ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Postal Service
(USPS) has awarded a $370 million contract to Siemens Dematic Postal
Automation L.P. to provide systems and upgrades to replace its existing fleet
of Multiline Optical Character Reader (MLOCR) systems. This is the single
largest contract the USPS has ever awarded the company.
The program scope includes delivery of 395 new Delivery Bar Code Sorter
Input/Output Subsystems with Expanded Capability (DIOSS-EC), 217 Input/Output
Subsystem (IOSS) modules to retrofit fielded Delivery Bar Code Systems (DBCS),
and upgrades to 213 existing DIOSS and 53 Combined Input/Output Subsystems
(CIOSS). These systems will replace most of the MLOCR's currently in use at
approximately 300 processing locations across the United States. Siemens
Dematic has also been contracted to install the systems, and supply integrated
logistics services and spare parts.
After the design and evaluation phase, deployment of the production units
is scheduled to begin in January 2006 and extend through March 2007.
"With the OCR Enhancements program, the USPS is taking important steps to
update their existing mail processing technology to provide higher
productivity with fewer systems in less space, while maintaining their high
service quality. Siemens Dematic is very proud to be given the opportunity to
continue working with the Postal Service as they progress to the latest
generation of automation technology," said Heribert Stumpf, President and CEO
of Siemens Dematic Postal Automation L.P.
According to Tom Day, Vice President of Engineering, USPS, "This program
will eliminate some outdated technology that was getting difficult to
maintain. In addition, we will be able to not only bring a better quality of
sort technology, but more depth of sorts within the same footprint of space.
Equally important, however, is that the new systems will support the faster,
simpler mail processing needed to increase USPS operations productivity."
The new DIOSS-EC systems expand mail-processing capability by allowing a
wider spectrum of mail to be machine-processed, further reducing the need for
manual mail processing.
In addition to processing more mail, the new mail processing procedures,
by using the existing DBCS design, will sort 3 to 4 times the number of
destinations than the existing systems thus saving a sorting pass in the
overall process. The new OCR Enhancements will support a higher system
throughput, and the program will result in higher standardization of
equipment, procedures and layouts. By achieving this, the OCR Enhancements
program will support the USPS Transformation Plan goals.
About Siemens Dematic
Siemens Dematic Postal Automation is a subsidiary of Siemens Corporation.
The company designs and manufactures mail sorting, image recognition, and
integrated material handling systems for the postal industry. Siemens Dematic
Postal Automation and its global affiliate, Siemens Dematic AG, supply a wide
range of solutions, from individual products and systems to complete turnkey
facilities as a general contractor. In addition to the Postal Automation
group, Siemens Dematic includes three other lines of business: Distribution &
Industry, Airport Logistics, and Electronic Assembly Systems. The company,
with some 10,000 employees worldwide, has a business volume of around
$3.1 billion. More information on Siemens Dematic may be found at:
http://www.siemens-dematic.com
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global
electronics and engineering company. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ
417,000 people in 192 countries and reported worldwide sales of $80.5 billion
in fiscal 2003 (10/1/02 - 9/30/03). The United States is Siemens' second
largest market in the world, and 11 of Siemens' worldwide businesses are
headquartered here. Siemens annual U.S. sales were $16.6 billion in fiscal
2003. The Siemens companies in the U.S. employ approximately 65,000 people in
all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Corporate headquarters for Siemens' U.S.
businesses are located in New York City. For more information:
http://www.usa.siemens.com/
SOURCE Siemens Dematic Postal Automation L.P.
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Related links:
http://www.siemens-dematic.com
http://www.usa.siemens.com
CONTACT:
Gary S. Jensen of Siemens Dematic Postal
Automation L.P., +1-817-436-7447, or gary.jensen@siemens.com
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