Case Study: USPS (United States Postal Service)
System Summary
The Indianapolis General Mail Facility recently completed the commissioning of an extensive two floor tray handling system. Postal workers are very happy that they no longer have to handle these trays manually in carts and can now sort the trays in 30% less time.
Key Technology
- Continuous Vertical Lifts. Vertical Systems Corp.
- Spiral Chutes, Transnorm Systems
- High Speed SC Sorters, Hytrol
- Windows Based GUI for System Traffic and Diagnostics, Indiana Automation Inc.
- Over 2000 ft. of Electronic Zero Pressure Conveyor
- Networked Allen-Bradley PLCs for Device Control 0 MS Access Database with DDE Bridge to the PLC and Online Help Screens
- Throughput: 30 Trays per minute
