Formax FD87HDS Hard Drive Shredder Demo
Product Details
The Formax FD87HDS is a hard drive shredder — destroys hard drives and SSDs by shredding the physical media into unrecoverable particles. This video shows the FD87HDS processing drives at the throughput needed for enterprise IT asset disposal and compound destruction requirements.
What this video shows: Hard drives and SSDs feeding into the FD87HDS shredding chamber, the cutting head reducing each drive to small particles, and the shredded output collected for disposal. Particle size meets the physical-destruction requirement for sensitive-data drives.
Who buys the FD87HDS: Enterprise IT asset-disposal operations requiring certified physical destruction. ITAD service providers offering compound destruction (punch + shred) for federal and high-security clients. Federal civilian and defense operations destroying classified and CUI drives. Healthcare and financial operations meeting strict PHI and customer-data destruction guidelines.
Why hard drive shredding versus punching alone: Punching deforms platters but leaves the drive housing largely intact. Shredding reduces the drive to small particles — eliminating any possibility of platter recovery and meeting policies that require particle-level destruction. For SSDs, shredding is the standard since punching doesn't reliably destroy SSD chips.
Key specs: Hard drive and SSD shredder | Substrate: standard 3.5" and 2.5" HDDs and SSDs | Particle size: configurable to destruction-policy requirements | Throughput: enterprise IT-disposal pace | Pairs with FD87HD for punch + shred compound destruction
For compound-destruction workflow, integration with your IT-disposal process, or pricing, contact a Mailtech specialist.
Frequently asked
Does the FD87HDS destroy SSDs as well as HDDs?
Yes — the FD87HDS shreds both HDDs and SSDs. For SSDs, shredding is the recommended physical destruction method since the storage chips need to be physically broken into particles.
What particle size does the shredder produce?
Particle size is configurable to destruction-policy requirements. For most enterprise applications, the standard cutting head produces particles small enough to meet typical IT-destruction guidelines. For higher-security applications, finer-cut configurations are available.
Should we run drives through both the punch AND the shredder?
For federal classified, CUI, and the most stringent enterprise policies, compound destruction (punch then shred) is the standard. For standard enterprise IT asset disposal, shredding alone is generally sufficient. Confirm with your security policy.
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