New machine enhances service bureau’s productivity and ability to pursue larger plastic card mailing jobs
June 6, 2006 (Press Release) --
Troy, Mich., June 5, 2006 – Ancor Information Management, a diversified services organization offering customer communications and information management solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of a new BÖWE BELL + HOWELL Plastic Card SystemTM (PCS®). Originally purchased as a backup unit, the PCS system is now Ancor’s primary plastic card machine and is being used to process numerous membership cards for local American Automobile Association (AAA) clubs and various health care organizations.
“The PCS has some functionality we didn’t have,” said Kelly Colohan, director of the Membership Services Unit. “As our health care business continues to grow, we definitely saw the advantages of having the BÖWE BELL + HOWELL machine do that work.”
Among the features that most impressed Colohan was the PCS system’s card-reading capabilities. The PCS system can identify a wide array of codes such as 1D or 2D barcodes, contact or contact-less chips, magnetic stripe and optical character recognition (OCR). Colohan also cited the PCS system’s “superior” camera system for OCR and its ability to divert problems and continue running, as opposed to other machines that are very linear in design and that require shutting down to address problems.
The PCS system can accommodate a wide variety of document format processing, including 1-up and 2-up formats, letter, legal or 11” x 17” as cut-sheets or continuous web. The machine also provides numerous folding, inserting and delivery options, while providing a detailed audit report of what cards were mailed and when. The PCS system can integrate with automatic booklet makers, mail inserters, and various monochrome and color printers using its Doculink or Weblink modules.
On one- and two-card applications, Colohan claims their PCS system is running about 35-40 percent faster than Ancor’s previous card machine. On three- and four-card applications, Colohan has seen an astounding increase in productivity of around 80-90 percent. The PCS system has cycle speeds of up to 8,000 cards per hour.
“I’ve got a quote out on a job for 8 million cards that we probably wouldn’t have gone after previously,” Colohan stated. “One advantage of this machine is the ‘wow factor’ it elicits when we show it to potential customers. It’s very impressive to see in operation.”
As Ancor’s growing health care business involves production of an extremely high number of membership cards within a short time frame to meet calendar-year enrollments, the flexibility and reliability of the PCS system has given them confidence to take on such intensive jobs.
“We sell ourselves on quality,” added Colohan. “The reason we made this investment was to bring a higher quality product to market, and we’ve achieved that goal.”
For more information on Ancor Information Management, contact Kelly Colohan at 248-526-4831 or kcolohan@ancorinfo.com.
For more information on BÖWE BELL + HOWELL’s Plastic Card System, contact Susan Forsgard, PCS business manager, at 919-767-4419 or by e-mail at Susan.Forsgard@bowebellhowell.com. Or visit www.bowebellhowell.com.
“The PCS has some functionality we didn’t have,” said Kelly Colohan, director of the Membership Services Unit. “As our health care business continues to grow, we definitely saw the advantages of having the BÖWE BELL + HOWELL machine do that work.”
Among the features that most impressed Colohan was the PCS system’s card-reading capabilities. The PCS system can identify a wide array of codes such as 1D or 2D barcodes, contact or contact-less chips, magnetic stripe and optical character recognition (OCR). Colohan also cited the PCS system’s “superior” camera system for OCR and its ability to divert problems and continue running, as opposed to other machines that are very linear in design and that require shutting down to address problems.
The PCS system can accommodate a wide variety of document format processing, including 1-up and 2-up formats, letter, legal or 11” x 17” as cut-sheets or continuous web. The machine also provides numerous folding, inserting and delivery options, while providing a detailed audit report of what cards were mailed and when. The PCS system can integrate with automatic booklet makers, mail inserters, and various monochrome and color printers using its Doculink or Weblink modules.
On one- and two-card applications, Colohan claims their PCS system is running about 35-40 percent faster than Ancor’s previous card machine. On three- and four-card applications, Colohan has seen an astounding increase in productivity of around 80-90 percent. The PCS system has cycle speeds of up to 8,000 cards per hour.
“I’ve got a quote out on a job for 8 million cards that we probably wouldn’t have gone after previously,” Colohan stated. “One advantage of this machine is the ‘wow factor’ it elicits when we show it to potential customers. It’s very impressive to see in operation.”
As Ancor’s growing health care business involves production of an extremely high number of membership cards within a short time frame to meet calendar-year enrollments, the flexibility and reliability of the PCS system has given them confidence to take on such intensive jobs.
“We sell ourselves on quality,” added Colohan. “The reason we made this investment was to bring a higher quality product to market, and we’ve achieved that goal.”
For more information on Ancor Information Management, contact Kelly Colohan at 248-526-4831 or kcolohan@ancorinfo.com.
For more information on BÖWE BELL + HOWELL’s Plastic Card System, contact Susan Forsgard, PCS business manager, at 919-767-4419 or by e-mail at Susan.Forsgard@bowebellhowell.com. Or visit www.bowebellhowell.com.
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