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Hard Drive Disassembly

DISKMANTLER

HDD Disassembly and Recycling

Introducing the DiskMantler™, revolutionizing the landscape of hard drive destruction and e-waste recycling. Through a process of shock, harmonics, and vibration, the DiskMantler efficiently disassembles decommissioned hard drives into their largest components--the case, cover, PC board, platters, voice coil, and rare-earth magnets.

This hands-free, automated disassembly process only takes 8 to 90 seconds per drive, depending on user's desired degree of component separation and hard drive construction. Welded helium drives take about 120 seconds. 

By separating the valuable internal components from its casing, the components are ready for responsible recycling by creating a clean waste stream. This process significantly reduces e-waste, minimizing adverse environmental effects, replaces traditional shredding and melting methods, and increases the value of the recycled components.

Patent Pending

DiskMantler Benefits

  • Automated HDD Disassembly: Through a process of shock, harmonics, and vibration, the DiskMantler efficiently disassembles hard drives into their component parts. 
  • Eco-friendly recycling: Component parts are left intact, eliminating toxic waste shredded biproduct, and are ready for responsible recycling.
  • Max component value recycling: Valuable, intact components, including rare earth magnets, are easily sorted for recycling or responsible disposal.

DiskMantler Features 

  • Greenboard separation: In under 8 seconds, greenboards are separated from HDD assembly.
  • Adjustable Cycle Time: A dial at the front of the unit allows the operator to manually adjust the disassembly time from 8-120 seconds, depending on desired amount of component separation.
  • Seamless Operation:  Simply insert the HDD into the media slot manually or via conveyor belt system.  The internal automated system carries the HDD into the disassembly chamber, producing recyclable components through the exit slot.
  • Easy Maintenance: The side of the unit is equipped with quick-disconnect latches and two handles for access to the removable debris tray.
  • Compact Size: A footprint of 24” x 15” x 45” allows for seamless integration into existing environments.
  • HEPA Vacuum Compatible: A HEPA port at the top of the unit allows a HEPA vacuum to be connected to the unit.
  • Light Tower: A color coded light bar provides visual operational status.
  • Continuous Duty: No cool down between cycles.
  • CE Certified: Certified for safety and emissions by an independent laboratory.
  • TAA compliant: Made in California at Garner's manufacturing facility.

Best Practices: 

As an industry best practice, when a company gathers customer data, there is a legal obligation to safeguard this data diligently, ensuring comprehensive protection from the initial point of acquisition through to the end-of-life decommissioning process. Physical destruction of hard drives alone leaves data behind (i.e. shredding, crushing, piercing, bending). Below, is a simple decommissioning process utilizing the DiskMantler™ and Garner's DeMag™ (patent pending) that will provide secure end-of-life processing for hard drives:

  • As the first operation in the hard drive decommissioning process, use Garner's exclusive Demag™.  Generating nearly 4 Tesla, the DeMag acts as a super degausser that demagnetizes the HDD disk platters of all data and demagnetizes the magnets within the drive. In additional to ensuring the data is forensically unrecoverable, the rare earth magnets within the drive no longer adhere to one another or other objects, which results in optimal magnet handling efficiency.  
  • After degaussing, simply put the HDD through the media slot of the DiskMantler. The DiskMantler uses shock and harmonics to disassemble the HDD. The HDD's components are now ready to be recycled.

Note:  Solid-state media cannot be degaussed.  Physical destruction of the media with the Garner SSD-1 solid-state destroyer is recommended before the media leaves its secure environment.

HDD Recycling while Maintaining Regulatory Compliance

In addition to the recycling benefits, the DiskMantler will help you meet the most stringent data security standards requiring media data destruction prior to disposal, including:

  • DoD below Top Secret
  • CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) 
  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
  • GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)
  • HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act)
  • IRS 1075
  • NIST SP 800-88r1
  • PCI DSS 3.2 (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
  • PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)

CE Certified to International Safety Standards

Consistent with Garner's lead in the data destruction industry for safe product design, the DiskMantler is CE certified for safety and emissions by an independent laboratory.  This international certification identifies the DiskMantler as safe to operate in data centers and other sensitive environments around the world.

Sustainable Practices. Ecofriendly Products

We are proud to be an ecofriendly manufacturer in California, the state that sets the standard for environmental protection. At every stage of the manufacturing process, from product design through manufacturing and shipping, we apply processes and use materials that minimize environmental impact.

Coming Soon:
Add Garner's Exclusive DeMag™

As the first operation in the hard drive decommissioning process, use Garner’s exclusive DeMag™ (patent pending) to eliminate all magnetic fields on HDD platters. The DeMag is a “super degausser”, that not only ensures the data is forensically unrecoverable but creates the added benefit of “freeing” the rare earth magnets. This process prevents rare earth magnets from adhering to one another and becoming an unmanageable clump after they are separated by the DiskMantler.

Contact us to learn more about the DiskMantler.

 

 DiskMantler Specifications

  • Part Number

    HDS-35SL: North America
    HDS-35SLA: LATAM
    HDS-35SLE: APAC, EMEA

  • Certifications/Listings

    Patent Pending, CE certified, and TAA compliant

  • Media

    Standard 1" thick max 3.5" hard drives

  • Air Supply

    15 CFM @ 120 psi

  • Power

    100~250VAC ±5%, 50/60 Hz

  • Power Consumption

    305W max 

  • Temperature

    41°F - 104°F (5°C - 40°C)

  • Humidity

    10%H - 40%H Without condensation

  • Weight

    202 lbs. (92 kg.)

  • Size (HxWxD)

    23.5 x 14.8 x 44.6 (in.)
    597 x 376 x 1133 (mm)

  • Warranty

    HDS-35SL: one-year manufacturer’s limited warranty standard
    HDS-35SLE • HDS-35SLA: one-year manufacturer’s limited warranty standard

  • Made in the U.S.A.

    By Garner Products, Inc.