USPS: New robotic system helps boost plant’s productivity

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by 21cpw

April 21, 2023 While the Postal Service uses robots in plants across the country, the system recently installed at the Topeka, KS, Material Distribution Center might be the most advanced yet. The busy center — often called the Postal Service’s warehouse — stores approximately 33,000 different items, including repair parts, supplies, stamps and more that…

USPS: Los Angeles team achieves parcel-sorting success

Posted on September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 by 21cpw

The Postal Service’s new package-sorting equipment continues to exceed expectations, especially at one California facility where parcels are being sorted faster than ever. The Los Angeles International Service Center (ISC), one of a handful of plants in the nation to have a new Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS), recently achieved a breakthrough performance. The ISC’s…