Multisort introduces automation at lower volumes

A Pitney Bowes product story

Edited by the Marketingweek Marketplace editorial team Oct 20, 2009

Pitney Bowes has launched the Multisort sorting system aimed at providing mail sorting automation and reporting integrity to operations with lower-volume mail-handling requirements.

Typically, postal businesses sort mail to make the delivery of that mail more efficient and cost-effective.

At the lower-volume level - such as that processed by smaller private posts or by the subsidiaries of large private post companies - mail sorting is often conducted manually.

Pitney Bowes said the Multisort system introduces automation to the process, providing these businesses with a higher throughput and advanced integrity safeguards.

Only the feeding process is manual; all other elements of the sorting cycle - image capturing, printing, routing - are automated, enabling users to optimise workflows and reduce labour costs.

The Multisort system is claimed to provide track and traceability for every mailpiece.

The system utilises an embedded software package that automatically scans and routes mailpieces in a single pass.

An in-line label printer applies an individual label to every mailpiece featuring clear sort information that enables operators to identify the correct destination bin for the mailpiece.

Multisort also has a built-in reporting system, which provides the means to invoice customers and cost-centres on a per-piece level.

In this way, service providers can improve chargeback and accounting accuracy to ensure postal expenses are thoroughly tracked and measured.

The Multisort has the flexibility to handle a variety of materials, including padded envelopes, standard paper, corrugated, tyvek, tabbed and untabbed magazines, bound items and polywrap material from C6 to C4 size.

With the capability to operate at a design speed of up to 2,000 pieces per hour, the Multisort system is claimed to add true productivity to both inbound and outbound mail-processing environments.

The Multisort uses a two-tier dual side stacker system with a minimum of four, and a maximum of 60 pockets.