This post brought to you by Fellowes, Inc. . All opinions are 100% mine.
Fellowes invented the personal shredder back in 1990, but they havenβt been resting on their laurels. Β Since then, theyβve continued to improve and develop new products that help protect your personal information from prying, criminal eyes. Β Fellowesβ customers are extremely satisfied with their shredders, awarding Fellowes a 4.4 of 5 stars customer satisfaction rating across their line of home, small office, and commercial shredders. Β Customers are so satisfied Β because Fellowes listens to them and incorporates what they hear into the development of new products.
Fellowes has incorporated innovative features into all their shredders to make them safer and more efficient. Β Their shredders haveΒ 100% Jam Proof SystemsΒ that can power through staples, paper clips, folded, glossy, or wrinkled papers, and even CDs and credit cards without bogging down. Β Jam-proofing protects users, because they wonβt have to try to remove the blockage and risk injuries. Β Because removing staples and paper clips is unnecessary, your employees wonβt have to waste time preparing documents for shredding. Β Should someoneβs hand come into contact with the machine near the shredding head, Fellowesβ patentedΒ SafeSenseΒ technology automatically and quickly stops the machine. Β SilentShredΒ technology keeps operation quiet for use in shared workspaces. Β And theΒ Energy Saving SystemΒ minimizes energy consumption both while the shredder is in standby mode and while itβs in use, saving you money 100% of the time.
Iβve had a Fellowes home shredder for a couple of years now, and itβs still going strong. Β It requires me to hand-feed my papers in, which isnβt a problem for me, but having to stand and hand-feed a huge pile of documents is a waste of employee time in a office or commercial environment. Β Also, a home-use shredder isnβt designed to hold up to the much larger volume that an office would require. Β After years of research and development to ensure the technology was perfected and offered a consistent and reliable performance every time, Fellowes has just introduced the AutoMax line β the first truly βwalk awayβ shredders, designed to accommodate office demands.
There are two AutoMax models, the 300C and the 500C. Β Both are cross-cut shredders, and both incorporate all the innovative features discussed above. Β They save employeeβs time because documents donβt have to be prepared for shredding, and AutoMaxΒ SureFeedΒ technology means you can place a stack of documents into a feeder drawer, close it, and go back to more productive activities. Β The patented SureFeed system uses aΒ rotating paddle system along with a specially designed ramp that ensures a consistent feed into a robust high capacity cutting block. Β And of course, theΒ JamGuardΒ system still powers through paper clips, staples, all sorts of papers, CDs, and credit cards. Β SmartLockΒ technology locks the feed drawer, ensuring that no one can stop the shredder and access confidential documents. Β And if the ultra-quiet SilentShred technology isnβt quiet enough for your office environment, the delay-start feature lets you schedule operation for a better time. Β Shredder operation is easily controlled via the touchscreen control panel located above the feed drawer.
If you would like to quit babysitting your office shredder, go to the Fellowes website to learn more about theΒ Fellowes AutoMaxΒ line of shredders.
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I’m pretty sure my dog is the first truly “walk away shredder”
Hi Janet,
I clicked and went over to the Fellowes website to read more about their new shredders.
You might mention to your Fellowes contact about a small typo in their description. They write that their shredders work on “crumbled” paper. I think they meant to write “crumpled” paper.
Searching the web, it appears these shredders are priced for business use, not home use.
Thanks,
Craig
@Craiig Shredding crumbled paper would make it impossible for even Abby on the NCIS TV show to reconstruct a document, wouldn’t it! π
@Janet – Abby will tell you what you had for breakfast a week before you shred that crumpled paper. Just give her a large cup of caf-pow and watch her do her magic.
@Jackie You’re right. Nothing can stump Abby!
We’ve been waiting for these machines to come into stock (in the UK) for ages but it keeps getting delayed. This is a bit worrying as usually this means they’re having quality issues with the factory, hopefully I’m wrong though!