The Advanced Facer Canceller System (AFCS) is an electro-mechanical mail handling system. A high-speed
machine
A machine is a physical system using Power (physics), power to apply Force, forces and control Motion, movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to na ...
used by the
US Postal Service to
cull, face, and cancel letter
mail 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
Letter sortere get faster, smarterAdvanced Facer Canceler System 200 United States Postal Service
Mail sorting
Postal history
Postal systems
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