HSM SECURIO B26 3/16 x 1 1/8 Cross Cut Document Shredder - HSM1803

The 4.5 x 30 mm SECURIO B26 is the default office shredder in this family, and for most buyers it is the correct one. P-4 is the level nearly every privacy policy and retention standard treats as the floor for documents identifying a person, and at 14-16 sheets per pass this machine delivers it without behaving like a high-security unit.

It also has the most useful materials list of the particle-cut B26 variants: paper with staples and clips, credit cards, and CDs or DVDs all go through the same 12.2-inch throat.

Key Features

• P-4 cross cut at 4.5 x 30 mm — 135 mm² particles against the DIN 66399 P-4 ceiling of 160 mm² — the standard for confidential business paper.
• 14-16 sheets per pass — HSM’s figure at 80 g/m²; 17-19 sheets on 70 g/m² paper.
• Takes cards and optical discs — rated O-3 for optical media and T-4 for magnetic carriers, so old CDs and swipe cards go in the same machine.
• About 672 sheets per 55-litre bin — roughly a ream and a third between emptyings.
• Lifetime cutting-cylinder warranty — P-4 is well inside HSM’s P-2 to P-5 lifetime cover.
• 610 W continuous-duty motor — built for shared use rather than short household bursts.
• 0.1 W EcoSmart standby and approx. 55 dB(A) at idle — cheap to leave on and quiet enough for an occupied room.

Specifications

The E-3 electronic-media class describes what the cutting geometry achieves, not an invitation to feed USB sticks or hard drives. HSM’s accepted-materials list for this model is paper, fasteners, cards and optical discs; anything with a circuit board needs a media destroyer.

What’s in the Box

• SECURIO B26 shredder on castors with 55 L pull-out bin
• Power cord and operating instructions

Bags are sold separately: HSM1815, 34 gallon, roll of 100, MPN 3310000004.

Two footnotes on the specification. Sheet capacity is quoted at 80 g/m², the European office standard; on 70 g/m² paper HSM rates the same cutting head at 17-19 sheets, and US 20 lb bond falls between the two, so fifteen or sixteen is a fair working expectation. And the machine runs from a standard 110-120 V outlet at 610 W, with a 0.1 W standby draw, so it needs no dedicated circuit and no switching off overnight.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

This is the machine for a general office that has to destroy paper containing names, addresses, account details or employment information — which is to say, most offices. The combination of P-4, a full-width throat and a 55-litre bin means it will not be the reason anyone leaves documents in a pile.

If your policy specifies P-5 for sensitive categories such as health or payroll data, this cut does not reach it; the 1.9 x 15 mm B26 does, at 9-11 sheets per pass. If your volume is genuinely heavy, the SECURIO B32 offers the same throat with an 82-litre bin. And if the machine will be shared and unmaintained, consider the same B26 with the external automatic oiler rather than accepting a slow decline in sheet capacity.