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TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Tom Day
Vice President, Engineering
VISION
Automate
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AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
• Letters
• Flats
• Packages & Bundles
• Material Handling
• Integration through effective use of Data
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The Vision
LETTERS
AFCS
MLOCR
BCS
DBCS
CSBCS
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FLATS
The Goals
 Improve current flats
operations
 Increase customer
participation in worksharing
 Explore flats delivery point
sequencing
 Explore delivery point
packaging for flats and letters
FLATS
80%
Overview
AFSM100
UFSM1000
12%
FLATS
Flats Sequencing System
[FSS]
Research & Development
Delivery Point Packager
[DPP]
PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT EFFORT
PACKAGES/BUNDLES
Automate
Automated
Package
Processing
System
Twin Cities
Metro Hub,
Minneapolis MN
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PARCELS
Automate
Singulate,
Scan,
Induction
Unit
Washington
Bulk Mail
Center
MATERIAL HANDLING
Improve
Integrated Dispatch and Receipt (IDR)
• Robotic Container System (RCS)
• Low Cost Tray Sorter (LCTS)
• Automated Airline Assignment (AAA)
• Semi-Automatic Scan-Where-You-Band (SASWYB)
• Automatic Tray Sleever (ATS)
• Automatic Tray Unsleever (ATU)
• Automatic Flat Tub Lidder (AFTL)
• Automatic Flat Tub Unlidder (AFTU)
• Automatic Banders (Mosca & Signode)
• Tag Blaster
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USE OF DATA
Optimize
• Mail Processing Infrastructure – Phase II
• Transaction Concentrator Replacement
• Surface Visibility – Phase I
• IDR w/Surface Visibility (24-digit Tray Label)
• Mobile Data Collection Device Replacement
• Intelligent Mail – Coding Strategy
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TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES
Conclusion
Activity Timeline
Program
Advanced Facer Canceller System Upgrade
Letter Recognition Enhancement Program
MLOCR Replacement
Postal Automated Redirection System (PARS)
Wide Field-of-View Camera Replacement
AFSM 100 Feeder Enhancement
Automatic Tray Handling System (ATHS-100)
Flat Identification Code Sort (FICS)
Flat Remote Encoding System (FRES)
Flats Recognition Improvement Program (FRIP)
Flats Sequencing System (FSS)
Delivery Point Packaging (DPP)
PARS for Flats
Automatic Tray Handling System(ATHS-1000)
Automated Package Processing Systems (APPS)
Parcel Singulation (SSIU)
Universal Sorter
Integrated Dispatch & Receipt (IDR)
Powered Industrial Equipment Tracking
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Bringing Automation Full Circle
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