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DRUM SEGREGATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1978-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
DEF

a machine which separates various sizes of mail from the mail stream into like groups

CONT

The mail meets its first diverter when, inside the drum segregator (...), it has to negotiate the long slats, which can be likened to diverter blades opening to a maximum of 1/4 in. If of smaller thickness, the items pass through by gravity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
CONT

Les lettres du format international standardisé sont séparées des autres objets (petits paquets et enveloppes épaisses) par la machine à séparer à tambour qui a un rendement de 46,000 objets à l'heure.

OBS

Voir l'article "drum segregator" dans MEIND.

Spanish

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