Monday, January 9, 2017

North Texas Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC) Automated Package Processing System (APPS) employees were given a Postal Proud T-shirt for sustaining a 9400 throughput on the APPS.  Throughput is calculated by the total number of pieces fed divided by the amount of time a sort program has been initialized or setup. 
 
North Texas P&DC APPS Supervisors, Distribution Operations Michael L Smith (left) and Roosevelt Malone (right) were given a Postal Proud T-shirt for sustaining a 9400 throughput on the APPS.  An automated parcel and bundle sorting system that uses a carousel-type cross belt sorter subsystem capable of processing 9,500 pieces per hour.  The system incorporates automatic package singulation, address recognition, and online remote video coding.  A data system collects detailed information about each package such as package type, size, and weight.  Systems are equipped with one or two feed systems and configured with 100, 150, or 200-output bins.

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