Industrial Paper Shredders

Shred entire files, large stacks of documents, and small media devices
Authors: Pim Brouwer & Diana Tran

Industrial shredders are large, robust, and powerful ‘in-house’ document shredding machines. These high-performing shredders are built to shred large volumes of (confidential) documents and small media in bulk. Perfect for high-demanding and long-term shredding.

Industrial Shredder Categories:

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Medium-capacity shredders Top 5

A medium-capacity industrial shredder is an ‘entry-level’ heavy-duty document shredder. It is perfect to use in archives or central stations for high-volume shredding. It is powerful but still compact and relatively affordable.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Price range: $ 10,000 – 20,000
• Sheet capacity: 50 – 150 sheets
• Bin capacity: 50 – 125 gallons
• Shred entire files: No

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HSM Powerline FA 400.2

Extendable and practical storage table

The HSM Powerline FA 400.2 is a heavy-duty P-4 particle-cut shredder. Also, the industrial shredder has a large intake width of 16.85 inches. The shredder contains an integrated manual oiler to keep the cutting rollers lubricated. The oiler ensures that the machine will run smoothly and gives a high cutting capacity and quality.

Furthermore, this industrial shredder has a practical storage table to put data carriers on before shredding. The table is extendable, allowing for a convenient working height while shredding paper and other media. The HSM Powerline also has a waste container that can be easily removed and emptied. With the castors, it runs smoothly from room to room.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, staples and paper clips, CDs/DVDs, credit cards, floppy disks, computer listings

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Intimus H200 CP4

Mounted on rollers for flexible use

The industrial shredder Intimus H200 CP4 is A Hopper Fed Shredder designed for medium-volume shredding. This Intimus model shreds documents at DIN 66399 security level P-4 (NSA 02/01). This means that documents are destroyed into tiny unreadable shreds.

The Intimus H200 is mounted on rollers, so it is flexible in use. The shredder will automatically turn on when papers are fed into the feed chute. The waste bin has a capacity of more than 50 gallons, and it is fully enclosed, which means dust-free operation. The shredder has automatic reverse in case of a possible paper jam.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, CDs/DVDs, credit cards, floppy disks

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Intimus 14.95

Easy operation with conveyor belt feed system

The Intimus 14.95 has a spacious feed table and an integrated conveyor belt, making shredding paper safe, controlled, and effortless. The conveyor system moves the paper into the cutters at a 59 ft/min speed. This device is mounted on rollers for flexible use in the office.

The working width is 17.3 inches, and the small footprint makes sure that this unit fits through standard door openings. 5+ users can use this Intimus-model, and it is possible to integrate an optional oil into the industrial shredder. Prevent unauthorized use by using the lockable master switch.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper files, CDs, credit cards, floppy disks

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MBM Destroyit 4606

Tilting feeding hopper for crumpled paper

The MBM Destroyit 4606 is an industrial shredder with a feed hopper for crumpled paper and a second feed opening for shredding flat paper and computer printouts. The shredder contains casters and offers easy mobility. The industrial shredder has a feed paddle to feed the crumpled paper into the cutting head effectively. Furthermore, the auto oiler guarantees a high shred performance.

In addition, this machine is easy to handle and has a powerful three-phase motor with thermal motor protection. This industrial paper shredder has a fold-away feeding table ideal for feeding flat paper stacks. The high-capacity waste container holds over 60 gallons of shredded material

Shredder Capabilities:  Paper stacks, CDs, credit cards, paper clips

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MBM Destroyit 4108

High shred speed for efficient shredding

The MBM Destroyit 4108 is a cross-cut shredder with a shred speed of 53 ft./min, thanks to its powerful three-phase motors. The shredder has an easy switch control panel for easy operation and a wide feed opening of 16 inches. Thus, this industrial paper shredder machine has an automatic oil injection on the cutting shafts to keep the constantly high shred performance. If more oil is needed, then the icon of the oil droplet will illuminate.

Moreover, this model has a plastic bag suspension with a pull-out mechanism so that the removal of the entire bag on wheels is easier. Its wide work table makes it possible to place data carriers during data destruction operations. The electronic control prevents overfeeding, and the machine switches to automatic reverse and re-feeding in case of a paper jam.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, CDs, credit cards, staples and paper clips

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High-capacity shredders Top 5

High-capacity industrial shredders are best-in-class document and media shredders. These high-performing shredders can serve an entire organization and are powerful enough to shred about anything you feed.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Price range: $ 10,000 – 25,000
• Sheet capacity: 50 – 150 sheets
• Bin capacity: 50 – 125 gallons
• Shred entire files: Yes

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HSM Powerline FA 500.3

Integrated with automatic oiler

The HSM Powerline FA 500.3 is a powerful industrial shredder with a conveyor belt and has an automatic oiler in the machine. The robust shredder is ideal for shredding large quantities of confidential business papers. The HSM shredder is ‘Made in Germany’, so you are guaranteed a high-quality, safe, durable shredder.

The shredder has stable castors and a parking brake, making it easy to move around at your company. The HSM shredder is designed with solid steel cutting rollers for heavy-duty shredding tasks. The powerful motor ensures continuous operation and a high level of shredding capacity. The machine has an integrated automatic oiler which will ensure it runs smoothly.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, Staples and paper clips, Credit card, CD/DVD, Folders, USB sticks, Crumpled paper, Floppy disk, Computer listings

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Kobra Cyclone Industrial Shredder

This shredder has four different security levels

The KOBRA Cyclone is an industrial shredder designed to shred large quantities of material at a rate of up to 490 lbs per hour. The shredder is a powerful (8 HP) and reliable shredding machine designed for heavy-duty applications. This beast of a shredder can shred paper, credit cards, CDs, diskettes and much more. Confidential documents are shredded into particles in accordance of security levels P-2, P-3, P-4 or P-5. This revolutionary industrial shredder has four different security levels (P-2 to P-5) within the same machine. Users can instantly adjust the desired security level with a touch of a button. The unit is equipped with an integrated vacuum system for a clean and dust-free shredding environment, and has a double-insulated shredding chamber and a plastic outer housing for low-noise operation. The Kobra Cyclone has an outstanding shredding rate and needs no oiling or other maintenance of its cutting knives.

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Intimus 16.50

Powerful industrial shredder for 50+ persons

The Intimus 16.50 is a very powerful cross-cut industrial shredder with a conveyor belt and comes with a spacious feed table. This industrial shredding machine can shred up to 420 sheets of confidential documents per pass.  The feed table integrates with an infeed conveyor for controlled, effortless, safe, and fast loading.

The high-powered 10 HP motor combined with wear-resistant steel cutting rollers ensures shred speeds of 78 ft per minute and throughput of 1058.2 lbs per hour.  The large feed table with a width of 19.6 inches and integrated infeed conveyor belt make it easy and safe to shred documents for the operator.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, Credit card, CD/DVD, Floppy disk

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MBM Destroyit 5009

Optional modular large conveyor belt

The MBM Destroyit 5009 is a conveyor-fed industrial cross-cut shredder with a centralized oiler and safety guard. This industrial shredder has a highly efficient feed table with a conveyor belt, ready for bulk feeding high volumes of confidential documents.

Special on this device is its two automatic speed modes: On one hand, it is the power for bulk feeding large quantities of paper and on the other hand, it is the speed for high-speed shredding of lower volumes of documents. Its centralized oiler makes sure the cutting head is lubricated regularly to keep this machine running smoothly throughout.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, paper clips, Credit card, CD/DVD, binders

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Formax FD 8906CC

Shred up to 650 sheets at once

The Formax 8906CC is a high-capacity conveyor-fed industrial shredder for large volume and fully-automated paper shredding. The cross-cut shredder shreds up to 650 sheets at once and has a wide 21-inch feed opening. Another feature is its automatic internal oiling system, which means that the oil is pumped onto the blades to keep the condition.

In addition, the accessible metal waste bin on casters in the front allows the shredder to be placed against a wall to save valuable space. The Formax industrial shredder is powerful enough to shred large stacks of documents, catalogs, and even cardboard. The device can also be equipped with an optional baler that compacts the shredded pieces into a compact bale.

Shredder Capabilities: entire files, stacks of computer forms, cardboard, tapes, ribbons, CDs, and magnetic disks

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Shredder with Baler Top 5

A shredder-baler is an industrial paper shredder combined with a baling press. These shred-press units feature a conveyor-fed system to shred high volumes of confidential material with ease. The function of the baling press is to compress the shredded material into a tight bale or to reduce the volume of the particles inside the waste bin.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Price range: $ 25,000 – 75,000
• Sheet capacity: 60 – 700 sheets
• Bale weight: 70 – 200 lbs
• Shred entire files: Yes
• Baler type: Vertical press or horizontal channel baler

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Formax FD 8906B

Baler compacts material into plastic bag bale

The Formax 8906B is a high-capacity shredder with an output baler. This device continuously turns shredded material into a 31″ W x 22″ L x 19″ H compact bales, which are then ejected into a sturdy plastic bag for easy disposal. The bale’s weight is between 110 – 154 lbs and depends on the material that has to be shredded.

It is possible to place the FD 8906B against a wall to save valuable space. This device is perfect for large volume shredding in a central location and features an automatic internal oiling system to keep the cutting rollers lubricated in peak operating conditions. The Formax 8906B can shred entire files up to 650 sheets at a speed of up to 35 ft/m.

Shredder Capabilities: entire files, stacks of computer forms, cardboard, tapes, ribbons, CDs, and magnetic disks

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HSM Powerline SP 5088

Shredder with a channel baling press

The HSM Powerline SP 5088 baler combination SP 5088 is a complete, compact waste disposal station. This unit combines the HSM FA 500.3 shredder with a horizontal channel press to compress shredded material into compact bales. It is to be mentioned that the bale’s weight is variable and depends on the shredded material. The HSM shredder features a non-slip conveyor belt and an integrated automatic oiler, which will ensure the parts run smoothly.

The powerful motor of the HSM shredders ensures a high cutting capacity and continuous operation. The solid steel cutting rollers can shred through staples and paper clips with ease. The shredded material is compressed into compact bales and then needs to be manually tied off with three polyester baler straps.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, Staples and paper clips, Credit card, CD/DVD, USB sticks, Crumpled paper, Floppy disk, Computer listings

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HSM Powerline SP 4040V

Compress material into bales of up to 77 lbs

The HSM Powerline SP 4040V is combined with a vertical baling press and produces compact bales up to 77 lb. The weight of the output bale can be manually set depending on the user’s preference. The shredded material can be ejected from the HSM Powerline shredder either in a box or a waste bag.

Furthermore, you can use the removal trolley to remove and dispose of the compact bales easily. The device features a manual oiler, and the material feeding occurs via the non-slip conveyor belt. The shredder baler combination has a manual oiler system to ensure a continuous operation.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, Staples and paper clips, Credit card, CD/DVD, USB sticks, Crumpled paper, Floppy disk, Computer listings

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Intimus 16.86

Compress shredded material into compact bales

The Intimus 16.86 is a heavy-duty shredder-baler combination that combines the Intimus 16.50 with a horizontal baling press. The 4 kW machine can handle up to 330 sheets at a time or up to 1058.2 lbs per hour. It shreds documents at a speed of 78.7 feet per second. All the shredded material is automatically compressed into a compact bale. With the pushbutton control, it will eject the bale.

This shredder-baler has a spacious feed table with an integrated infeed conveyor belt for effortless and fast loading and shredding. The baler ensures immediate compaction of the shredded material into compact bales with a press force of approximately 8.8 tonnes. Optional you can eject the bale into a waterproof plastic bag for dust-free transportation. The bale size is around 19.68 x 23.62 x 29.52 inches.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, Credit card, CD/DVD, Floppy disk

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Intimus VZ 14.00

High security P-5 shred press combi

The Intimus Vz 14.00 is a high-security shredder with a baler press. The wide desk has an integrated conveyor belt to feed the material conveniently into the shredders cutting rollers. This shredder has a two-stage shredding system for optimal data security. After the first shredding, the cut material is then transported to the second shredder, and this shredder shreds the material according to security level P-5.

This high-security shredder has a built-in automatic lubricator, which ensures the high performance of the cutter cylinders. All the shredded material is baled in a horizontal baler. In the meantime, the shredder can still be operated for parallel operation. The Intimus produces compact bales with a reduction effect of approximately 70% compared to a loose collection of the shredded material.

Shredder Capabilities: Paper, paper clips, Credit card, CD/DVD, Floppy disk

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Difference between industrial paper shredder categories

We categorized three types of industrial shredders. Medium volume, high volume, and shredder-baler combinations. The table below shows the differences:

Shredder type	Approx. price	Capacity
Medium capacity	$ 15,000 Range: $ 10,000 – 20,000	Sheets: 50 – 150 Bin: 50 – 125 gallons
High capacity	$ 30,000 Range: $ 25,000 – 50,000	Sheets: 250 – 700 Bin: 80 – 150 gallons
Shredder-baler	$ 50,000 Range: $ 25,000 – 75,000	Sheets: 60 – 700 Bale wgt.: 70 – 200 lbs

The values shown are an average based on a comparison between different manufacturers.

Are you looking for a less demanding, more affordable, but powerful shredder? Then take a look at our page about heavy-duty paper shredders.

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More About Industrial Shredders

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What is an industrial paper shredder?

An industrial paper shredder is not just a regular office shredder. It is a professional shredding device for destroying huge volumes of sensitive data. With an industrial shredder, you eliminate the need to outsource your commercial shredding needs.

Industrial document shredders are capable of quickly shredding large amounts of documents, which is also known as ‘bulk shredding’. Shred hundreds of documents continuously, ideal for shredding cabinets full of old documents shredding multiple file boxes at a time, or purging sensitive files for a whole year. These powerful machines come in all variants, for instance, with feed hoppers, large and wide feed tables, conveyor belts for fast and convenient shredding, and even balers to compress the shredded material into a bale.

What can you shred with an industrial shredder? You can shred bulks of flat or crumpled paper, but you can also shred large files, stacks of documents, waste paper, binders, notebooks, cardboard, staples, paperclips, CDs, DVDs, credit cards, and ID cards. Some can even destroy small hard drives or SSDs.

When there is no time to sit and shred, shred a lot of paper at one time quickly and cost-efficient.

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What is continuous run-time?

A standard paper shredder for home or small office use has a maximum run-time. The run-time indicates that the shredder overheats after intensive shredding.

Some basic shredders can overheat within a few minutes. Other more expensive paper shredders can shred for 30 minutes before the machine needs to cool down. The cooling down time takes up an hour on average.

You don’t want to operate a shredder which needs to cool down all the time.

When you want to shred high quantities of confidential documents in bulk, you don’t want to operate a shredder that needs to cool down all the time. Therefore it is recommended to use an industrial paper shredder with a continuous run-time.

The continuous run-time means that the shredder keeps shredding without the need to cool down. These professional paper shredders get equipped with a powerful motor and high-quality cutting blades built for intensive shredding. An automatic oiling system provides the gears and cutting edges with enough lubrication to keep the shredder run smoothly.

We recommend a cross-cut or micro-cut shredder to shred confidential office documents. That is security level DIN P-3 or higher (read more).

Recommended for large organizations

Industrial shredders are recommended, for instance, for large offices, large departments, warehouses, governments, and other professional industries where there is a need for bulk shredding or central shredding points. With these large and advanced shredders, you can shred bulks of flat or crumpled paper, but you can also shred large files, waste paper, binders, notebooks, cardboard, staples, paperclips, CDs, DVDs, credit cards, and ID cards.

These machines are powerful enough to shred all day for an entire organization. Therefore industrial shredders are also a solution for the annual or end-of-year shredding of old confidential documents and files from large archives.

Industrial paper shredders are durable, powerful and can handle high volumes with ease.

An industrial shredder might be worth considering when your organization can’t or doesn’t make use of a paper shredding service in your area.

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The difference between a heavy-duty and industrial shredder

An industrial shredder is a heavy-duty shredder, but not all heavy-duty shredders are industrial shredders. In general, a ‘heavy-duty shredder’ is categorized for professional use in an office environment to shred confidential documents for multiple employees.

That’s why these shredders are also called ‘departmental shredders.’ A heavy-duty paper shredder is ideal to use for about 10-15 persons, but it isn’t designed to use these shredders all-day long for intensive shredding.

When you want to shred high volumes of documents frequently, we recommend investing in an industrial-grade paper shredder machine. An industrial shredder gets built for continuous shredding in bulk.

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What is the price of an industrial shredder?

Prices start at around $10,000 for an entry-level shredder, but the price can go up to $50,000 – $75,000 depending on your needs and preferences. An industrial-grade paper shredder is a significant investment, but an industrial shredder keeps personal and sensitive data secure, which is very important for your organization.

Paper destruction service

You can also hire a document destruction company to do the paper shredding for your company. These industrial paper shredder companies can shred your documents annually, but they can also frequently collect and shred your materials. This paper shredding service saves you time, but it also costs money, of course.

Rent an industrial document shredder

Are you looking for an industrial paper shredder to shred large volumes of paper once a year, for instance, when you’re performing your yearly archive clean-up? Then perhaps it is unnecessary to invest in an expensive large shredder. You can, in this case, also rent an industrial document shredder in your area.

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Shredder Guide: What to consider

A continuous-duty shredder is a relatively significant investment. So it is good to know what to look for when buying a disintegrator shredder for your company. We’ve listed the most essential things:

• Security level (shred size) – What security level of the shredder do you need? You can get a strip-cut, cross-cut, or micro-cut industrial shredder. For office use, we recommend leaving a strip-cut machine aside.
• Sheet capacity – How many documents do you want to shred per pass (shredding capacity). Industrial shredders are built for heavy-duty tasks, but it depends on the model how many sheets of paper you can feed into the shredder’s throat.
• Waste bin capacity – A smaller-sized industrial shredder is equipped with a waste bin with around 50 gallons. The larger-sized shredders can hold approximately 100-200 gallons. When you need more capacity, you should look for a paper shredder with a baler. Be sure that the waste compartment is easy to remove and empty. Some shredder cabinets can be opened from the rear and others from the side.
• Cutting rollers – The cutting rollers are the most critical part of your industrial shredder. These shredder blades shred all your confidential documents into small pieces of paper. An industrial shredder gets equipped with multiple solid steel cutting rollers.
• Throat or feed size –A large feed opening or throat is one feature that distinguishes an industrial shredder from an ordinary office shredder. A wide opening can handle lots of paper, which is ideal for heavy-duty use. Opt for a wide and large feed opening so you can feed large stacks of (crumpled) documents into the shredder.

• Conveyor system – Some industrial paper shredders get equipped with a high-capacity conveyor, so-called conveyor shredders. This integrated conveyor system automatically moves the paper into the cutters, which is convenient and safe for the operator. Though, most industrial shredders come with a feed hopper. Fill the hopper with large amounts of documents and comfortably empty it inside the shredder.
• Worktable – It is convenient to access a work table in front of the shredder to improve productivity. You can put all your materials on the table before starting your shredding process. A feed table is an ergonomic feature because the operator does not need to bend over and pick up materials to shred from the floor.
• Baler – Bale shredded material into compact bales with a shredder-baler combination. This baler is an attachment for a standard industrial baler. There are vertical balers that compress the shredded material to reduce its volume. But there are also horizontal channel balers that turn shredded material into compact bales. These bales can be ejected into a plastic bag, but there are also balers where the bale is tied with polyester straps.
• Safety features – Think of an emergency stop button, safety sensors, reverse switches, and other safety features that can prevent dangerous situations.
• Maintenance – To keep the industrial shredder in its optimal condition, it is essential to perform maintenance regularly. The most important thing is to lubricate the cutting rollers often with special shredder oil. Most large shredders are equipped with an automatic oiler unit on the side of the shredder. This oiler makes sure that the cutting blades are oiled regularly. Some shredders can automatically perform maintenance with an automatic oiler system, but some must be oiled manually. Also, keep the cutting blades dust-free and empty the shredder bag frequently.

Security levels

Industrial shredders come in strip-cut, cross-cut, and micro-cut security levels. We recommend at least a cross-cut shredder machine with DIN 66399 security level P-3 or higher for destroying confidential documents.

What to look for when buying a secure paper shredder? Read our Paper Shredder Guide.

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