'Disk Shredder' kills mechanical hard drives in 90 seconds and enables environmentally friendly recycling

According to news from this site on April 14, data erasure company Garner has launched a new product "DiskMantler", which is designed to make the process of dismantling traditional mechanical hard disks (HDD) easier and faster, and even adds... Somewhat interesting. This device uses violent vibrations to completely separate all components of the hard drive within 90 seconds.

Garner’s promotional video is hilarious and shows how easy-to-use Disk Shredder is. Just pop the drive in like a videotape, set a timer for 8 to 120 seconds (Garner estimates an average completion time of 60 seconds, depending on drive model), and wait for the drive to be "knocked". Once completed, the machine automatically discharges the separated components from the discharge port and is immediately ready to receive the next "victim" without any cooling time.

This site notes that this process can completely separate the platters, coils, circuit boards and all other components of the hard drive. Compared to industry standard incineration or shredding processes, Disk Shredder provides a more thorough and environmentally friendly solution. Incinerators require temperatures of up to 670 degrees Celsius, which not only produces toxic chemicals but also destroys the now-crucial rare earth magnets, making the entire process expensive. Crushing or shredding a hard drive also consumes a lot of energy and does not completely guarantee data security. Malicious people may still be able to recover data from the fragments.

"Disk Shredder" breaks down the hard drive through vibration, avoiding the potential environmental hazards caused by incineration or crushing, and at the same time, the separated components can be better recycled and reused use. The rare earth magnets inside hard drives are an important target in the recycling process, as governments and research institutions consider them a "critical material" in the clean energy transition. Circuit boards, platters and other components are also valuable for recycling. Garner hopes that through this "shock disintegration" method, users and customers will be encouraged to practice more responsible electronic product recycling behaviors.

However, it should be noted that although this method can reduce the environmental pollution of electronic waste, simply breaking the hard drive into its basic components through vibration cannot achieve 100% data erasure. After all, even shredding a hard drive cannot completely guarantee data security, let alone a complete disk after vibration processing. To this end, Garner plans to launch a supporting product "Demagnetizer" (DeMag), a "super degausser" that claims to completely eliminate all data remaining on the hard disk platter and "release" the rare earth magnets to prevent them from being stored on the "disk". Crusher" clumps together during handling.

It is not yet clear how much the "Disk Shredder" will cost, but it is speculated that the price may not be cheap.

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