Solutions From MMS for the 2008 USPS Rate Change 

MMS provides business solutions that enable our customers to effectively manage their mailing process. The USPS' new Shape-Based Rate structure can significantly increase Postage Costs for various types of mailing applications. Let MMS guide you through the postal regulations by helping you discover new ways to combat the postage increases with our Mail Automation and Shape-based Pricing Solutions.

Mail automation solutions from MMS help businesses take advantage of the new USPS price incentives to automate your mail and reduce postal costs. MMS also offers products to facilitate the new shape-based standards and will continue to develop more ways to assist with the USPS' shape-based rate structure.

Shape-based pricing solutions

With the new rates emphasizing the size, shape and thickness of a mail piece, it's critical that your mailing operation optimizes these new requirements to ensure that it does not add unnecessary postal costs and also keeps moving mail out quickly and accurately.

Hasler's Whisperjet Dynamic Weighing Platform (WJWP) measures size and thickness and weighs mail pieces in-motion as they pass through the WJ mailing system. With the new shape-based rate structure, the dynamic scale adds greater functionality to mailing operations because it will automatically identify an item as a flat or envelope and will provide the appropriate rate based on both its shape and weight.  WJDWP is available on Hasler mailing systems from the IM460 to the WJ250.

Hasler folder inserters have new, added value with the USPS' shape-based rate structure. No longer do they only save you time and money by automating the very labor-intensive task of stuffing envelopes, Hasler Folder Inserters will soon reduce your postal costs by over 30% just by folding your important business documents into envelopes rather than using flats.

iMCM G2. To save money with Shape-Based Pricing, you have to be better informed of USPS mailing and shipping costs and the options available to you. Hasler’s iMCM G2 is a powerful Internet connected shipping solution that gives you the capability to take control of your mailing and shipping costs. Its advanced technology allows rate comparison of domestic or international carrier rates and then offers the “best way” to send an item.

Mail Automation Solutions

MMS Postal Discounting Software prepares your mailings in accordance with bulk mailing requirements, allowing you to receive a reduction of over 25% on postal rates.  The software standardizes and corrects addresses, checking against USPS change of address data.  This saves you from spending money on postage for mail sent to wrong address.  It also ensures your mail arrives more quickly.

IDM Software sorts and groups documents to the same customer into one envelope, so you only pay once for postage vs. two or three times.  It also allows you to prepare mail in accordance with USPS guidelines for postal discounting.  This includes preparing mail in pre-sort order, adding post-net barcode information and completing necessary USPS forms – all automatically through the software.  Combined with a Hasler folder inserter, IDM enhances its user benefits with the ability to maximize the amount of documents inserted into one envelope and intelligently assess the most cost-effective method of packaging and delivery (i.e. 1 or 2 envelopes or one flat).

Address Printers. Under the new USPS pricing guidelines, it is more important than ever to prepare your mail successfully in order to save money. Let Modular's complete line of address printers ensure you have a clean, deliverable address. Direct-to-envelope printing completely eliminates costly mailing labels, which are discouraged by the new rate case. Address printers combined with postal discounting software will also allow you to take full advantage of postal automation savings, by printing the proper postal barcodes on your mail pieces.