Company Business Profile

Anchor Network Service, Inc.
Nov 2020
11. About Anchor Network Service
Company Profile

Core Business:
Reuse / Recycle of used IT assets(Computers and other listed right)
ITAD services provider(Collection, Data Eradication, Test, Resale)

Business Founded： May, 1993
Number of Employee： Around 200
Licenses & Certificates:
ISO14001
ISO9001
ISO/IEC27001
OHSAS18001
R2 (Responsible Recycling)
JIS Q 15001 (Personal Information Protection)

What we handle【Hardware】
・Laptop PCs
・Desktop PCs
・Servers
・Mobile Devices
・LCD Monitors/TV・Routers
・Switch・Test/ Measurement
Equipment
・Printers/ Copiers・Office Furnitureetc…
【Software】
・Windows・MS OFFICE【Service】
・Comprehensive ITAD Services
・Data Eradication
・Kitting

How we can assist our clients■Cost Reduction■
Buy-back retired IT Assets
Refurbished Computer Sales for
Business Entities/ Consumers
Responsible Recycling Services
Buy-Back/ Sales of EOS/ EOL
IT Equipment■Security Enhancement■
On-site Data Eradication Service
Certificate of Data Eradication
Secured Transportation
Windows OS Installation (MAR)■Environment Protection■
CO2 gas Exhaustion Reduction Report
E-waste Treatment in Legal/ Responsible manners
Reused IT Products Sales■Social Welfare
Anchor has been contributing toproviding more employment
opportunities to persons with disability.

Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher (MAR)22. Facilities⑦⑧① Head Office &②Tokyo Eco Line Center③Osaka Eco Line Station⑤Matsudo Recycle Partner Center④Kyushu Eco Line Station

Katsushika Recycle Partner Center

The center is solely for intermediate
treating industrial E-waste from ourclients.
Partnership:Partnership:⑥Toyota Eco Line Station

Osaka Gas Group

Collection

Leasing Companies, Toshiba
Group, Askul, Softbank Group⑦Chubu Reuse Partner Center

Data Eradication

Services and Functions:

Manual Disassembling and Sortingfor Recycling.

Collection

Cooperate with a support center fordisability people.

Domestic B2B / B2C Sales

Services and Functions:

Data Eradication
International B2B sales

MS OS Installation/ Kitting Services
The largest facility in Anchor.

Yaskawa Group
Services and Functions:

Partnership:

Collection

TOYOTA Group

Data Eradication

Matsuda Sangyo

Domestic B2B Sales

Services and Functions:

Manual Dismantling/ Recycling

Collection

Cooperate with a support center fordisability people.

Data Eradication
Domestic B2B sales

33. Reuse Process（２）Capacity（１）Processes
Process

Description

1Registration

We register the details (Client’s name/Location/ Inventory etc…) of the orders andissue unique Job numbers.

2

Arrangement ofCollection

We call PIC of the client to arrange theschedule of collection, investigate the situations
at the site.

Collection

We send our workers and trucks to the site andcollect retired IT assets checking if the model/
qty match to the original list.

Receiving Report

After we receive materials, we double checkthe model name/ qty to ensure we aredisposing right assets.

5

Barcoding

We issue unique identification numbers to eachand every asset so that we can trace thestream one by one.

6

Data EradicationCheck and Test

We perform data eradication to ALL data media,
and check and test the conditions of the assets
simultaneously. We also peal off stickers
attached by ex-owner on this process.

Finalization Report

We report details of the disposed assets (Modelname/ Serial #/ Asset Tag #), and the final value
corresponding to the test result.

Refurbish

We install Microsoft windows/ office appreciation,and clean up and restore to the best possible
cosmetic condition.

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9SalesSupport/ Maintenance・Data Eradication
FacilityUnit/Day①Head Office & Katsushika RPC100②Tokyo Eco Line Center

1200③Osaka Eco Line Station

200④Kyushu Eco Line Station

200⑥Toyota Eco Line Station

150⑦Chubu Reuse Partner Center

150Total

2,000・RefurbishFacility②Tokyo Eco Line Center

Unit/ Day400※The above are average numbers per a day.
Our max capability in busy seasons is 1.5~2 times more thanthose numbers.

We sell our refurbished computers to corporates
and consumers. Our refurbished computers arecovered with 1-month ~ 3-year warranty.

44. Recycle Process（1）Facilities
FacilityCommentA⑤Matsudo Recycle Partner CenterB①Katsushika Recycling PartnerCenterC④Kyushu Eco Line StationD

Our Downstream Vendors/ Partners

Through our recycling processes described in below “(2)Recyclingprocess”,
Anchor is dedicated to(1) maximize the value of the materials we receive as much as
possible.
(2) create more employment opportunities to marginalized groups
such as people with disabilities, elderly, and housewives.
(3) protect global environment and at the same time health andsafety of workers and the public on the basis of the R2(Responsible Recycling) requirements.

Capability/ Month

100 ｔ（≒20K assets）

100ｔ（≒20K assets）

5ｔ（≒1,000 assets）

50 ｔ（≒10K assets）（2）Recycling process
Process

Description

1Sorting

We separate machines with rich precious
metals and those with less good metals.

2Primal Disassembling

We manually disassemble material into
chassis/ Circuit board/ plastic and other.

3

SecondaryDisassembling

We manually clean up circuit boards taking
off batteries/ small plastic parts/ cables inorder to maximize the value of boards.

Sorting

We sort materials by materials and reduce
their volumes by shredding or compressing.

45Resale

We sell sorted materials to domestic refineryor other metal deal.

Cable

Manual Disassembling

Circuit BoardChassis

Plastic Panel

Steel, Aluminum, otherPower Supply

Other parts

Fan Kit, Plastic5

5. Data security（１）Certificates・R2 (Responsible Recycling)・ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO/IEC27001
・OHSAS18001
・JIS Q 15001（Personal Information Protection）（２）Data Leakage Prevention
Secured Cargo

Physical

24/7 CCTV【Example of Education/ Training】

24/7 Guardians

All employees must take an exam about information security.

IC cards for entrance/ exit control
Badge for Visitors
Regular Education/ Training Program

HumanRegulate employees to bring in their private
devices
FirewallAnti-malware Application

Technical

Latest Windows Security Patch
Password/ Device management

Access Right Management
Access Log Record System

http://slb.jnsa.org/eslb/

66. Data Eradication
Anchor has been performing data eradication on all the data media.
We perform the eradication in our facilities secured by 24/7 CCTV and guardians.
●HDD Data Eradication:①Data Wipe thru Blancco･Normal Service: Overwrite “0” * 1 time on all the sectors.
･We are capable of mirroring 13 data wiping standards ex. DOD, NIST etc…
②Degauss (Mag-Wiper MW-25000X made by Advanced Design Corp.)･We destroy data in HDD using degaussers.
③Physical Destruction (DB-30ProⅢ made by Nitto Zohki Co., Ltd.)･DB-30Pro punches 4 holes in a platter of HDD.
●Sticker Removal: We manually remove all the stickers and asset tags that may be identified as information ofprevious owner.

MW-25000X

Duplicator

MW-25000X

DB-30ProIII

Punched HDD

Resetting to Factory Default

Test log【Options】●Onsite Service: We can send our techs to client’s site and have them perform data wipe before we collect their assets
so that we can minimize the risk of data leakage during transportation●Certificate of Data Treatment: We issue certificate with model name/ serial numbers/ data treatment method/ treated date and time.
●Customized Data Eradication: Clients can customize the method of data treatment along with their security policies.

77. Benefits from our Services●Cost Merit×Clients sometimes have to owe double/ triple or more costs in order to dispose their retired assets as industrial e-waste.
Collection/ Data Eradication/ Recycling.
○We pay for and recover the value of the unwanted assets.

→No cost for Disposal. We assist our clients to recover the value of their assets.
Industrial Waste

Value Recovery

Clients

Clients

MeritE-Waste
Cost fordisposaltreatment

Cost forCollection/Logistics

Cost forCollection/Logistics

Recycler

Value forthe assets

Value Recovery

VirtualCost Merit

Sales
MinusAnchor●Security○We perform Data eradication as soon after we receive assets from clients.

→ Clients can minimize the risk of data leakage, and enhance their compliance management.

●Environment Protection○We can reduce exhaustion of CO2 gas by reusing IT assets instead of choosing NEW products.
《The amount of CO2 exhaustion we can reduce by reusing》
・Server: 172㎏-CO2/ unit ・Laptop: 79㎏-CO2/ units ・Desktop: 115㎏-CO2/ unit
※The number is based on the research by RITEA (Reuse/Recycle Information Technology Equipment Association)8