Shredding from A to Z

Manufacturers offer a variety of shredding options to information destruction professionals.

Manufacturers offer a variety of shredding options to information destruction professionals.

Shredders are essential to the information destruction industry, helping to ensure the privacy and security of sensitive information, dated electronics or defective and obsolete products at the time of their disposal.

Manufacturers have seen to it that secure destruction professionals have a variety of shredding equipment to choose from to meet size reduction needs and to accommodate the range of materials that require secure shredding. Today’s shredding equipment includes large stationary systems that can handle diverse streams of material, mobile document destruction trucks, and small desktop or departmental shredders for confidential papers.

For information destruction professionsals, shredders ensure the safe destruction of documents, electronic storage media and even hard drives and computer equipment. In some cases, the machines play a role in the recycling process that follows, such as when they grind computer equipment into pieces for later separation by commodity type.

On the following pages, we’ve rounded up a sampling of the shredding equipment currently available to the information destruction industry.

ALLEGHENY CROSS-SHREDDING TECHNOLOGY

Offers greater document security than conventional strip-cut shredders

Provides cost advantages compared to grinding systems

Throughput of one to 25 tons per hour, depending on material

Easily destroys boxes of CDs, video tapes, reels, etc.

Low-dust, low-noise operation

Jam-free, auto-feed systems

Existing shredding systems can be integrated within the design in most
cases, providing a cost-effective solution

Additional information can be found on-line at www.alleghenyshredders.com.

AMERICAN PULVERIZER TRS SERIES

Slow-speed, high-torque shear-type shredders

Design reduces vibration; noise; dust; energy, maintenance and installation costs; and explosion liability

Features hexagonal cutter shafts made of heat-treated steel for longer life

Heavy-duty spherical roller bearings handle extreme loads

Drop areas between cutting chamber and bearing caps allow extruded
material to fall free, leaving bearings uncontaminated

Auto-reverse feature eliminates damage to cutters and cutting chambers

Additional information can be found on-line at www.ampulverizer.com.  

AMERI-SHRED DOUBLE SHRED SYSTEM

The hopper-fed, top-load model AMS-1500 "Magnum" offers 150 hp and acts as the primary shredder in the company’s new Double ShredSystems

Using varied shred widths ranging from 1 inch to 2-1/2 inches, the shredder uses specially designed cutter hooks to rip and tear paper prior to shredding

When used with a secondary shredder with a 5/8-inch shred width, the system will destroy 8 to 10 tons of paper an hour into chips measuring 1-1/2 inches by 5/8 inches

Features a metal detection system that automatically reverses the conveyor and dumps any contaminated material into a separate container without the need for operator involvement

Includes a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) allowing for control-based starts and stops of the steel belt conveyor feeding the shredder, regulating the amount of paper entering the system

Additional information can be found on-line at www.ameri-shred.com.

BOLLEGRAAF AS-SERIES

Cross-shreds heavy paper files, such as confidential documents, computer printouts and entire files, without difficulty

Adjustable screens allow control of particle size, which can be as small as 3/8 inch

Low maintenance

Turnkey systems including balers and conveyors available

Additional information can be found on-line at www.vandykbaler.com.  

FELLOWES PS60C-2

Designed for home-office users who shred from 25 to 50 times per day

Cuts eight sheets into 5/32-inch by 1 3/8-inch confetti, providing higher security

Quiet motor

Solid-steel cutters shred credit cards, paper clips and staples

Includes a 6.5-gallon basket

Covered by a one-year full warranty and a five-year cutter warranty

Typically retails for $129.99

Available at Office Depot, Office Max and through office-supply catalogs

Additional information can be found on-line at www.fellowes.com.

INDUSTRIAL PAPER SHREDDERS IPS 500 SERIES

Data processing shredders featuring 16-inch infeed width and cutting cylinder lengths with 1.5 hp drive motors

Console models feature hands-free operation with automatic start/stop photo-cell activation

Auto-reverse, anti-jam safety limits

Composite cabinet construction provides quiet operation

Stand model features manual controls and a bag-full limit switch with automatic shut off

Additional information can be found on-line at www.industrialshredders.com.

MARTIN YALE INDUSTRIES VZ17

Automatically shreds large quantities—up to 2,000 pounds per hour—of discarded material

Conveyor belt serves as a waste metering device, ensuring uninterrupted throughput with large-capacity hopper for continuous feeding

Fully integrated system with simple controls

Includes automatic reverse and restart

Features compact construction with small footprint

Suitable for mobile or stationary use

Optional dust extractor available

Can be integrated with existing feed and delivery systems

Additional information can be found on-line at www.intimus.com.

SATURN ROTO-GRIND

Electric or hydraulic drives from 20 hp to 400 hp

Features a stationary cutter with multiple edges

High torque and high production in the same unit

Reliable and low maintenance

Automated feeding standard

Suitable for document and product destruction

Additional information can be found on-line at www.granutech.com.

SHREDFAST 300PTS

Automatic transmission, 280 hp turbo diesel Sterling Acterra, pat-
ented automatic feed system and high-capacity lift system standard

SF300 pierce and tear shredder head offers high-speed throughput

Twenty-foot custom-built ITB van body includes DOT legal lighting

Document destruction viewing camera optional

Additional information can be found on-line at www.shredfast.com.  

SHRED-TECH MOBILE DESTRUCTION SYSTEM

Model MDS-25GT

Equipped with a shredding unit that can process more than 3,000 pounds
per hour

Legal payload capacity of roughly 9,000 pounds

Features automatic curb-level feeding and dump-body unloading

Conveniently located touch-screen controls facilitate operation

Additional information can be found on-line at www.shred-tech.com.

SSI UNI-SHEAR

Single-rotor design with high throughput available in three models

"Smart" horizontal ram feed

Interchangeable screens

Replaceable and reversible cutters

Heavy-duty construction

Features low horsepower, speed

Produces small uniform particle size in a single pass with little noise and
dust

Additional information can be found on-line at www.ssiworld.com.  

TORNADO MOBILE SHREDDERS

High-speed, high-capacity mobile shredders

The Axial Blade shredding system allows for total destruction of material with interchangeable screen sizes

Units also feature the Aquatech spark and dust control system

Additional information can be found on-line at www.tornado.as.

ULTRASHRED PAPER PREDATORS

These mobile shredding trucks are available in two models—the 26, with a 5,000-pound payload, and the 33, with a 10,000-pound payload

Offer secure shred size, high-speed throughput and a small truck package

Feature high-output hammermills, mechanical shredder drives and hydraulic lift drives

Capable of processing up to 5,000 pounds per hour

Two-inch screen included, though a 1.5-inch screen is available as an option

Rotary compactor with 740-pound running foot included on both models

Additional information can be found on-line at www.UltraShred.com.

UNTHA FOUR-SHAFT SHREDDER

Four-shaft shredder offers "one pass" particle reduction with 25 rpm main
cutter shafts for high torque, low noise, vibration-free operation

Up to 150 hp

Siemens SPS controls provide automatic reversal and foreign substance  recognition

Outlet screen from 15 mm to 80 mm available

Capable of accepting various product dimensions

Outputs of up to 20,000 to 25,000 pounds per hour

Additional information can be found on-line at www.tryco.com.  

VECOPLAN RE-TECH LINE

A line of paper shredders designed specifically for medium-to-high-volume, plant-based document destruction

Single-shaft "P" series shredders are available in several models capable of
shredding from 200 pounds per hour to 40 tons per hour

A positive-feed ram advances material into a low rpm, high-torque cutting rotor that produces particles of a cross-shred consistency ranging from 3/8-inch to 2-inches

Large dump-and-run hopper enables batch or conveyor feeding

Complete destruction is guaranteed, meeting and exceeding NAID AAA  certification requirements

Also shreds electronic scrap, rolls, entire bales, tapes, circuit boards, reels
and discontinued merchandise

Additional information can be found on-line at www.vecoplanllc.com.  

WILLIAMS RIPSHEAR

Features low-speed, high-torque disc cutting action

A compact on-board computer detects jams through actual shaft stoppage, not through present pressure limit, enabling the shredder to use the full pressure capabilities of its hydraulic components

Low installation costs in light of minimal foundation requirements

Rugged construction and automatic un-jamming action help to minimize maintenance-related shutdowns

Shearing action creates little dust

Features a large feed opening, a removable hopper section, oversized
bearings and shafts and heavy-duty construction

Portability optional

Additional information can be found on-line at www.williamscrusher.com.

 

Next Step: Baling

The summer issue of SDB will feature a Baling Equipment Round-Up.

Manufacturers interested in submitting baling product information and images can contact DeAnne Toto via e-mail at dtoto@SDBmagazine.com  or by phone at (800) 456-0707, ext. 232.

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