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24601 · Post by **24601** » 14 May 2007, 16:10

Hi,postman for 20 years benn on permanant nights for last 7,now working as operator on sequencing machines.

About time we had a forum as CWU closed theirs some time ago.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 14 May 2007, 16:16

Welcome 24601 - jump in and add your comments to the board, all views welcome.

johnnyp · Post by **johnnyp** » 14 May 2007, 16:47

Hello and welcome 24601 friend

Are those walk sequencing machines?Tell us more,are they any good? :

should we be looking for another job

24601 · Post by **24601** » 14 May 2007, 17:24

hello everyone

We are trialing 2 walk sequencing machines.
The mail arrives from the mail centre in batches containing 12-14 walks and are about 5000-6000 letters in size.It then takes up to 45 minutes to sequence the mail (the mail has to be put through 3 times)
Mail is then in walk order which saves an experienced post person about 10 minutes a day.However it also means that anyone can throw in a walk (even managers)

The machines can also walk sort mail,that takes about 10 minutes to do 12-14 walks.

Before the mail can be sequenced it has to go through a mail centre for franking and coding as the sequencing machines can only read the red bar codes.

They're probably not the all singing all dancing machines that they were made out to be.

An engineer told me that Royal Fail intend to buy about 450 more machines to put in bigger delivery offices when they have decided between the French and German versions.

Hope this helps

johnnyp · Post by **johnnyp** » 14 May 2007, 17:51

Interesting points 24601,cheers mate

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 15 May 2007, 20:07

Welcome 24601 , those walk sequencing machines , marvellous aren't they ?
Tis why I'm a Luddite !!!