Document shredding for Manufacturers
Trade secrets are only protected under the Economic Espionage Act if you took reasonable measures to keep them secret, and how drawings leave the building is part of that. HR files bring in FACTA and, for medical records, HIPAA. Mid-Ohio is a manufacturing region; this is a large share of our recurring work.
Who this is for
Machine shops, fabricators, automotive suppliers, food processors, and any plant with an engineering department and an HR office.
What needs shredding
Engineering drawings and revisions, supplier pricing and quotes, customer lists, quality records, HR and medical files, and the work orders that reveal who you build for and at what price.
The rule that applies
Economic Espionage Act — and the certificate of destruction that documents you followed it.
What we recommend
Locked bins in engineering, purchasing and HR, emptied on a schedule with no travel charge. Larger plants add a quarterly purge of quality and production records past retention.
Recurring service · Purge shredding · Certificate of destruction
Questions we get from manufacturers
Can you place bins in the plant, not just the office?
Yes. A 64-gallon bin works on the floor; consoles work in offices.
We are retiring old PLCs, laptops and drives too.
Our partner Mansfield Technologies handles hard drive shredding and electronics recycling on-site, and we coordinate the paper and hardware on the same day.
Do you shred non-paper items like drawings on mylar?
Mylar and film drawings can be shredded with the paper. Ask about samples and prototypes; those may go to our Mansfield partner.
How does this help with an ISO or customer audit?
A documented destruction process with certificates is what auditors expect for controlled documents.
Ready to set up shredding for your manufacturer?
We quote in writing before anything is scheduled.