Palamides has released a mail delivery system that lines up with any inserter and fully automates the pre-sorting and letter tray preparation processes called the Sima. 

Available from Friedheim International, the new delivery system checks for open flaps, non-readable addresses and IMB barcodes, and automatically rejects any letter that should not be delivered

Various reading systems are available for the Sima, from simple print-mark readers up to a server-based OCR/IMB reading system connected to the digital front end.  A patented collection unit safely stacks the envelopes individually without contacting eliminating the risk of twisting or interleaving.

The envelope stack is quickly pressed before filling the letter trays in accordance with USPS regulations (DMM).  The exchange of letter trays occurs automatically, and the tray exchange unit can handle MM and EMM letter trays. It also has the ability to intermix one and two foot letter trays depending on the pre-sorting need.

As an option, a postcode label printer can be integrated into the Sima, which applies a label to the letter tray.  The filled letter trays are temporarily stored on a large buffer section.  The Sequence Repair System (SRS), which marks or separates mail that does not belong to the actual mail sequence, comes standard on this machine. The Sima can instruct the operator on what to do with the marked or separated mail, thereby enabling a constant production speed even when sequence problems appear.