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Disintegrators

Industrial disintegrators for high-security paper destruction, media destruction, and fine-particle shredding.

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6 products

  • MX-10 SSD Disintegrator Particle Size

    MX-10 High Security Solid State Disintegrator

    $69,995.00
    $69,995.00
    Throat Width9.5" x 1"
    Sheet CapacityUp to 90 lb./Hour
    Shred SizeSand-like
    Waste Capacity9 Gallon
  • MX-400B

    MX-400B High Volume Multi-Media Disintegrator

    $57,000.00
    $57,000.00
    Throat Width16" x 23"
    Sheet CapacityUp to 1600 lbs per hour
    Shred Size2 to 12 mm (determined by selected screen size)
    Waste Capacity110 Gal
  • MX-300

    MX-300 Multi-Media Disintegrator

    $40,500.00
    $40,500.00
    Throat Width14"x 17"
    Sheet CapacityUp to 900 lbs per hour
    Shred Size2 to 12 mm (determined by selected screen size)
    Waste Capacity55 Gal
  • MX-500 MX-500

    MX-500 High-Volume Multi-Media Disintegrator

    $69,000.00
    $69,000.00
    Throat Width16"x 23"
    Sheet CapacityUp to 2200 lbs/hr
    Shred Size2 to 12 mm (determined by selected screen size)
    Waste Capacity110 Gal
  • MX-5

    MX-5 Multi-Media High-Security Disintegrator

    $24,995.00
    $24,995.00
    Entry Width13 x 19
    Sheet CapacityUp to 500
    Shred Size4mm Particle
    Waste Capacity100 Gal
  • MX-400

    MX-400 Multi-Media Disintegrator

    $45,000.00
    $45,000.00
    Throat Width16"x 19"
    Sheet CapacityUp to 1200 lbs per hour
    Shred Size2 to 12 mm (determined by selected screen size)
    Waste Capacity55 Gal

Buyer guide

How to choose from this collection

Use the product grid to compare the details that matter most before opening a product page. For shredders, the right choice usually depends on security level, sheet capacity, shred size, waste capacity, and the materials your team needs to destroy.

Match the security level

Choose the cut type and shred size based on how sensitive the documents or media are.

Compare daily capacity

Review sheet capacity, duty cycle, motor strength, and speed for your expected workload.

Check waste capacity

Larger bins reduce emptying frequency for shared offices, departments, and records teams.

Confirm material support

Make sure the model supports paper, optical media, cards, hard drives, or other materials you need.

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Collection FAQs

Questions about Disintegrators

What is a disintegrator used for?

A disintegrator is used to reduce paper, media, or other sensitive materials into small particles for secure destruction. It is usually chosen when standard shredding is not enough for the required material or particle size.

How is a disintegrator different from a paper shredder?

A paper shredder cuts sheets into strips or particles, while a disintegrator uses a more aggressive particle-reduction process and may support mixed or specialized materials depending on the model.

What materials can disintegrators destroy?

It depends on the exact machine. Some disintegrators are built for paper; others may support optical media, small electronic media, or mixed materials. Always confirm the supported material list before purchase.

What should I plan before buying a disintegrator?

Plan the material type, volume, particle-size requirement, power, space, dust or waste handling, operator workflow, and maintenance. Disintegrators are specialized equipment and should be matched carefully to the job.

Who should shop this collection?

Secure facilities, government operations, records centers, IT/security teams, and organizations with specialized destruction requirements should consider disintegrators.

Disintegrators

Data destruction is the only way to ensure your business’s security. Capital Shredder sells disintegrators specially designed to destroy devices, including CDs, ID cards, tapes, microfiche, and hard drives. These solid-state media disintegrators and optical media destruction devices have been evaluated by the NSA to meet NSA/CSS specifications 02-02 and 04-02 for classified shredding. They are the preferred choice for government agencies, financial institutions, and healthcare providers.

Media shredders and disintegrator machines are an investment in privacy and security. After the information is destroyed, it is irretrievable. That’s why Capital Shredder only offers the best disintegrators on the market. We offer a variety of different sizes, entry widths, and shred sizes to accommodate any-size item. Are you in the market for a new metal disintegrator machine? We offer this piece of equipment, as well as other devices that completely destroy paper, metal, plastic, and other media. Guarantee that private documents and storage media containing sensitive information are made unreadable and incapable of being reassembled. Contact us for more information on our products and to find the right destruction method for your facility.