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CD-ROM destruction.


A new CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 declassifier has been introduced by Security Engineered Machinery of Westboro, Massachusetts. The Model 1250B provides maximum data protection by rendering CDs completely unreadable. The unit uses an impregnation impregnation /im·preg·na·tion/ (im?preg-na´shun)
1. fertilization.

2. saturation (1).


impregnation

1. the act of fertilizing or rendering pregnant.

2. saturation.
 procedure that causes irreversible damage to all data-bearing surfaces. Embossing embossing, process of producing upon various materials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed.  dies distort both the disk substrate and the information-bearing surface, making it impossible for the laser to properly reflect light back to the reader, while keeping the identification label intact for archival purposes. To operate, a user feeds CDs into a slot, and they are destroyed in less than five seconds and drop into a collection bin. The machine is quiet, compact, and mounted on casters casters

the small rubber wheels on surgical trolleys, patient stretchers, mobile equipment.


conductive casters
the casters are impregnated with carbon to facilitate the dispersal of static electricity from equipment.
 for easy relocation. The Model 1250B meets all Department of Defense specifications for the destruction or defacing of optical media.
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Title Annotation:Security Engineered Machinery Co.
Publication:Security Management
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2001
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