HSM SECURIO B32 1/32 x 3/16 Document Shredder

This is the highest paper security level HSM offers on the B32 chassis. The cutting head reduces paper to a 1 x 5 mm particle - 5 mm2, exactly at the DIN 66399 P-7 limit - which is as fine as the standard goes. Everything about the machine follows from that: four sheets per pass, paper only, and a cutting head that will not be covered by HSM's lifetime roller warranty. You buy this model because a policy requires P-7, not because it is a better office shredder.

Key Features

• 1 x 5 mm particle at DIN 66399 P-7. P-7 is the top paper level the standard defines; there is no level above it, and any listing claiming a higher one is wrong. A single A4 sheet becomes roughly twelve thousand particles.
• Same B32 cabinet as the rest of the family. 310 mm feed opening, 82-litre pull-out container, 610 W motor, approximately 56 dB(A) at idle. The security level changes; the footprint does not.
• Bin holds far more sheets than a coarser cut. Because the particles are so small they pack tightly - HSM rates the 82-litre container at roughly 1,508 shredded sheets, the highest figure in the B32 range.
• Light barrier start and stop. Automatic operation on paper entry, with the rollers stopping once the throat clears.
• EcoSmart standby of 0.1 W. Relevant on a machine that will spend most of its life switched on and idle between short high-security jobs.
• Available with a factory-fitted external automatic oiler. Sold separately as article 1824113O. A P-7 head needs lubrication more than any other cut on this chassis, so the oiler version is worth serious consideration.

Specifications

What's in the Box

The HSM SECURIO B32 arrives assembled: the cutting head and cabinet are a single unit, with the 82 l (21.7 gal) waste container in place behind the cabinet door, plus the mains lead and the HSM operating manual. There is no oiler on this article — lubrication, where required, is a manual task.

Shredder bags and HSM's fitting cardboard waste box are consumables and are not included — order them with the machine if you do not intend to empty the container loose. This cut requires regular lubrication, and HSM shredder oil is sold separately.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy this if a security policy, a government contract or a classification handling procedure names P-7 or a 1 x 5 mm particle. Nothing else on the B32 chassis will satisfy that requirement, and there is no way to reach P-7 with a coarser machine no matter how many times you run the paper through.

Do not buy it as a general office shredder. Four sheets per pass is genuinely slow - you will be feeding a 100-page report in twenty-five passes - and the machine is rated for paper only, so no cards, no discs, and staples are outside what HSM lists for this model. It also sits outside HSM's lifetime cutting-roller warranty, which covers P-2 to P-5, so the most expensive part of the machine has the shortest cover. If your requirement is high but not classified, the 0.78 x 11 mm B32 gives you P-6 at six sheets a pass and is a materially more usable machine. If you need P-7 but more throughput and a bigger bin, the SECURIO B34 at 1 x 5 mm takes five sheets and holds 100 litres. And note that P-7 alone is not NSA approval.