk and, therefore, is not an effective erasure method. Using Blancco Mobile Edition ensures that the user data on your smartphone is permanently erased," he says.

In addition to erasing data on the iOS (iPhone and iPad) platform, Blancco Mobile Edition also supports Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms, the company says. The software lets companies connect multiple smartphones to a personal computer for simultaneous erasure and allows an operator to erase more than 300 devices per day.
 

Vecoplan Introduces Vecoplan Integrated Controls
VIC (Vecoplan Integrated Controls), a division of Vecoplan LLC, based in High Point, N.C., has the capabilities to provide individual control panels as well as the integration of plant-wide centralized process controls, according to the company.

Veccoplan says VIC customers include machinery importers that need control panels meeting applicable North American codes and regulations and OEMs looking to add touch screens to their machine controls.

VIC offers construction and custom programming of control panels designed to meet or exceed United Laboratories, National Electrical Code, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and hazardous location designations, according to a press release issued by Vecoplan.

VIC designs machine-specific PLCs (programmable logic controllers) and HMIs (human-machine interfaces) with the ability to integrate eth ernet, devicenet and other plant-wide networks, Vecoplan says.

VIC also provides system-wide processing controls, including automated sensing, monitoring and communication designed to optimize material processing rates throughout a production line.

Vecoplan is a worldwide producer and supplier of shredders and related products. The company was founded in 1969 in Westerwald, Germany.

More information is available at www.vecoplanllc.com.

UNTHA Relocates US Headquarters
UNTHA America, a subsidiary of UNTHA Shredding Technology GmbH, Salzburg, Austria, has relocated from Newburyport, Mass., to Hampton, N.H. To celebrate the move, the company hosted an open house Oct. 18, 2011, to showcase its line of shredders.

Pictured from left: UNTHA President and CEO, U.S. Operations, Berhard Mueggler and New Hampshire Division of Economic Development Business Development Manager Michael Bergeron at the company’s recent open house

The company's new complex consists of larger office and warehouse space and an expanded test facility, which includes UNTHA's newest single-shaft shredder, the VR, as well as a newly redesigned RS Series four-shaft machine.

"This new facility is twice the size of our old one in Massachusetts and reflects both UNTHA's growth as well as our commitment to the North American market," Bernhard Mueggler, president of UNTHA America, said during the open house.

"By relocating to New Hampshire, I expect to cut my operational costs by up to 10 percent annually," Mueggler added. "We also have a great location—Hampton is close to Interstate 95, with easy access to the Boston metropolitan area and the rest of New England."

Michael Bergeron, business development manager for the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development, said, "UNTHA is another great example of a family-owned, high-tech company that has found New Hampshire to be a lower-cost state to operate a business."

The event included shredding demonstrations of the single-shaft and four-shaft technology. "Shredding and size reduction is crucial to any recycling operation," says Charles Hildebrand, western regional sales manager.

Maren Adds Sales and Marketing Director
Maren Engineering, South Holland, Ill., has hired industry veteran Aaron Krueger as director of sales and marketing. Krueger has been serving customers in the recycling, waste management and process industries for nearly a decade prior to joining Maren.

"This is an exciting time to join Maren," Krueger says. "The company is debuting new products while continuing to offer the lines of balers and shredders that have earned the Maren brand such high regard. It's fun to introduce such a great product line to a new group of customers while maintaining our existing relationships that have been forged over five decades."

Krueger's responsibilities include working with Maren's sales staff to extend its reach into more industry segments. He will focus on expanding and enhancing the existing sales and service network to better serve Maren customers nationwide.

"As we continue the process to reinvigorate Maren Engineering, which we began a year ago when I joined the firm, Aaron adds a lot to our team," says company President Todd Wondrow. "Aaron's experience and application knowledge, his work ethic and consistent approach to working with customers will make important contributions to our continued growth."

Maren Engineering designs and builds balers, shredders and related equipment for the recycling, paper converting, boxboard, plastics and solid waste industries.
 

Andrews Software Creates Quality Assurance Unit
Cleveland, Ohio-based Andrews Software Inc. (ASI), a provider of software solutions for the information management and document destruction industries, has established a Quality Assurance Unit.

The Quality Assurance Unit's key directive, according to ASI, "is to verify that all ASI software solutions, new or evolved, are designed, developed and offered to clients in the most comprehensive way, utilizing the highest standards."

ASI President and COO Scott Bidwell says, "As ASI continues to grow, expanding its solutions and service offerings, client satisfaction remains our top priority. It's this commitment to our customers that has led Andrews Software Inc. to create a Quality Assurance Unit."

ASI support veteran Tana McAtee will lead the Quality Assurance Unit. She will be transitioning into her new position as she completes current client support projects. McAtee will oversee all aspects of documentation to assist in defining and achieving software application development objectives and client support.

"I'm looking forward to the new challenge," McAtee says. "I'm excited to have the opportunity to use the knowledge I've gained over my years in the industry to help ASI not only meet client expectations but to exceed them."

ASI offers a family of industry-tailored software solutions for commercial records centers, media vaults and document destruction companies.

More information about Andrews Software is available at www.andrewssoftware.com or by e-mailing sales@andrewssoftware.com.

Jake, Connor and Crew Unveils e3Console
Jake, Connor and Crew, Kitchener, Ontario, has introduced to the European market the e3Console, which it describes as "an evolution of our best-selling e2Console manufactured in our North American facility."

The e3Console combines the ergonomic features developed by Jake, Connor & Crew with the unique requirements of the growing international document destruction industry, the company says. Among the features the e3Console offers are glue and dowel assembly, a metal piano hinge and solid wood construction.

Distributed through Jake, Connor and Crew's U.K. facility, the fully assembled e3Console as well as the company's wheeled bins, The Retriever and Pedigree Series, are now available.
 

O'Neil DataTech Releases RMBridge
O'Neil DataTech LLC, a subsidiary of O'Neil Software, Irvine, Calif., has released RMBridge™, a series of Web services designed to enable records management software companies to provide their clients with a simple, secure way to manage on-site and off-site records.

RMBridge is designed to give records management software companies an integrated, "real-time" interface by which to automate and standardize the access and management of physical records stored in off-site record centers using O'Neil Software's RS-SQL® product suite. These Web services are designed to provide a "seamless bridge" that can be used to access, manage and control records in a consistent manner, using their in-house file room software, according to O'Neil DataTech.

"RMBridge represents the latest innovation from O'Neil that will provide an enhanced end-user experience," says Ian Thomas, executive vice president of O'Neil Software. "The convenience of a single platform unifying the records management experience is something we have been asked about by end users for many years. With this ability to integrate to off-site records, record management software companies now have the opportunity to put complete control in the hands of the record managers," he adds.

More information is available at www.oneilsoft.com.