Fellowes Shredders

Get Fellowes shredders for your home and business offices to destroy confidential documents. Getting rid of paper documents and physical media with a shredder is necessary for protecting sensitive personal, financial, and corporate information. Doing this prevents unauthorized access to such records and helps individuals and organizations protect themselves from identity theft and corporate espionage. Find a varied selection of Fellowes shredding machines in the large inventory of essential office equipment at Staples.

Choose from different Fellowes paper shredders
This brand makes different models for home and business users. Models meant for personal and small/home office uses are smaller and slimmer than commercial and high-security units. For single users and small offices, those compact and slim shredders provide the best value. Large offices and businesses trying to comply with data protection regulations need the advanced features offered by commercial and high-security shredders.

Another way to classify these machines is by cut type. Fellowes offers strip-, cross-, and micro-cut shredders. Also known as spaghetti and ribbon-cut, strip-cut units slice paper into long strips using rotating knives. This method is suitable for individuals and organizations looking for low-level shredders. A cross-cut model shreds paper into diamond-shaped confetti using two oppositely rotating drums. A micro-cut shredder offers the highest level of security. It slices and dices paper into tiny shreds.

Key features to consider when choosing Fellowes shredders
Besides cut type and security level, shoppers should also consider sheet capacity, bin capacity, run time, and input media. Sheet capacity describes the maximum number of sheets a user can feed into the machine at once. Personal models usually have sheet capacities between 4 to 12, while some units meant for businesses can shred up to 200 pages at once. Bin capacity is the size of the disposal bin built into the unit. This is an important feature for commercial and high-security, high-capacity shredding machines. The larger the bin, the less frequently it needs emptying.

Most shredders can’t run continuously but need to cool down after a few minutes. A model’s run time is the time it runs before it needs to cool down. Run time varies from 2 minutes to 1 hour. A busy office may need a model with a long run time. Fellowes offers select models that can run non-stop. Besides paper, some of the brand’s shredders can also dispose of staples, paper clips, CDs/DVDs, and/or credit cards. It’s important to only use a shredder for the media it can cut. Having one that can also shred staples and clips saves time when disposing of bound documents and unopened letters.

What DIN levels do Fellowes paper shredders offer?
DIN P-level is the international standard used for determining how securely shredding machines can destroy data media. For paper shredding, there are seven security levels ranging from DIN P-1 (lowest) to DIN P-7. Fellowes makes shredders rated from DIN P-1 to P-6.

Should you consider getting an autofeed Fellowes shredder?
Yes. Autofeed shredders require no user supervision. The user only has to insert the sheets while the machine pulls them in until it shreds the last page.

Do Fellowes paper shredders have anti-jam features?
Yes. The brand offers three anti-jam technologies in some of its shredders. These include Auto Reverse, Jam Blocker, and 100 percent Jam-Proof System. Models with Auto Reverse stop and reverse paper when a jam occurs. Jam Blocker prevents overfeeding, the most common cause of jams, by measuring paper thickness. Shredders with Fellowes’ 100 percent Jam-Proof System use both Auto Reverse and Jam Blocker while also powering through wrinkles and folds to eliminate paper jams.