Package
We can produce and process mail packages of various sizes and levels of complexity.
- Postcards (list sizes or only 6”x9”)
- Mail packages (#9, #10)
- Multiple-page documents (statements, invoices)
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- Jumbo Packages
- Standard double or triple window envelopes
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Data Receipt & Conversion
Our accurate list conversion results in standard records that can be cleansed,
appended, segmented and processed for accuracy and maximum postal discounts and
highly personalized document creation.
Standardizing content
- Convert source materials to digitized format
- Receive multiple digitized format files – flat, spreadsheet,
ASCII – and convert them to a standard format.
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Content management
- Create tables for content management
- Store content in tables for easy retrieval
- Deliver variable content to document
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Address hygiene
- Address Standardization
- Zip and Zip +4
- NCOA
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Document Creation – Digital Format
We can make any number of text files and formats variable to a specific document.
Fonts
- Left/center/right justification (font
- Bold/underline/italicize
- Change case (upper, lower)
- Foreign language character/symbols
- Digital signatures
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Barcodes
- CASS™ coding
- POSTNET
- Scan Lines
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Layout
- Duplex printing
- Wrap variable text if length exceeds margins
- Multiple variable fields in body of letter
- Roll to back or second page if exceeds length of page
- Reverse block printing
- Use of frames and boxes
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Graphics
- Logos
- Imaged signatures
- Shading and colors
- Variable images
- Graphs
- Barcharts
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Postal Presorting
Prior to imaging mail is segmented into streams to facilitate productions
requirements, and sorted within those streams to meet postal requirements – First
Class or Standard – to achieve maximum discounts.
- First Class Presort – We segment data to presort levels for
postage savings for delivery to our Post Office.
- Standard Presort – We segment data to presort levels for
postage savings. Files are segmented to presort levels to achieve
maximum discounts and fastest delivery times.
Graphics
Our commitment to quality and state-of-the-art equipment, technology and software
delivers accurate, high-sped and high-quality printing.
- Roll-fed presses
- Up to 12 colors
- Inline bindery options (sheeting)
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- High-quality continuous form printing
- High-quality component printing
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Imaging
High-speed imaging can be laser or inkjet.
- Up to 4 spot colors
- Simplex or duplex
- Roll-fed
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Affixing Inline or Offline
Affixing occurs inline or offline at three
stages in the process – imaging,
bindery and inserting.
- Labelaire/Wafer
- Card Affix
- Glue Affix
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Bindery
Our bindery accommodates the full range of inline and offline
production, including standard and highly specialized folds and trims
and complicated creative formats.
- Inline or offline – forms are trimmed down in either single
or double fold formats
- Specialized folds and trims – slit and nest, gatefolds, right
angle booklet folds
Inserting
Access equipment can insert standard and jumbo formats, and has both
friction and stream feeders.
- 6-station inserters
- Intelligent barcode reading – Ensures multiple-page documents
are in sequence.
- Weight-checking to make sure all documents are inserted
- Counts reported online to ensure100% volume inserting
Mail Commingling
Inserted mailing formats from multiple mailers are commingled
to achieve greater postal discounts.
- 1st class – inserted mail is picked up or received from mailers
and along with Access mail is commingled and delivered to onsite Post
Office.
- Standard – inserted mail is picked up or received from mailers
and along with Access mail is commingled and trucked to the appropriate
BMC through our Logistics technology.
Post Office Substations
For verification and mailing.
- MERLIN mail piece verification equipment is located on-site to verify
accuracy
- Mailing functions verify counts for postal payments.
Controls
Our fully automated operations facilitate online proofing, project tracking
at a secured web site and quality controls at every step of the process – from
data receipt through package delivery at our Post Office or BMC.