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Choosing the
Correct Shredder....
There are
actually three main criteria to look for when choosing the correct shredder to
suit your need. The three main criteria are Level of Security, Shredding Types
and also Shredding Performance.
1. Security
Levels
Most Shredder
company today follow the German DIN standard 32757 to determine the maximum
dimensions for strip and particle widths for the shredded document. This
Standard consists of 5-level of security (from 1 to 5) as shown below. As a rule
of thumb for normal office and home usage and making general documents
illegible, then security levels 1 and 2are the right choice and for corporate
usage which deal with lot of highly confidential and classified documents, then
the levels 3 to 5 are exactly what you need.
SECURITY LEVELS ACCORDING TO DIN 32757
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Security Level 1:
Maximum strip width of 12 mm |
Security Level 2:
Maximum strip width of 6 mm |
Security Level 3:
Maximum strip width of 2 mm |
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| Security Level 4:
Maximum particle size of 4x80 mm |
Security Level 5:
Maximum particle size of 2x15 mm |
Security Level 6:
Maximum particle size of 0.8x12mm |
2 Shredding Types
There are
basically 2 types of shredding types namely the straight cut and cross cut
(particle cut). The differences between them is that the straight cut give
higher throughput but the cross cut types gives you higher data security and
also a considerable reduction of shredded paper volume.
3 Shredding
Performance
Choosing the
right performance based on the number of paper to shred is an important
criteria. Different models and range can shred between 3 to 500 sheets at any
one time. Therefore with our wide choice of paper shredder, you can be sure to
find the right paper shredder to suit your need.
