| Auto-start/stop on jamming: | Stops the shredder when excessive paper is fed into the throat. Lengthens product life significantly. |
| Cross-cut shredder: | Shredder that destroys the document into confetti-like particles by cutting the paper across and down. |
| Daily Usage: | Defined as the number of sheets shredded on average per day.
| Light Daily Usage | - Designed for light duty personal use (typically 10 - 20 shredding passes per day)
- Ideal for use at home
- Shredding credit card receipts, banking information, pre-approved credit card application forms etc.
| | Medium Daily Usage | - Designed for medium-duty personal use (typically 25 - 50 shredding passes per day)
- Ideal for home & office use
- Shredding any sensitive personal/office documentation
| | Heavy Daily Usage | - Designed for heavy-duty personal or light-duty office use (typically 50 - 100 shredding passes per day)
- Ideal for the workplace
- Shredding any sensitive personal/office documentation
| | Commercial Daily Usage | - For heavy-duty & continuous office use
- Heavy-duty motors & solid steel cutters
- Paper clip & staple safe
- Generally large capacity bins
- Various security level options
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| Daily Capacity: | Maximum daily capacity is defined by the following equation:
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| DIN Level: | The security level of the shredder. Grouped by 5 classifications from general security (DIN 1) to top secret (DIN 5). The table below shows a more detailed description of current security levels.
| DIN Level | Security Definitions | Examples of documents to be shredded | | 1 |  | General | Everyday documents, banking information, credit card receipts, bulk shredding. Cuts to 11.8 mm particles. | | 2 |  | Everyday | Internal, working documents, financial information. Cuts to 3.9 / 5.8 mm particles or 1.9mm strips. | | 3 |  | Confidential | Sales data, salary information, personal and personnel documents. Cuts to 3.9 x 30 - 50 mm particles. | | 4 |  | Sensitive | Strategic proposals, personnel files. Cuts to 1.9 x 15 mm particles. | | 5 |  | Top Secret | Military and government documents. Cuts to 0.78x 11 mm particles. |
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| Electronic auto-start: | This auto-start functions when a sheet is passed through a beam of light. This reduces the risk of jamming and is vital for continuous form shredding e.g. computer paper.
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| Mechanical auto-start: | This auto-start functions when a sheet of paper triggers a micro-switch, which starts the shredding process.
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| Noise level at capacity: | The amount of noise produced by the shredder (in decibels) whilst in use at full sheet capacity.
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| Reverse: | An essential function to permit easy removal of excess material.
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| Sheet Capacity: | Number of sheets that can be fed into a shredder in one go. This value is calculated using 70gsm paper.
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| Shred speed: | The speed paper is fed through the shredder, measured in meters per minute. Shred speed is dependent upon the amount of paper inserted and paperweight. |
| Strip-cut shredder: | Shredder that cuts the paper into various long spaghetti-like pieces.
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| Thermal Overload Protection: | Protects the shredder motor from overheating and lengthens the product life.
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| Throat width: | The throat or entry width of the opening into which the paper is fed. This determines the size of the paper that can be used without folding it.
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