New Mail Verifier Plus (MVP) For Postal Barcode Compliance

Posted on September 15, 2021 by mailomg in memo 559 // 0 Comments

The Mail Verifier Plus (MVP) from Fluence Automation is a portable desktop hardware device that, coupled with a user-supplied computer, uses advanced digital imaging and barcode analysis software to analyze and verify mailpiece compliance with USPS.

Affordable Mailpiece Quality Control on the Desktop

By sampling individually selected pieces within a mailing, the MVP provides reassurance that a job will meet postal readability specifications prior to USPS acceptance tests—allowing for in-line changes, without having to repeat an entire job … (click to read more)

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