Delivery bar code sorter

Delivery Bar Code Sorter or DBCS refers to a set of sorting machines used in mail sorting industry primarily by USPS. They sort letters at a rate of approximately 38,000 pieces per hour, with a 99% accuracy rate. A computerized camera reads the addresses of the mail, and sorts it to one of up to 286 pockets, setting it up for delivery by the letter carrier.[1]

References

1. States, United; Government, United States Congress Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General (1995). Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1995: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4539 ... U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-046507-9.