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Shredders are used for shredding paper, cardboard, plastic, metal. Taking into account the processed raw materials, you need to choose a model of equipment. The most popular category of shredders is office paper shredders. They simplify and speed up the process of destruction of paper products, secret documents. Grinding scrap shredder carries out into small pieces, long strips or other fragments. The exact disposal option depends on the capabilities of a particular model, the selected settings. So for documents of high secrecy, it is recommended to grind to a state of fine crumbs.
The main advantage of recycled waste paper is its compact size and ease of disposal. Also, the shredder is indispensable for the destruction of secret data. The main working element of the shredder is a knife, it is responsible for cutting the material, it is put into operation by electric motors. It is necessary to have a feeder in the design to move the sheets to the knives. Manufacturers provide a special basket for storing shredded products.
Equipment categories
Taking into account the control features, the paper shredders on sale are divided into manual and electric. Electric units are easy to use, productive. If you have to regularly process significant volumes of raw materials, it is worth stopping at this option.
The main categories of shredders, taking into account the type of processing of raw materials:
- cutters - rotating knives are provided for shredding paper;
- crumblers - cutting goes into small circles, squares;
- granulators - or meat grinders, paper is processed to a state of crumbs;
- grinders - allow you to adjust the length, size of the waste;
- confetti - cutting is carried out into small rectangles and rhombuses;
- flat cutters - stripes form at the exit.
In addition to office shredders, there are also industrial ones. They differ in terms of performance. Paying more for a powerful unit does not always make sense - evaluate the working volumes, the company's need for paper processing and make the best choice for yourself.
About cutting type
What type of cutting is best? It all depends on the category of secrecy of documents. If you just want to grind the waste, standard strips will be enough, destroy the information and make it impossible to restore it - you need to take a granulator.
The stripes are a straight cut of the paper. If desired, the waste will be easy to collect, recover data from them. But such devices are productive, fast, relatively inexpensive. Cross cutting is used for maximum grinding.
Posted on 04/17/2023 Updated on 04/17/2023 by User Alexander (administrator)
