Document Shredding - Buyers Guide

Document Shredding Service Terminology

Auto On/Off: Sensor button automatically controlling the beginning and end to the paper shredding process.

Auto Reverse: The paper will automatically reverse in case document jamming occurs.

Bin: The final shredded paper ends up in the bin.

Capacity: Refers to the number of sheets a paper shredder can handle at one time.

Casters: Wheels attached to mobile shredders.

Duty Cycle: The amount of times a shredder can be used, before it must be cooled off.

Feed Width: Size of the opening where paper is inserted into the document shredder.

Footprint: Marks the location of the shredder.

High Security: Designed for eliminating high profile, often top-secret data.

Horizontal Feed: Paper is fed though the front of the machine.

Overload Protection: Sensor that turns the entire system off in case of paper-jamming.

Shred Size: The size of the shredded document.

Shredder Speed: The amount of paper a document shredder can destroy within a given minute or hour.

Strip Cut: A form of document shredding where papers are reduced to thin, unreadable strips.

Vertical Feed: A type of shredder that requires paper to be inserted from the top of the machine.

Waste Capacity: The volume of paper a waste bag can hold.

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