HSM SECURIO B32 3/16 x 1 1/8 with External Automatic Oiler - HSM18234

This is the SECURIO B32 most offices should actually be looking at: a 4.5 x 30 mm cross cut at DIN 66399 P-4, with HSM's external automatic oiler fitted at the factory. P-4 is the level most internal data-protection policies land on, and the oiler removes the one maintenance job that cross-cut owners reliably forget. It takes 14 to 16 sheets of 80 g/m2 paper per pass and drops the waste into the same 82-litre pull-out container as the rest of the B32 line.

Key Features

• 4.5 x 30 mm particle at P-4. Each particle is 135 mm2, comfortably inside the 160 mm2 ceiling DIN 66399 sets for P-4. This is the level most privacy policies and internal shredding standards specify by name.
• External automatic oiler, factory fitted. A cross-cut head needs lubrication to keep cutting cleanly and to avoid overloading the motor. The oiler applies it on a schedule instead of relying on someone remembering to spray the throat, which is the single most common cause of premature cutting-head wear.
• Rated for optical media and cards. HSM lists this model at O-3 and T-4 as well as P-4, so CDs, DVDs and card-type data carriers are within what the machine is built for.
• Staples and paper clips go straight through. The induction-hardened solid steel rollers do not require documents to be de-stapled first.
• 82-litre bin, roughly 1,002 sheets of P-4 waste. Cross-cut particles pack far more densely than strips, so this cabinet holds nearly twice as many shredded sheets as the 5.8 mm strip version despite the identical bin.
• Wider cabinet than the standard B32. The oiler adds 50 mm to the width - 547 mm rather than 497 mm. Check the alcove before you order.

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. The external automatic oiler is mounted on the cabinet at the factory; nothing needs assembling on site.

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. We could not confirm from HSM’s published documentation whether a filled oil bottle ships with the unit, so add HSM shredder oil to your order and use HSM’s own oil rather than a generic lubricant.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy this if you have a written data-protection policy that names P-4, or if you handle client paperwork, HR files and invoices and want a defensible answer when someone asks how you destroy them. The automatic oiler is worth the premium in any environment where no single person owns shredder maintenance - which is most of them.

Do not buy it if your requirement is genuinely high security. P-4 particles are 135 mm2; P-5 drops that to 30 mm2 and P-6 to 10 mm2. If you are destroying anything at the level where a reconstruction attempt is a realistic threat, look at the SECURIO B34 at 1.9 x 15 mm for P-5, or the B32 at 0.78 x 11 mm for P-6. Equally, do not pay for the oiler if you are buying a shredder for a single owner-operated desk where you will happily oil it yourself - the same machine is sold without it. And if 14 to 16 sheets a pass will not keep up with your volume, the B34 cross cut is the larger version of this same idea.