The average speed paper is fed through the shredder, measured in metres per minute. Typical speeds are up to 3m/min for a small personal shredder, 4m/min for a deskside or general office machine, 9m/min for a heavy duty office shredder and more than 12m/min for a high capacity office machine.

Where there are Strip Cut and Cross Cut options for a machine, the latter will usually operate at a lower shred speed than the former and may also accept fewer sheets per pass, unless it is fitted with a more powerful motor. The same goes for the higher security versions of a machine which produce smaller shreds at the higher DIN levels. See the term DIN Security Level in the Glossary.

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