At this point of time when identity theft is becoming increasingly common, privacy & confidentiality is crucial to everyone. In such a situation, where individuals are trying different ways to destroy their sensitive documents before discarding them, the corporate world fully understands the importance of a paper shredder & treats it as a necessity.

Industrial shredders are required when there is a high capacity shredding needs of several departments or even the whole facility. With a daily flood of confidential papers, it becomes a challenge how to destroy them with maximum security. Some outsource these services while others prefer to have an in-house facility of their own industrial shredder for more security, convenience & cost-effectiveness in the long run.

There is so much variety of industrial shredders in the market that one really gets confused. For this, one must recognize the requirements of one's company before making any decision. There are numerous factors that are involved in selecting the right kind of paper shredder that is perfect for your company. These factors are the number of users; the volume of paper to be shredded at a time or in a day; other items to be destroyed besides paper e.g., CDs, cardboards etc.; the size of items to be destroyed; & the other special features required e.g., overload protection, jam-proof, hand-safe or having optional accessories like conveyor belts, hoppers, & balers in order to save time, space & money. Once you are sure of what exactly you want, it becomes extremely easy to search the market for an industrial paper shredder that is perfect for your company.

The basic types of industrial paper shredders that are available in the market are strip-cut & cross-cut shredders. The strip-cut industrial paper shredders cut the paper into thin strips & are suitable for very high volume of paper to be shredded & where the security issue is not very critical. They are not very expensive & are easy to maintain. The cross-cut industrial paper shredders shred the paper vertically as well as horizontally resulting in small pieces of paper. They cost more than the strip-cut shredders & are also require more maintenance than them.

Then there are heavy-duty industrial shredders that are suitable for disposing off a whole bulk of paper flood that is produced daily. Besides paper, these shredders also shred whole files, complete stacks of computer printouts, carbon-ribbon cartridges, cartons, CDs & even plastic. They also take in the crumpled papers for shredding.

There are also cardboard industrial shredders that convert cardboard into filler material for packing sensitive goods, thus making use of the garbage effectively.

Besides, there are industrial shredders with baler combinations. The baler in such shredders compacts the paper into bales. This makes it easy to dispose it off or to have it recycled. This all is done automatically saving time & energy.

Then there are also industrial shredders with dust extractor that extracts the dust that is formed while shredding. This is done by flexible hoses that are wide enough for this purpose.