Digital Mailing Scales
What are Digital Mailing Scales?

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Digital scales are used to determine the exact weight of letters or parcels, they can precisely calculate how much postage is required. There is a wide range of digital scale options for franking machines ranging from 2kg to 35kg capacities.

With digital scales linked to a franking machine, it allows you to accurately calculate the cost of postage to UK and International locations. Most office environments will find a 2kg-3kg scale sufficient, with some of the larger corporates or businesses sending a wide mix of bulkier items opting for anything up to a 35kg capacity.

Digital scales are highly accurate, operating at close to 100% accuracy with typically on a 0.1% margin for error. Some of the latest machines also offer automatic recalibration each time they are turned on to ensure the accuracy doesn’t reduce with the age of the equipment.

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How do Digital Mailing Scales Work?

Simply place the letter, parcel or package onto the weighing platform, the weight is automatically detected and the price of postage displayed on the franking machine, based on the type of delivery tariff/class and destination selected.

The latest service from Pitney Bowes and Quadient is a shipping application which is used via your PC web browser. This tool allows you to connect a label printer and scale to your PC to support the processing of parcels, recorded and special delivery items. Addresses can be entered into the system, email notifications to recipient and sender of tracking details can also automatically be generated avoiding the calls and email requests to the post team for this information. Best of all there is no longer the need to complete the Royal Mail recorded or special delivery books or to peel and stick the royal mail labels from the rolls, all the information Royal Mail need is on the label produced.

The parcels would then either be collected from your office or can be dropped off to Royal Mail.

The Benefits of Digital Mailing Scales

Digital scales play an important part in cost savings as they ensure the accuracy of the postage applied. If the post is being dropped off to a post office the preparation through franking and correctly weighing avoids the need to queue and if you have collections the cost of fuel and travel time is also mitigated.

Margins can also run tight on products and services making it more important that the postage costs are accurate to prevent overspending or underspending and the associated charges. The last thing you want is to receive surcharges for incorrectly processing items.

Because you achieve a better rate through franking than stamps, it also allows you to offer more competitive postage and shipping rates for your products and services helping you to win more business.

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There are significant savings available when franking your mail as well as promoting your businesses professional and established image.

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