Certified for Reuse Data Storage Media

The Dual-Life 12 Step Handling and 12 Point Inspection Process

1. Environment and transportation:  Have all tapes been properly handled and stored in optimal conditions and well treated in transit?  Clean, in cases, and in correct shipping cartons?
2. Full sort by type, brand, general age, logo.
3. Care and handling inspection: Has each tape been properly handled by operators and/or equipment?  i.e. Shell load marks, labeling.
4. Physical outer inspection: Cartridge shell condition, screws, hubs, mechanism rattles.
5. Operational physical inspection: Door latch, load point, hub location.
6. Detailed sort by site and date of manufacture using manufacturer's serial numbers.
7. Wear and usage:  Does this tape show signs of excessive use or wear of any kind?  i.e. Hub wear, door mechanism wear, leader wear.
8. Degauss four passes with inversion and two 45 degree turns for full deep erasure.
9. Clean with proper materials and recondition outer shell.
10. Stamp with Dual-Life identification, serial number and date code.
11. Seal secure and tightly shrink wrap in correct material.
12. Package in all new, properly designed and labeled shipping cartons.