State-of-the-art German engineering delivers a sleek, high performance, strip cut shredder that's ideal for the contemporary professional environment. Specially hardened 100% steel cutting rollers process paper, plastic and soft metals with ease. Precision V-TEK groove mechanism ensures an excellent cutting capacity to energy expended ratio. EMCS (Energy Management and Control System) provides several convenient, very efficient automatic modes, making it possible to reduce electricity usage by up to 90%. ZES (Zero Energy Standby) eliminates idle power use. Powerful, 650 W balanced electric drive runs continuously without complication. Focused kinetic transference results in whisper-quiet operation. Separate compartments for paper and plastic simplify recycling. Bin window makes it easy to monitor waste material levels.