SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO MACHINEABLE LETTER PRODUCTS 3RD AUGUST 2011.

Current Change Requirement One Piece Mailer Specification

Definition of a OnePiece mailer to be included No definition provided Clarification

A One-Piece Mailer is a rectangular or square shaped mail piece that is made from a single sheet of rectangular or square paper. This sheet of paper is folded and sealed on its unfolded edges using either glue spots or a continuous glue line. Therefore, you can have a mail piece which is a single sheet of paper folded and sealed with or without inserts. One-Piece envelopes may contain an insert providing that the technical specifications for the product chosen are met e.g. type of insert, insert movement, thickness and spatial distortion. The edges of the One-Piece mailer must either be sealed or folded. The edges and flap must be securely sealed by a number of glue spots or a continuous line of glue. Where multiple folds are required these must be internal to the exterior, concertina folding is not permitted. Gluing requirements must still be met.

Inserts permitted

Construction of the one-piece mailer Folding requirements

No clarification in current literature Clarification Clarification

Clarification

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Current Change Requirement One Piece Mailer Specification

Flap location Clarification

The flap must be > 40mm from the reference edge OCR & CBC rectangular / square ~ The reference edge is the longest side underneath the delivery address CBC portrait ~ The reference edge is the longest side closest to the delivery address / CBC

Glue line width

Clarification

The glue line must be 5mm wide with +/- 2mm tolerance

Glue properties

Clarification & new

The glue weld must be < 80 microns thick. The glue must not be brittle The tensile strength of the glue must be > 4.5N or fire tear must be exhibited on separation

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Current Change Requirement One Piece Mailer Specification

Images New

Sealing requirements
Sealing tolerance updated

There is a maximum tolerance of 25mm from the right and left edges of the envelope and a maximum of 35mm from the top edge of the envelope where the flap does not have to be gummed or sealed. This tolerance applies to all envelope flap types.

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Current Change Clarification of Tap test requirements OCR

No part of the address block may tap out of the window. New

Requirement

If the Mailer Defined Information (MDI) is the top line of the block and taps cleanly & completely out yet the addressee is visible this is acceptable. We will accept the addressee details tapping right up to the edge of the window. * this does not apply to Cleanmail Advance For CBC the Mailer Defined Information (MDI) can tap out either totally or partially and the top line of the address block can tap out as long as it taps back in. * this does not apply to Cleanmail Advance

Clarification of Tap test requirements CBC

The recipients name may tap out above and to the right as long as it taps back in. New

PRODUCTS
Mailsort 70 OCR and CBC- including Sustainable Mail Mailsort 120 OCR and CBC - including Sustainable Mail Mailsort 700 OCR and CBC - including Sustainable Mail Advertising Mail 70 OCR and CBC Advertising Mail 120 OCR and CBC Advertising Mail Light (previously known as mailsort Light) mailmedia and mailmedia Plus Country Sort High Volume Cleanmail OCR and CBC Cleanmail Plus OCR and CBC Clean Mail Advance*

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