Postal machines for speed and savings

Press, 7 October 1980, Page 21

Postal machines for speed and savings

With inflation continuing to increase business running costs, adoption of the most efficient business techniques is becoming essential. This applies to the mail room as much as to any other section of a business. The franking machine or postage meter, the collator inserter, address printer and letter opener are all valuable for small businesses as well as large ones.

A company big enough to justify a telephone and a typewriter can probably justify stamping its mail with a postage meter. Metered mail is part of a system in which mailers are’licenced by the postal service to print their own postage. This puts an end to buying stamps and

sticking them. The franking mark is not negotiable and postal accounting is automatic. A further advantage is that franked envelopes can carry a low cost advertising message. Desk top models are available which stamp, sea! and stack mail, all in one fast operation. These machines have been designed for small to medium volume mail, including parcel post packages.

Folding and inserting machines come both separately and as one. An automatic combined unit can handle about 12 invoices in the time it takes a.secretary to handle one. With a machine to do the mechanical work. the secretary can be freed for more stimulating tasks.

Another time saver is a machine that collates, staples, counts and stacks finished sets of almost any weight. For a fully streamlined system, there is a machine that does just about everything except take the mail to the Post Office. It folds, inserts, seals and meter stamps mail, all automatically. This includes opening the envelope flaps to receive inserts. Addressed mail for w’indow envelopes is positioned correctly and sensitive detectors safeguard against doubles or skips. With modular construction. the equipment can easily be separated for individual- use or operated in a variety of combinations.