intimus 224154 100CP4 5/32" x 1-13/32"

The intimus 100 CP4 224154 is a German-built P-4 office shredder that reduces paper to 3.8 x 36 mm cross-cut particles, 25 sheets at a time, into a 100-liter (approx. 26-gallon) bin. It is the standard build of intimus's smallest commercial cabinet, supplied without the automatic oiler, so cylinder lubrication is a manual task. It suits an HR office, clinic, finance team or branch that needs real P-4 destruction and has someone who will keep up a simple oiling routine.

100 CP4 224154 highlights

• P-4 cross-cut, 136.8 mm² particles
• 25 sheets per pass (80 g/m², 20 lb bond)
• 12.2 in (310 mm) throat, 100-liter bin
• Most compact cabinet in the range: 35.4 in tall, 97 lb
• Standard 120 V outlet, 56 dB(A) at idle

Entry to intimus's commercial cabinets

The 100 is where intimus's commercial cross-cut line starts. The head produces 136.8 mm² particles, comfortably below the 160 mm² that DIN 66399 allows at P-4, which is the level most retention policies set for payroll, patient records, contracts and customer files. A 12.2 in throat takes Letter and A4 flat in either orientation; legal and tabloid need to go in short edge first. Staples and paper clips are fine, and discs, plastic cards, floppy disks and foil are accepted occasionally, mixed in with paper.

Owning the plain version: a simple oiling habit

Without the oiler package, someone has to lubricate the cutting cylinders at the interval the manual gives. That matters beyond performance: intimus North America makes lubrication a condition of its warranty, including the lifetime limited cover against cylinder fracture. If a named person, such as an office manager, takes this on at each bag change, the 224154 saves money over the oiler build. If nobody will, buy the 224254P1 instead; it is the same shredder with the oiling automated.

Built-in conveniences

The i-Control switch starts the cutters when it senses paper, stops them afterward and puts the machine to sleep between users. A dynamic load sensor on the front shows how much of the cutter's capacity a stack is using, and automatic reverse backs out an overfeed. The sealed cabinet softens cutting noise and rolls on castors.

Full specifications, intimus 100 CP4 224154

Alternatives to the 224154

• 100 CP4 with oiler (224254P1): identical machine plus automatic lubrication.
• intimus 120 CP4 / 130 CP4: same head and 25-sheet pass, with 120- or 135-liter bins in taller cabinets for teams that fill bags daily.
• intimus 120 CP5: a 1.9 x 15 mm P-5 head for policies that ask for more than P-4.

Right for you?

Yes, if a modest team shreds confidential paper every day, wants the smallest P-4 cabinet intimus makes and can commit to manual oiling. No, if bags fill more than once a day, if anyone needs to destroy classified material (that calls for an NSA/CSS-listed machine such as the intimus 120 CP7), or if a whole floor will share it. Bags are sold separately.