Advanced Safety Protect yourself and your family while shredding with patented SafeSense® Technology. The 12Cs features an advanced electronic safety sensor that surrounds the paper entry and automatically disables the shredder when hands touch the paper opening. Continuous 5 Minute Run Time Every shredder runs for a specific period of time before it needs to cool down. The longer you need to shred, the more run-time you will need. The Fellowes® 12Cs cross-cut shredder features a five minute run time, with a 30 minute cool down period. Superior Performance And here’s more – the Fellowes® 12Cs is built to last with solid steel cutters, a powerful motor, and parts that are engineered to outperform our competitors. With its cross-cut capability, it is also tough enough to cut through plastic credit cards, paper clips, staples and junk mail while ensuring confidential documents are shredded into 5/32" x 2" unreadable pieces. Additionally, the 12Cs features a 4-gallon pull-out bin for easy, mess-free waste disposal.