If the seam is placed on the addressed side of the mailpiece, the seam must not cover any part of the address or barcode areas. Recommendation: When possible, place seams on the nonaddressed side of the mailpiece.
Ensure seams are sealed sufficiently to prevent splitting. Reason: Obscuring the delivery address or barcode will delay delivery of the Obscuring the delivery address or barcode will delay delivery of the mailpiece. Split seams can jam equipment causing delays. Polywrap covering the address must be smooth to avoid interfering with address or barcode readability.
Recommendation: When possible, place address labels on the outside of polywrap, making sure excessive glue does not bleed from under the label and cause pieces to stick together. At the same time, make sure the glue keeps the labels affixed throughout processing and delivery.
Reason: An unobstructed view of the delivery address increases the ability of the optical character reader OCR on the AFSM to read the delivery address and sort flats accurately. Recommendation: Do not melt the original polywrap or remelt the seams of individual pieces when using shrinkwrap or film to package bundles of polywrapped mailpieces.
Do not wrap individual flats with shrinkwrap film. Reason: Polywrapped flats bundled together with shrinkwrap are sometimes Polywrapped flats bundled together with shrinkwrap are sometimes re-melted, causing pieces to stick together and not process properly. Working closely with the mailing community, the Postal Service has been successful in processing almost all letter-size mail through high-speed automated sortation equipment. As a consequence, productivity for letter-size mail processing has increased and operating costs have decreased.
Because of flatsize mail's greater diversity of design, size, and construction, the challenge with flat-size mail is more difficult but can be met. By using the information and recommendations in this publication, you can have flat-size mail that is highly automation-compatible, much easier to prepare, and more efficient to process and deliver. Contact your local Postal Service mailpiece design analyst MDA for more information on the design and construction of flats. These Postal Service employees provide advice about the acceptability of mail for automated rates.
MDAs can also provide you with technical assistance on:. You may also want to get a copy of Publication , Guidelines for Optimizing Readability of Flat-Size Mail, its companion minute video, and Poster , both with the same title as Pub Your business mail entry unit or local MDA can assist you with obtaining all of these items.
Aqueous Lacquer - Water-based, clear coating, usually glossy, applied to a printed piece. Also see lacquer. Automated Flat Sorting Machine AFSM - An automated and computerized flat sorting machine with three automatic feeders that can process more than 17, flats per hour into different sort separations. The mail must be of the correct size, shape, and material. Automation Rate - Reduced postage rate offered to mailers who prepare barcoded automation-compatible mail in accordance with all DMM standards.
Basis Weigh - Weight in pounds of a ream sheets of paper cut to a standard size for that grade of paper. Blow-in Card - Promotional card not bound into a publication. One common use of blow-in cards is to generate subscriptions for magazines. Digest-Size - Small-size periodicals, measuring less than 6 inches by 9 inches, often with a trim size of 5. Friction - Force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact with each other e.
Gatefold Covers - Oversized cover sheet that is bound and scored so one or both sides fold into the gutter towards its center and opens into a multipage spread. Gloss High Gloss - Transparent coating applied to a printed piece that reflects light and adds shine, luster, and brightness to a surface. Insert - A piece printed and prepared separately and then placed into a publication for mailing.
Lacquer - Clear coating, usually glossy, applied to a printed piece for protection or special effect. Also see aqueous lacquer. Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee MTAC - Group of mailing industry representatives and Postal ServiceTM officials that provides technical information, advice, and recommendations about postal services, programs, regulations, and requirements.
The members represent associations of large and small commercial mailing organizations, related mailing services, and various industry groups. Nonmachinable - A mailpiece that cannot be sorted on automated mail processing equipment because of size, shape, content, or address legibility and that must be processed manually. Optical Character Reader OCR - Hardware and software that allow a computer to read printed or written information, such as a delivery address.
Periodical Publication - Printed matter a magazine, newspaper, or other publication that is issued on a regular, stated basis. Periodicals - Class of mail consisting of magazines, newspapers, or other publications formed of printed sheets that are issued at least four times a year at regular, specified intervals frequency from a known office of publication.
Periodicals must have a legitimate list of subscribers or requesters. Perfect Bound - Type of binding that glues the edge of sheets to a cover. Perfect binding results in a square spine. Polywrap - Transparent packaging material used to seal mail; for automation-compatible flats, usually polyolefinfilm, most often polypropylene or low-density polyethylene based. Only film with a certificate of conformance by the manufacturer and that has been certified by an MDA as approved polywrap, prior to the first mailing, can be used on AFSM flats.
Saddle Stitch - Form of binding for publications e. Selvage - Edges of an enclosed mailpiece e. Shrinkwrap - Plastic covering that is placed around mail, usually bundles of multiple pieces rather than individual pieces , and then heat-sealed to enclose the bundle tightly. Shrinkwrap typically does not meet the minimum polywrap requirements that have been approved for the Postal Service AFSM Spine - Binding edge of a book or publication hardcover or softcover that connects the two covers.
Also called a backbone. Tabloid - Format used mainly by newspapers but also by many commercial trade magazines. A commercial tabloid is typically UV Coating - Protective, transparent liquid laminate, bonded and cured with ultraviolet light, applied to a printed piece to minimize chipping, scratching, and other damage.
Whitening - A white line along the fold of a cover indicating that paper fibers have broken and the cover stock has weakened often due to excessive compression of the folded edge. Nicholas F. Each flat-size piece must be rectangular and as follows: blank Minimum Maximum Height 5 inches 12 inches Length 6 inches 15 inches Recommendation: When possible, design flats at least 0.
Loose Inserts Regulation: No requirement. Bound, Unbound, and Folded Flats Whether bound, unbound, or folded, the DMM states that all automation-compatible flats must have sufficient physical integrity to be processed without damage. Saddle Stitching Staples Saddle stitching is often used as a binding method for booklet-type flats or similar mailpieces.
Size of Stitches Regulation: No requirement. Cover Design and Materials The quality of cover material is critical to its resilience during processing. Basis Weight Regulation: No requirement. There are special size requirements for mailing flats at automation prices and carrier route prices. Contact your Business Mail Entry Unit for more information. Skip top navigation. Postal Explorer. Toggle navigation Postal Explorer. Skip side navigation. Toggle navigation Business Mail No person I ever taken into consideration as a prospect obtained evaluated for being also formal and courteous in their correspondence; however, the other being as well casual constantly made me pause.
When doubtful, Salemi claims to opt for the common golden salutation: Thank you. She also suches as best, kind concerns as well as best concerns. As well as although not pointed out in the research, Salemi states best regards and all the most effective discovered as formal as well as elegant.
When it involves a cover letter, there is absolutely an upside-down to compose your indicator off. Particularly, if you go too casual, your cover letter is probably entering into the garbage.
Even if you re relating to a task at a startup with a relaxeded culture, avoid closings like adios as well as ciao, Salemi states. Obviously, overlook this regulation if you re putting on a work where you ll need to speak Spanish or Italian. Oh and possibly conserve the cheers for later on when you re out at the bar you re your buddies celebrating your new work.
Cheers is extremely informal and also great for when you want to friend up with a person, Salemi states. However as for a potential company when you re meant to offer your most pristine, polished self? Not reliable. Never ever believed this would certainly be so difficult, did you?
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