The Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS) is an electro-mechanical mail handling system. A high-speed
machine used by the
US Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U. ...
to
cull
In biology, culling is the process of segregating organisms from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics. In animal breeding, it is the process of removing or segregating animals from a breeding stock based on a specific tr ...
, face, and cancel letter
mail
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems. Since the mid-19th century, national postal sys ...
through a series of
automated operations. AFCS was first implemented in 1992, and is capable of processing 30,000 pieces of mail per hour.
References
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