Mailing/Fulfillment - Hardware

BlueCrest has acquired Fluence Automation. This strategic acquisition by BlueCrest will allow the companies to harmonize their solutions – hardware, software and imaging – and accelerate growth in the eCommerce fulfillment and Parcel sortation markets.

The mailing and printing industry lost an icon of innovation and technology on Oct. 29 when Harry V. Kirk, founder of Kirk-Rudy, died at age 93.

SCREEN Americas announced its new partnership with W+D to provide faster, more cost-effective digital inkjet printing, envelope converting and mail inserting solutions for the personalized data-driven direct mail market.

W+D introduces new all-in-one finishing and inserting solution for personalized direct mail envelope packages for direct mail inkjet.

The New York Police Department’s Printing Section has made the switch from offset to digital envelope printing.

COVID-19 has changed Colorado state government in a big way. The transformation to remote work is driving new print volumes to the state’s Integrated Document Solutions operation.

As incoming package volume continues to rise, some in-house mail operations are moving to smart lockers to simplify package processing and pickup, and reduce the long lines. East Tennessee State University was one of the smart locker pioneers. We talked with Director Don McCarty about the benefits smart lockers have brought.

With so many employees working from home during the pandemic, scanning and digitally delivering their mail is proving to be a great solution.

To get a better understanding of the mailing services in-plants provide, how mail and package volumes are changing and which mailing technologies in-plants are installing, we surveyed our readers and are in the midst of writing a research report. Here are some of our initial findings.

Mail is a major part of many in-plant operations. Our data shows that more than 60% of in-plants offer mailing services. To analyze the growth of in-house mail and the opportunities mail can bring, IPG has launched a new survey. It's open to all in-plants, even those that don't offer mail services, and participants are eligible for prizes.