Research and technology

At Elcoman there is an increasing emphasis on Research and Development. Together with our Tokyo subsidiary KOBRA JAPAN, we are constantly searching for innovative solutions to satisfy and anticipate market requirements and the realization of technological systems unique to the office products sector is the hallmark of our company. Each and every KOBRA product is designed and built with painstaking attention to detail, aiming at perfection. The outcome is an added value product second to none.

The market is asking for shredding documents in comfortable way? The new KOBRA+3 shredders are equipped with the revolutionary "THROW AND SHRED" System with a special automatic feeder mechanism, to shred, beyond flat paper, CDs, DVDs and credit cards, also the crumpled paper thrown into the machine, allowing to choose the most comfortable way to shred the data.
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The customers want to reduce their power consumption as far as possible and are sensitive to environmental issues? The technological solution is the “ENERGY SMART” System with LED which allows KOBRA shredders to achieve zero power consumption when the machine is on stand-by with resulting savings and reduced carbon dioxide emissions of roughly 65 kg per machine, in line with the Green Law already in force in Japan and USA and the Kyoto Protocol.

Is there a problem separating paper from the plastic waste of CDs, DVDs, Floppy discs and credit cards? The special removable double waste bin in the KOBRA 240, KOBRA 240 TURBO, KOBRA+2 and KOBRA+3 shredders, with no need of plastic bags, allows the separation of paper and plastic shreds; it's available in two versions depending on the model: two distinct integrated removable bins or one bin divided in two different sections and equipped with a simple and easy mechanism which allows to choose which section the shreds should be deposited in.

The market is always calling for greater shredding capacity and a simple and clean solution to jamming? ELCOMAN's instant solution is the "TURBO BOOST" System which comes with the KOBRA 240 Turbo series. Just press the Turbo button to increase shredder capacity to up to 52 sheets at a time - without any jams.

There's no time in the office to wait for shredders to cool down after use? Elcoman has thought of this too. No duty cycles, no interuption, because KOBRA shredders work no-stop 24h/24h without overheating and are always ready to go.

Fed up with the plastic gears in low quality shredders always breaking?
KOBRA shredders have chain drive and steel gears with a high carbon content to guarantee maximum wear and durability.

Steel strippers and steel combs together with carbon hardened cutting knives for unmarched resistance and durability.

Big companies need a solution for destroying entire archives in paper form and massive quantities of data backup? The KOBRA Cyclone shredder can deal with up to 500 sheets of paper at a time as well as credit cards (45,000/hour), CD-ROMs and DVds (15,000/hour), Floppy discs (7,000/hour), aluminum cans and plastic bottles using its exclusive technology of a turbine producing an airflow and high speed rotating blades. 5 different security levels are available and it's always possible to switch the machine to any of the available security levels by a simple modification which takes only a few minutes.
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Military and government bodies need to destroy Top Secret documents at the highest security level? Elcoman has exceeded standards on high security with the KOBRA HS with High Security levels 5 and 6, shredding a document into 16,000 tiny fragments which cannot even be reassembled under an electron microscope. Top Secret documents cannot be destroyed due to power failure? In the case of an emergency or even a terrorist attack this fear disappears with the KOBRA 260 HS-2 with High Security levels 5 and 6: a special mechanism allows also manual destruction of documents, thus eliminating the risk of important data or secrets falling into the wrong hands.

Optical media should be destroyed at the highest security level? The new shredder KOBRA 400 HS-OM is the only available machine capable to shred CDs, DVDs and credit cards at Top Secret level, through the special 2.5 x 1.5mm cutting system. The tiny size of the shreds doesn't allow any possibility to retrieve or read any information left on small optical media particles even through specific and dedicated electronic equipments.

Would you appreciate the convenience of automatic lubrification of shredder cutting knives? Kobra "Accu-Flow" - automatic oiler, available as an optional on shredders in the KOBRA HS High Security (Levels 5 and 6) range, automatically oils cutting knives while the machine is in operation, cutting out the need for manual intervention.

Do you require longlasting cutting operations with the same cutting precision through the years?
KOBRA guillotines and rotary trimmers are made with high carbon steel blades to ensure optimum dependability.

A sophisticated Metal Detection System have been developed to protect the High Security KOBRA shredders from the damages caused by the introduction of metal of a size which can damage the cutting knives.
This special device senses the metal and stops the machine functions before the metal object can reach the cutting knives. A light indicator shows the operator that the Metal Detection system has stopped the machine in order to allow the removing of the piece of metal.  

KOBRA shredders are the first to adopt a Touch Screen technology. A large Touch Screen panel located on toip of the machine shows all machine functions which can be activated just with a touch of the screen. LED optical indicators are constantly monitoring the power consumption of the machine  in order vto avoid paper jams. A special function allows to run the machine in forward mode in case of shredding of transparencies or microfilms.
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The KOBRA TS Touch Screen line features a double set of cutting knives: One set of knives is totally dedicated to paper shredding in the different DIN Security Levels while the second set of knives is for CD/DVD shredding. This  design allows the automatic separation of the paperwaste from the plastic waste of the shredded DVDs and CD.
The KOBRA Touch Screen range  also includes the unique and exclusive KOBRA 310 TS-AF Auto Feed models.
Four models with four different security levels equipped with an Auto Feed device which allows to shred single sheets of A4 paper without having the operator by the machine.
A special lockable cover with an approved high security lock is available to avoid that documents could  be taken away while the machine is shredding unattended.
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The expert technicians in our R&D department are already working on other projects to make office work easier.

At Elcoman technology is always on the move.