Development, manufacture and distribution of document shredders and systems for data and media destruction
intimus International GmbH
Markdorf (headquarters) · 6 branches worldwideNew on Amplifa
The Shredder Company – Data security since 1963
intimus International GmbH, headquartered in Markdorf, develops, manufactures and distributes products and systems for office and communication technology with a focus on data destruction. The portfolio ranges from document shredders for home office and office use to auto-feed and industrial shredders, as well as disintegrators, granulators for SSD and HDD, degaussers and crushers for magnetic data carriers, and cardboard recyclers for the production of packaging material. The devices destroy paper, hard drives, SSDs, CDs/DVDs, plastic cards and magnetic tapes in accordance with security levels P-2 to P-7 per DIN 66399 or ISO/IEC 21964. Founded in 1956 as Schleicher and on the market under the intimus brand since 1963, the company employs more than 165 staff and operates six branches worldwide. Manufacturing takes place in Germany, and the ISO 9001 certification confirms the process-oriented way of working. Customers are found in the financial sector, in the technology and IT industry, in industry, healthcare, government authorities and research institutes.
- Site
- Markdorf
- Processes
- Paper destruction (office document shredders), Media destruction (HDD destruction), Media destruction (granulating), Disintegrating (paper into finest particles), Automatic document shredding (AutoShred), Cardboard recycling into packaging material, Degaussing (magnetic data destruction), Crushing (physical destruction of data carriers)
- Materials
- Paper, Cardboard/Cardboard stock, Hard drives (HDD), SSD, CDs/DVDs/Floppy disks, Plastic cards, Magnetic tapes/data carriers, Degaussing
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1956
- Employees
- >165
- Industries
- Financial sector, Technology & IT services, Industrial companies, Healthcare, Authorities and government agencies, Research institutes
- 01
Development
- 02
Manufacturing (Made in Germany)
- 03
Distribution
- 04
Consulting and support
- 05
Service
Destroyed materials and processes
Paper
Destruction of documents at security levels P-2 to P-7 by cutting or disintegrating.
Cardboard/Cardboard stock
Recycling into packaging material with the PacMaster cardboard recyclers.
Hard drives (HDD)
Physical destruction or granulation of hard drives up to high security levels.
SSD
Granulation of SSDs for GDPR-compliant, verifiable data destruction.
CDs/DVDs/Floppy disks
Destruction of optical and magnetic data carriers in media shredders.
Plastic cards
Secure destruction of credit and ID cards.
Magnetic tapes/data carriers
Erasure by degaussing or physical destruction by crushing.
Degaussing
Magnetic data erasure on tapes and data carriers.
Crushing
Physical destruction of data carriers such as hard drives.
Locations
Markdorf
DEHeadquarters, development, manufacturing and distribution
- Materials
- Paper, cardboard, HDD, SSD, magnetic data carriers
- Office document shredders 45/60/85 up to 175/205
- H200 CP4
- Industrial shredder 16.99 SmartShred
- AutoShred
- VZ MultiMedia 180
- SSD-HDD Granulator
- PacMaster S
- 007 series high security
- FlashEx
Products and systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper destruction (office document shredders)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Paper, CDs, DVDs, Floppy disks, Plastic cards |
| Media destruction (HDD destruction)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Hard drives, SSD, digital storage media |
| Media destruction (granulating)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | SSD, HDD, electronic media |
| Disintegrating (paper into finest particles)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Automatic document shredding (AutoShred)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Cardboard recycling into packaging materialOther (recycling) | – | – | – | – | Cardboard, Cardboard stock |
| Degaussing (magnetic data destruction)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Magnetic data carriers, Magnetic tapes |
| Crushing (physical destruction of data carriers)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Data carriers, Hard drives |
| High-security paper destruction (security levels P-2 to P-7 per DIN 66399/ISO/IEC 21964)Other (data destruction) | – | – | – | – | Paper |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office document shredder | intimus 45 / 60 / 85 | – | – | – | – |
| Office document shredder | intimus 100/120/130 | – | – | – | – |
| Office document shredder | intimus 175/205 (also CP6/CP7) | – | – | – | – |
| Office document shredder | intimus H200 CP4 | – | – | – | – |
| HDD shredder | intimus VZ MultiMedia 180 | – | – | – | – |
| Fully automatic document shredder | intimus AutoShred | – | – | – | – |
| Document shredder with integrated conveyor belt | intimus 16.99 SmartShred | – | – | – | – |
| Cardboard recycler | intimus PacMaster S | – | – | – | – |
| SSD-HDD granulator | intimus SSD-HDD Granulator | – | – | – | – |
| Office document shredder | intimus Simplex | – | – | – | – |
| Electronic media shredder for the office | intimus FlashEx | – | – | 2016 | – |
| High-security document shredder | intimus 007 series | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
The ISO 9001 certification confirms the process-oriented way of working and consistently high product quality. The destruction performance follows the seven security levels of DIN 66399/ISO/IEC 21964; particle sizes and security levels are documented in the particle sample book.
| Evidence | Markdorf |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1956
Company founded as Schleicher
- 1963
Foundation of the intimus brand with the first office document shredder intimus Simplex
- 1985
Invention of cross-cut technology for paper destruction
- 1990
First industrial and media destruction solutions
- 2016
Launch of intimus FlashEx, the first electronic media destruction system for the office