Optimization in the Mail Sorting MARS: the Universal sorting machine By Pierre Patry Sales & Strategy Director SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2011 All rights reserved Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly forbidden
History of SOLYSTIC 60 years of experience in postal automation 1950 Hotchkiss Brandt Mécanisation (Thomson Group) 1976 Hotchkiss Brandt Sogeme (Thomson Group) 1983 HBS (CGE Group) 1985 CGA-HBS (CGE Group) 1991 CGE becomes Alcatel Alsthom 1994 Alcatel Postal Automation Systems 1998 Mannesmann Dematic Postal Automation 2001 SOLYSTIC (Northrop Grumman) 2 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
SOLYSTIC today SOLYSTIC is part of the postal automation division of Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems sector SOLYSTIC is a leader in postal sorting systems and integrated solutions FUTURE POSTAL SOLUTIONS 3 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
The Northrop Grumman group Information & Services 26% Aerospace 31% Electronics 23% Ships 19% 120,000 EMPLOYEES SALES 2009: US$ 33,8 BILLION 4 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Headquarter and production site Gentilly Headquarter Paris 162 employees Lyon Bourg-lès-Valence Production site 415 employees (Dec. 31, 2009) 5 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Offices abroad Kontich Office (Belgium) 63 employees Brussels Shanghai Office (China) Shanghai 6 employees 6 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
International presence 63 577 175 6 Baltimore Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Headquarters AN EXEMPLARY SYNERGY 7 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Results 157 Sales Millions of Euros 104 103,3 125,5 R&D Millions of Euros 9.4 6.7 8,4 12.3 9,8 12.1 2006 2007 2008 2009 8 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
A comprehensive offer New products Letter sorting Customer services Flat sorting Turnkey OCR / VCS Information systems HIGH VALUE-ADDED SOLUTIONS 9 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
International Coverage World Europe Australia Brazil Canada China Egypt India Mexico Philippines India South Africa Tunisia Vietnam USA SOLYSTIC, A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE POSTAL DOMAIN Belgium Finland France Germany Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands United Kingdom 10 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
The MARS sorter A mix of high technology, robustness and simplicity SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2011 All rights reserved Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly forbidden
Mail Processing Chain Collecti on Transport to Sorting Facility Outward Sort National Transport Inward Sort Local Transport Sequencing Sort Delivery to Customer The mail needs to be faced The mail needs to be cancelled The mail needs to be presorted The mail needs to be final sorted THESE PROCESSES REQUIRE SEVERAL KINDS OF MACHINES The mail needs to be sequenced 12 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Several Kinds of Machines Collection Transport to Sorting Facility Outward Sort National Transport Inward Sort Local Transport Sequencing Sort Delivery to Customer The mail needs to be Presorted The mail needs to be final sorted The mail needs to be sequenced Sorting Sites Delivery Offices 13 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Financial and Operational Objectives To get the best Return On Investment (ROI) To get a high level quality of services To get a sorting solution easy to install, using a minimum of footprint To get a unique machine to proceed the various sorting phases To get a sorting system requiring a low level of training To get an equipment simple to be operated by any kind of people To get a robust device with a low maintenance cost THE SOLYSTIC MARS MACHINE IS THE ALL IN ONE SOLUTION 14 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
MARS Machine Usage Collecti on Transpor t to Sorting Facility Outward rd Sort Sort The mail needs to be Presorted The mail can be Faced The mail can be Cancelled National Transport Inwar Inward d Sort Sort Local Transport The mail needs to be final sorted Sequencing Sort Delivery to Customer The mail needs to be sequenced Sorting Sites Delivery Offices 15 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
MARS processes a large mail range up to B5 MARS operational throughput 40,000 letters/hour in 1 pass 18,000 letters/hour in 2 passes 12,000 letters/hour in 3 passes 16 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Destination 1 to i Destination i+1 to j MARS used as presorting, as well as final sorting Instead of a large footprint machine 1 st pass: Separation into 19 destination groups MARS used as a 2 pass final sorter 2 nd pass: Final sorting up to 361 destinations D x D 5 D 4 D 3 D 2 D 1 D y D x+5 D x+4 D x+3 D x+2 D x+1 17 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
MARS can also detect and check key information for revenue protection Meter mark Priority Port payé Other operators Stamp Logo 1D / 2D Customer barcode FIM Forwarding Address block Crossed out SIX 20 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
MARS can also detect and check key information for revenue protection Port payé FIM Datamatrix Competitor Meter mark Priority stamp Redirection Crossed out 21 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden SIX + barcode
MARS can use V-Id as Mail Piece Virtual Identification The identifier is NOT printed on the mail piece The identifier, so called V-Id, is constituted from the various features of the mail piece 23 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
MARS is a true ergonomic Machine A 2 level Machine A 1 level Machine A 4 level Machine 24 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
MARS References More than 1400 MARS Ordered 25 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
The MARS Solution MARS is an All in one compact mail processor A mix of high technology, robustness and simplicity Easy to operate Ergonomics (all operator postures analyzed during design) Easy to maintain (located in sites with no maintenance) Easy to deploy (max 2 days for installation) Green environmental design (reduced power consumption) Best Return On Investment 26 SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2010 All rights reserv ed Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly f orbidden
Thank you for your attention MARS: the Universal sorting machine For more information Communication Department +33 (0)1 49 69 42 18 www.solystic.com SOLYSTIC S.A.S 2011 All rights reserved Disclosure, reproduction and use strictly forbidden