TNT Post installs Pitney Bowes sorter
The German arm of TNT Post has modernised its operations in the country by installing a new high-speed letter sorter. The solution – Pitney Bowes’ Vantage – will process 45,000 mailpieces per hour, as well as providing “new auto-maintenance capabilities that improve read rates and limit stoppages”.
Pitney Bowes says the Vantage is designed to provide the mailing industry with a modular and scalable solution that can improve mail sorting efficiency. This includes the capability to equip the system with a high speed inline scale and an inline postage meter to further streamline mailing workflows.
The certified scale will provide TNT Post with precise weight and price information against each mailpiece – essential for TNT Post to be able to accurately invoice its customers.
Furthermore, TNT Post will be able to reduce its required process steps. Previously, the company used a separate process to divert mail based on weight and size.
The solution’s high-speed indicia printer will enable TNT Post to print the required sequence number and simple text on mail for consolidation within the Deutsche Post network.
Additionally, TNT Post can print barcodes, customer logos, sort text and other information for private post applications.
TNT Post has been operating in the German postal market for almost ten years. The company has focused on building a nationwide network via partners, acquiring shares in several distribution companies and building up its own distribution networks in key economic areas.
Norbert Suttarp, managing director, TNT Post Sortier und Logistic and PostCon, said: “We are really delighted with the performance of the Vantage. Throughput speed is higher than our previous system and the solution’s extended feeder deck and transport means considerably fewer issues with jams or stoppages.
“Our operators are also impressed with the solution’s low noise level and with the Vantage’s safety features which meet TNT Post’s own exacting standards.
“The certified inline weighing solution of the Vantage really helps us to streamline our production workflow and eliminate unnecessary offline processes.”
