NSA/CSS EPL-listed
Garner PD-5E
Bends and breaks hard drives with more than 10 tons of force in under 20 seconds. NSA/CSS EPL-listed.
- Force
- more than 10 t
- Capacity
- 360 × 3.5″ per hour
Machines · 2 models
Destroyers
A destroyer makes a hard drive physically unusable: it bends the platters and breaks the housing and circuit board. With an SSD insert it also destroys the memory chips of SSDs and flash media. For hard drives, a destroyer is the step after degaussing.
Models
Garner SSD-1E
Insert with 90 spikes for the PD-5E. Punctures the memory chips of SSDs, USB sticks and phones.
- Use
- insert for PD-5E
- Capacity
- 180–720 pieces per hour
Frequently asked questions
About physical destruction
Is a destroyer enough on its own?
For hard drives, degaussing first is recommended: Garner advises it, and for classified media the NSA/CSS requires a drive to be erased with a listed degausser before it is deformed. A bent drive without degaussing still has data on the platter surface.
Can the PD-5E destroy SSDs?
Yes, with the SSD-1E insert. Ninety spikes puncture the memory chips of SSDs, USB sticks, phones and SSHD controller boards.
What is the difference between a destroyer and a shredder?
A destroyer deforms or perforates the media in one press stroke. A shredder cuts it into particles of a fixed size, which some standards require for solid-state media.
Which destroyer suits your media?
A specialist will help you combine degaussing and physical destruction.