DAHLE CleanTEC 41534 High Security Paper Shredder w/Fine Dust Filter, Automatic Oiler, SmartPower, Security Level P-7, 3-5 Users

The Dahle CleanTEC 41534 is the department-scale machine in Dahle's NSA-listed high-security range. It cuts the same 1 x 4.7 mm P-7 particle as the 41334 and 41434, but through a 12-inch throat into a 38-gallon bin, in a cabinet built for centralized destruction rather than a single desk. Dahle positions it for five or more users or a shared secure destruction point, and it carries a high-volume rating on the NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List.

Key Features

• NSA/CSS EPL listed, high-volume rating. The 41534 appears on the current NSA/CSS Evaluated Products List for paper shredders under Dahle North America with a high-volume rating.
• 12-inch feed opening. The widest throat of the three CleanTEC high-security models - it accepts 11 x 17 tabloid flat, which the 10.25-inch 41334 and 41434 cannot.
• 38-gallon waste bin. Department capacity, and the largest in Dahle's high-security line.
• 1 x 4.7 mm particle, DIN 66399 P-7. 4.7 mm² per fragment against the 5 mm² P-7 ceiling, at the 1 mm strip-width limit.
• CleanTEC fine dust filtration. Dahle states up to 98% of harmful fine dust is captured, which matters most in exactly this application - a shared machine running P-7 volume in an enclosed secure room.
• Automatic EvenFlow Lubricator. Continuous automatic oiling across the cutting cylinders.
• Chain-driven, continuous-duty motor at 23 ft/min. The fastest linear speed of the three high-security models, with lockable casters and bin-full auto-off.

Specifications

Figures above are as published by Dahle for this model. Dahle quotes sheet capacity under ideal conditions - new cutting cylinders, a cold motor and a supply at nominal voltage and frequency. Dahle does not publish a motor wattage, amperage or duty-cycle figure for this shredder.

What's in the Box

Dahle does not publish a full packing list for this model. What ships is the assembled shredder on its waste-bin cabinet with lockable casters, the power cord and the instruction manual.

• Shred bags are not included. The 38 gallons bin takes Dahle shred bags item #20726, sold separately in boxes of 100.
• The CleanTEC dust filter is fitted at the factory. Replacements are a separate consumable.
• The EvenFlow Lubricator requires Dahle shredder oil, which is an ongoing consumable and is not supplied in quantity with the machine.

Who Should Buy This - and Who Should Not

This is the machine for a facility rather than an office: a shared secure destruction point, a records function inside a cleared environment, or any operation where several people bring classified paper to one place. The 12-inch throat and 38-gallon bin are what make that workable, and the NSA high-volume rating supports it.

It is a lot of machine at 146 pounds and a 29-inch cabinet width. If your classified destruction is one team's occasional output, the CleanTEC 41434 does the identical cut at 8 sheets into a 30-gallon bin in a much smaller footprint, and the 41334 smaller still. Note also that at 8 sheets per pass this is not a high-throughput shredder in the ordinary sense - it is a high-volume P-7 machine, which is a different thing. If your requirement is bulk commercial destruction rather than classified material, a P-4 department machine such as the Dahle 50514 will clear three times the paper for a fraction of the cost.