Table of Contents

Introduction
Market Overview
US Shredder Market
Paper Shredder Types
Strip-cut vs. Cross-cut
Security Issues
Operating Considerations
Shredder Paper for Packing
Price Point vs. Application
Specifications
Feed Opening
Sheet Capacity
Speed
Motor Size
Shred Size
External Features
Internal Features
Applications for Shredders
The 'concept' of Shredding
Large Corporations

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Security Issues

The nature of a business and the type of documents to be shred will influence whether a strip-cut or cross-cut shredder is needed. A government contractor, for instance, is required to shred top secret and other classified information to strict DoD standards. Companies in highly competitive fields, where espionage poses a greater risk, often prefer the peace of mind that a high security shredder provides. With a maximum particle size of 1mm x 5mm, the resulting shreds are impossible to reconstruct.

Most companies buy a paper shredder for maintaining privacy of business information and find a strip-cut or commercial cross-cut suitable for this purpose. A close look at most computer reports, a commonly shredded item, will reveal a widely spaced typeface. A 1/4" strip-cut shred permits adequate destruction of these reports because most words will be sliced into several pieces, making it very difficult to reconstruct.