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Intellectual Property (IP) & Product Destruction Services

Viking Shred provides secure on-site and off-site IP product destruction services for your innovations, trade secrets, and branded assets, ensuring zero recoverability and full documentation. With our millimeter-level hard drive shredding, controlled chain of custody, and Certificates of Destruction, you get complete protection from unauthorized resale, counterfeiting, and legal exposure.

Comprehensive Destruction Services for Physical Products, IP Components, and Prototypes

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Products

When products are defective, recalled, returned, expired, or simply discontinued, they should never re-enter circulation. 

  • Defective, returned, recalled, or expired products
  • Production overruns, discontinued SKUs, and end-of-life inventory
  • Brand-sensitive products that must not re-enter secondary markets

Proprietary Items

Many organizations have “quiet” assets that should not leave the building intact. These may not look sensitive to a general recycler, but they are highly valuable to a competitor.

  • Prototypes and pre-production units
  • Engineering samples, test articles, and confidential assemblies
  • Private-label or premium components that could be copied or repurposed

Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Fabrication IP

A single 3D printed prototype can contain unique geometry, internal structures, and functional design intent that can be scanned, replicated, and monetized.

  • 3D printed prototypes and parts
  • Additive manufacturing IP and development runs
  • Sensitive printed geometries that could be scanned or replicated

Machined IP Destruction

If your edge depends on tolerances, materials, and process know-how, then physical pieces can reveal more than you think. These can expose geometry, fitment, material selection, and production techniques.

  • Machined components and confidential assemblies
  • Castings and specialty material parts
  • Molds, tooling elements, and related fixtures

Labels, Packaging, and Identity Assets

Brand protection often fails at the label level. Proper IP/product destruction prevents downstream misuse and supports cleaner audits and recalls.

  • Labels, branded packaging, and serialized materials
  • Misprints and outdated branding
  • Product identifiers that could enable counterfeiting or warranty fraud

Composite and High-Performance Materials

They have become increasingly common across aerospace, automotive, medical, and advanced manufacturing. These materials often represent costly design work and proprietary fabrication approaches.

  • Carbon fiber parts
  • Composite prototypes
  • Specialty materials used in aerospace, motorsport, medical, and advanced manufacturing

Legal and Regulatory Exposure

Failing to securely destroy sensitive materials can put organizations at serious legal and regulatory risk, as laws and regulations such as HIPAA, GLBA, and California data disposal obligations require proper handling and product destruction to minimize liability.

Counterfeiting and IP Leakage

A single prototype, mislabeled run, or “quiet” proprietary component can be highly valuable to a competitor. Items that seem harmless to a general recycler can reveal geometry, tolerances, material selection, and production techniques. Once the asset leaves your control intact, it can be replicated, repurposed, or sold.

Compliance and Reputational Risk

Brand protection often fails at the details, especially at the label and packaging level. Improper disposal can lead to downstream misuse, messy audits, complicated recalls, and reputational damage when unauthorized goods surface in secondary markets.

Viking Shred Provides Compliance-Driven Protection for Modern Manufacturers, R&D Teams, and Compliance Leaders

As Northern California’s largest privately held mobile shredding company, Viking Shred has been providing secure shredding solutions to organizations since 2006. We’re a NAID AAA-certified shredding company that offers a full suite of services, with flexible one-time or recurring service options depending on your needs.
A fully modern truck fleet that meets all California low-emission diesel vehicle standards
The use of biodegradable hydraulic oil in our shredders
State-of-the-art plant air filtration systems to minimize the emission of VOCs and other air pollutants
Committed goal of 100% diversion of waste away from landfills
Complete recycling of e-waste materials
Full support for our customers’ ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 objectives

Millimeter-Level Shredding

Our industrial-grade shredding trucks allow us to destroy hard drives and media into millimeter-level particles to meet legal, regulatory, and governance standards, preventing replication and protecting competitive advantage.

Controlled Processes and Chain of Custody

Our trained professionals follow strict chain-of-custody protocols to reduce handling risk from pickup through destruction. Destruction is performed using controlled procedures designed for sensitive, high-value assets.

Certificates of Destruction and Documentation

We provide certificates of destruction for verification and compliance purposes, along with documentation that supports audits, internal reporting, and stakeholder assurance.

Our On-Site and Off-Site Destruction Capabilities

On-Site Shredding

Ideal for organizations that require maximum oversight, immediate IP & product destruction, and zero-transport risk. Materials are destroyed at your location, allowing full visibility and control throughout the process.

Off-Site Shredding

Best for large-volume projects or ongoing destruction needs. Materials are securely transported to our controlled facility, where they are processed using industrial-grade shredding and destruction equipment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you support multi-site or phased destruction projects?

Yes. We can coordinate scheduling across multiple locations, teams, and timelines, including staged cleanouts and recurring removal during production transitions.

How is pricing determined for proprietary destruction projects?

Pricing is based on factors like volume, material type, handling complexity, site access requirements, and any special documentation or coordination needs. We will scope it clearly upfront so there are no surprises.

Do we need to disassemble products or prototypes before destruction?

Not always. We can advise whether disassembly is required based on material makeup, embedded electronics, batteries, or safety constraints.

What happens to the destroyed material afterward?

Destroyed output is managed through approved downstream disposal or recycling channels based on the material type.

Protect Your Innovations Before They Become a Risk

Your products, designs, and proprietary materials represent years of investment, innovation, and competitive advantage. Improper handling or disposal can create significant liability, making professional product destruction essential.

Contact Viking Shred today and start protecting your intellectual property with destruction solutions built for modern security and high-value assets.

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