Jeff McRitchie

Martin Yale 62001 Letter Opener Review

A high-volume letter processor, the Martin Yale 62001 is designed to deal with a large number of envelopes, and can process them without the need for presorting. In this article, we will take a look at the 62001 and give you what we consider to be some of this machine's strengths and weaknesses.

Strengths:

1. We were truly impressed at how the 62001 opens letters at an astoundingly high rate of speed. It can process and feed a high volume of mail lightening quick, at a rate of 17,500 envelopes in an hour. The envelopes can even be of mixed size. For a bigger business that handles a lot of mail in a day, the man hours that can be saved even over the course of a month can be significant. That means more time can be spent dealing with mail and less time can be spent opening it.
2. We found that the 62001 easily accepted stacks of envelopes that were up to six inches tall. The process was very simple. All the user has to do is to place the envelope stack into the feed tray and then allow the 62001 to go to work feeding and processing the envelopes. We also liked the fact that they included a tray to receive the opened letters and made it removable for easy transporting.
3. As we said, we are pretty impressed with the speed and capacity of the 62001. We found that this machine could feed and process letters of all types and sizes, and we also like that this machine could easily handle envelopes that were up to a quarter inch thick. There are few machines out there that have this kind of capacity, especially at this price point.

Weaknesses:

1. The way the 62001 works is to take each envelope and cut a small section off the top. This can bring up a problem if the mail pieces have not been sufficiently jogged so that the contents of the envelopes are sitting at the bottom, as sometimes they will get sliced into as well. If you are in a high-volume scenario, you will want to consider running the mail pieces through a jogging machine before processing them with the 62001. This will maximize your productivity and help ensure that the mail doesn't get damaged. If you don't choose to go the paper jogger route, you will need to jog the pieces manually before you feed them into the machine.
2. If any mail arrives with torn or damaged envelopes, you will probably want to avoid putting them into the 62001 for processing, as these can cause the machine to jam. You will want to make sure that you scan your mail pile carefully and process any damaged pieces by hand.
3. The Martin Yale 62001 works fast, and it produces a lot of scraps in the process. We found that it was very important to stay on top of keeping the waste bin emptied. If it becomes too full, it can cause some problems with the operation of the 62001. This is fairly minor and just a matter of training, however, and certainly shouldn't dissuade you from purchasing this high-volume machine.

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