What Garner Products does

Garner Products, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned U.S. manufacturer founded in 1959 (originally as Audiolab Electronics) and headquartered in Roseville, California. The company designs, manufactures, and sells hardware-based data elimination equipment — including capacitive-discharge degaussers, physical destroyers, and the IRONCLAD verification system — used to permanently erase data from decommissioned hard drives, tapes, and solid-state media. Core technology centers on high-intensity magnetic field pulses (up to 40,000+ Gauss), patented crushing and disassembly mechanics (PD-5 destroyer, SSD-1 90-spike solid-state destroyer, DiskMantler HDD disassembler), and an audit-ready verification platform that captures JPG images and generates Certificates of Destruction. Multiple products are listed on the NSA Evaluated Products List (EPL) for Top-Secret data sanitization, and the company is the first and only U.S. degausser/destroyer manufacturer to hold ETL, UL, IEC, CSA, and CE certifications.

The company sells through a sales-led motion combining direct sales, a global network of 250+ dealers and distributors, GSA Schedule contracting, equipment rentals, and on-site data destruction services. Pricing is quote-based across hardware purchase, rental, and professional-services tiers. Revenue streams include hardware sales (degaussers, destroyers, verification systems, integrated packages, reconditioned units), equipment rentals, and on-site data destruction services. Customers span government and defense (U.S. Army, IRS), enterprise data centers (Amazon, Oracle, JPMorgan Chase), healthcare (Kaiser, Blue Cross), IT asset disposition firms (ARCOA, IROW, CEAR, Shred Spot), and e-waste recyclers, with claimed deployment in over 100 countries and a growing FORTUNE 500 customer base. Ownership remains with the Stofan family under President and CEO Ron Stofan, with no institutional investors or parent company disclosed.

Name

Garner Products

Legal name

Garner Products, Inc.

Website

https://garnerproducts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Garner Products is a privately held U.S. manufacturer founded in 1959 that designs and sells hardware-based degaussers, physical destroyers, and IRONCLAD verification systems for permanent, verifiable data elimination across government, enterprise, healthcare, ITAD, and e-waste recycling customers in 100+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Destruction Equipment

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411), Computer Storage Device Manufacturing (334112), Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Computer Storage Devices (3572)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Destruction Services (On-site/Off-site, Media Sanitization) (BPALAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storage Components & Media (Platters, NAND, Heads, Tape Media) (HDACACAK), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Data Destruction (EUAIAIAB), ITAD, Electronics Recycling & Parts Harvesting Retail (CRACAJAF)

Keywords

• Data destruction equipment
• Hard drive degaussers
• Media sanitization devices
• IT asset disposition
• E-waste recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Roseville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Degaussers: Sale of hard drive and tape degaussing equipment including TS-1XT, TS-4XT, HD-3XTL, HD-2XT models ranging from office-use to NSA-listed top-secret capable units.
2. Hardware Sales - Physical Destroyers: Sale of hard drive and solid-state destroyers including PD-5, SSD-1, FLASHPRO, and DiskMantler for physical destruction of storage media.
3. Verification Systems: Sale of IRONCLAD erasure and destruction verification systems including integrated auditing systems and image capture capabilities.
4. Integrated Packages: Sale of bundled solutions including DD-1XT5 NSA/DoD package, Enclosed Destruction Cart, RCC Data Eliminator Cart, SPACESAVER, Degauss Destroy Deploy, and Degauss Destroy Recycle Workstations.
5. Equipment Rental: Short-term equipment rental program for customers with temporary needs or those wanting to try equipment before purchasing.
6. Data Destruction Services: On-site data erasure and destruction services at customer locations with automatic documentation generation.
7. Reconditioned Units: Sale of refurbished/reconditioned degausser and destroyer units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Garner Products designs, manufactures, and sells hardware equipment for complete, permanent, and verifiable data elimination from magnetic and solid-state storage media. Their product portfolio includes degaussers (TS-1XT, TS-4XT, HD-3XTL, HD-2XT), physical destroyers (PD-5, SSD-1, FLASHPRO), HDD disassembly systems (DiskMantler), and IRONCLAD verification systems. They also offer equipment rentals and on-site data destruction services to government, enterprise, ITAD, healthcare, and e-waste recycling customers.

Product overview

Garner Products offers a comprehensive portfolio of hardware-based data elimination and destruction equipment, not a unified software platform. The core product line consists of degaussers (magnetic-based data erasure devices) including the TS-1XT NSA-listed, TS-4XT, HD-3XTL, and HD-2XT models; physical destroyers such as the PD-5 hard drive destroyer; and solid-state destroyers including the SSD-1 (with 90 spikes) and FLASHPRO shredder. The DiskMantler™ Suite integrates the DiskMantler™ HDD disassembler with the DeMAG™ degausser for automated, sustainable e-waste recycling with data destruction. Verification and auditing is provided through the IRONCLAD® and IRONCLAD Universal™ systems which capture images and generate Certificates of Destruction. These products are available as standalone units or in configured packages including mobile carts (Enclosed Destruction Cart, RCC Data Eliminator Cart), compact workstations (SPACESAVER, Degauss Destroy Recycle WorkStations), and transport cases (Degauss Destroy Deploy). Garner also offers data erasure/destruction services and equipment rentals as complementary service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IRONCLAD: Erasure and destruction verification system that provides proof of data sanitization with JPG images and certificates of destruction.
• DiskMantler
• DeMAG

Products and services

• DiskMantler™ Suite Integrated automated hard drive disassembly and data destruction system combining the DiskMantler™ and DeMAG™ for sustainable e-waste recycling and material recovery. Processes HDDs in under 60 seconds.
• DiskMantler™ HDD Disassembler HDD disassembly system using shock, harmonics, and vibration to disassemble hard drives into components without shredding, supporting responsible recycling and rare-earth magnet recovery.
• DeMAG™ HDD Super Degausser Super degausser that thoroughly destroys all traces of data on hard drives and demagnetizes neodymium magnets inside drives for safe handling and clean disassembly.
• TS-1XT NSA Degausser NSA EPL-listed hard drive and tape degausser with 20,000+ Gauss magnetic field, 15-second cycle time, and continuous duty operation for office and data center use.
• TS-4XT NSA Degausser Highest-power hard drive degausser with 40,000+ Gauss magnetic field, 30-second cycle, and NSA EPL listing for high-security data elimination.
• HD-3XTL Degausser High-volume degausser with 10,000+ Gauss and 3-second erasure time for permanent data elimination from hard drives and tape.
• HD-2XT Degausser High-speed office and data center degausser with 10,000 Gauss, 7-8 second cycle, 34 lbs lightweight design, and built-in field verification.
• PD-5 Hard Drive Destroyer NSA EPL-listed physical destroyer with 10+ tons of crushing force and 20-second cycle, destroying hard drives, SSDs, flash media, USB drives, and SSHD controller boards.
• SSD-1 Solid-State Destroyer Patent-protected solid-state destroyer with 90 spikes that puncture and demolish individual memory chips on solid-state media, thumb drives, and SSDs.
• FLASHPRO Solid-State Shredder High-volume solid-state shredder designed for office environments, destroying smartphones, mini tablets, USB sticks, SSDs, and optical media.
• IRONCLAD Erasure Verification System Integrated auditing system that captures JPG images of media before and after destruction, generates Certificates of Erasure and Destruction, and tracks serial numbers, operator IDs, date/time/location, and witnesses.
• Enclosed Destruction Cart Mobile enclosed cart package combining NSA EPL-listed degausser, physical destroyer, and IRONCLAD auditing system with image capture.
• SPACESAVER Data Destruction Workstation Compact vertical-configured complete secure hard drive and solid-state media disposal solution integrating degausser, destroyer, and optional IRONCLAD verification.
• Degauss Destroy Deploy (DDM) Military-Grade Transport Case Military-grade wheeled transport cases containing degaussing and destruction equipment for mobile, secure data destruction in any environment.
• DD-1XT5 NSA/DoD Degauss and Destroy Package NSA-compliant data destruction package combining TS-1XT degausser and PD-5 physical destroyer for hard drive sanitization per NSA standards.
• On-Site Data Erasure and Destruction Service On-site data erasure and destruction services performed at customer locations, generating documentation for each piece of media for IT asset disposal archives.
• Equipment Rental Program Short-term equipment rental program for temporary needs or equipment trials before purchase.

Quantifiable outcome

• TS-1XT completes data destruction in 15 seconds
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• U.S. Department of CommercecoreOthersRecognition and certification through U.S. Commercial Service export programs. Garner was nominated for Export Achievement Certificate by trade specialist Tony Hill. Recognition supports international expansion efforts.
• NSA/CSScoreOthersGarner products tested and listed on NSA Evaluated Products List (EPL) for data sanitization. TS-1XT and PD-5 meet NSA standards for top-secret data erasure and destruction.
• Intertek (ETL)coreOthersIntertek provides ETL certification testing for Garner products to UL, IEC, and CSA safety standards. Quarterly inspections ensure continued compliance with safety standards.
• U.S. Department of EnergycoreOthersDOE awarded E-SCRAP Prize to DiskMantler for advancing electronics recycling. Garner recognized for sustainable approach to hard drive disassembly and material recovery.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Security Engineered Machinery (SEM): Direct competitor manufacturing NSA EPL-listed degaussers, hard drive shredders, and physical destroyers for government and enterprise data sanitization. SEM and Garner compete head-to-head in the U.S. federal and ITAD channels for the same degausser/destroyer product categories.
• Phiston Technologies (formerly VS Security Products): Direct competitor producing MediaVise and other HDD/SSD physical destruction equipment, including degaussers and crushers. Phiston targets the same enterprise and government data destruction end-of-life market as Garner.
• Whitaker Brothers Business Machines: Direct competitor distributing data destruction and shredding equipment (including degaussers and destroyers) to government, defense, and enterprise customers. Overlaps with Garner's NSA-listed and ITAD product lines.
• intimus (Martin Yale Group): International manufacturer of data destruction equipment, including degaussers and HDD/SSD shredders, with broad presence in European and Asian markets. Directly comparable in product portfolio to Garner, with a stronger global brand outside the U.S.
• Data Devices International: Long-standing manufacturer of degaussing and physical destruction equipment for hard drives and tape, with NSA EPL-listed products. Direct head-to-head competitor in the U.S. government/defense and ITAD channels.
• Proton Data Security: Manufacturer of degaussers, shredders, and disintegrators for magnetic and solid-state media. Competes with Garner in ITAD, defense, and enterprise data sanitization, particularly on physical destruction equipment.

Emerging players

• Blancco Technology Group: Leading software-based data erasure provider, certified to NIST 800-88 Purge. Represents the primary software substitution threat to Garner's hardware-centric approach, particularly in cloud and enterprise mid-market segments.

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Global information management services company offering data destruction, IT asset disposition, and secure shredding services at massive scale. While not a direct equipment competitor, Iron Mountain shapes customer buying patterns and is both a potential channel partner and a competitive threat to Garner's on-site services offering.
• Shred-it (Stericycle): Large-scale document and electronic media destruction services provider, now part of Stericycle. Competes with Garner in the ITAD and data destruction services market, particularly for SMB and mid-market customers that may outsource rather than purchase equipment.

Others

• Kensington (ACCO Brands): Manufacturer of computer security and ergonomic peripherals; adjacent ecosystem participant in the broader computer hardware/peripherals category. Less direct overlap but relevant as a comparable U.S.-headquartered computer peripheral equipment manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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