Cross cut shredders are high-tech document shredders. Although they require more power and maintenance and are more costly, they are far more efficient than strip cut shredders. Crosscut document shredders cut paper into hard to read confetti shapes making them better at keeping confidential papers safe. They can rip up to 10 feet of paper at once

Crosscut paper shredders come fitted with a heavy-duty engine that can cut harder records such as credit cards. The ones that come equipped with various feeder sizes with nine inches being the most common. With these heavy duty shredding machines the confetti shreds turn out to be nearly one sixth of an inch and in the region of 350 records can be shredded without taking a break.