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PostBase Pro DS

PostBase Pro DS is FP's professional desktop meter for a mailroom that sees variable volumes of mixed mail. Stack the envelopes in the feeder, largest on the bottom, press one button, and it straightens, weighs, rates, seals and meters each piece at up to 90 letters a minute.

The DS is the dynamic-scale version. The PostBase Pro, below, is the same machine without the in-line scale; it weighs on its platform scale instead. Both are USPS IMI-compliant.

FP PostBase Pro DS with Stack & Go feeder, dynamic scale, meter and catch tray

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PostBase Pro DS

Master your mailroom like a pro.

PostBase Pro DS is the latest generation of PostBase, engineered in Germany with a modular design for maximum throughput. Dynamic weighing, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity, a large color touchscreen and an icon-driven menu make high volumes simple: up to 90 letters a minute weighed, accurately priced, sealed and metered, or 140 a minute when weighing is not needed.

The Stack & Go feeder takes mixed sizes and weights; anti-skew rollers square each envelope before it enters. The dynamic scale reads size and shape on the fly and rates each piece. A seal-check sensor confirms every flap went through the sealer, and the EZ Tilt touchscreen adjusts to six positions so you can stand or sit and still see it.

Postage downloads over your LAN. Up to 50 advertising logos and custom messages print with the indicia, and cost accounting covers up to 250 departments. MailOne 2.0 software adds monitoring, management and reporting of postage spend.

Key features

  • Stack & Go automatic feeder with anti-skew rollers
  • In-line dynamic scale rates each piece by weight and shape
  • Up to 90 letters per minute weighed; 140 per minute without weighing
  • Seal-check sensor validates every envelope
  • Large color touchscreen, adjustable to six positions
  • Wi-Fi, 3G and LAN connectivity
  • Label dispenser and letter tray as standard
  • Cost accounting for up to 250 departments; USPS IMI-compliant
Processing speed
Up to 140 pieces per minute
Dynamic weighing mode
Up to 90 letters per minute
Touchscreen
4.7 in color, six positions
Maximum letter thickness
20 mm (about 0.8 in)
Platform scale
Up to 15 lb
Advertising logos
Up to 50
Cost accounts
Up to 250 departments
Connectivity
LAN, Wi-Fi, 3G
FP PostBase Pro with Stack & Go feeder, sealer and meter

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PostBase Pro

The same feeder and sealer, weighing on the platform.

PostBase Pro is the Pro DS without the in-line dynamic scale. It has the same Stack & Go feeder, anti-skew rollers, validated sealer, six-position touchscreen and modular German engineering, and it runs mixed sizes of mail automatically at the push of a button.

Weighing uses the platform scale, good for thick letters and small packages up to 15 lb, with differential weighing: set a stack on the scale, send the pieces through one at a time, and the meter calculates postage for each as the weight drops. The built-in label dispenser prints a label for anything too thick to feed.

Key features

  • Stack & Go feeder with anti-skew rollers
  • Seal-check sensor on the built-in sealer
  • Platform scale to 15 lb with differential weighing
  • Built-in label dispenser for thick mail and packages
  • Color touchscreen adjustable to six positions
  • USPS IMI-compliant; works with MailOne 2.0

Why the Pro

  • Easy: place mail in the feeder and the machine does the rest.
  • Automatic: one button starts the run, and the rollers straighten the mail as it goes.
  • Secure: one of the first USPS IMI-compliant meters, with a seal-check sensor on every envelope.
  • Engineering: German-built and modular, designed for maximum throughput.

MailOne 2.0

PostBase Pro and Pro DS pair with MailOne 2.0, FP's desktop software for monitoring, managing, tracking and reducing postal spend, with access to USPS Commercial Base Pricing on postage bought through it.

Watch

PostBase Pro DS

Overview · FP Mailing Solutions on YouTube

PostBase Pro

Overview · FP Mailing Solutions on YouTube

Questions we get asked

What does dynamic weighing do?

The in-line scale weighs and measures each envelope as it passes through, so a stack of mixed sizes and weights runs without presorting and each piece gets exact postage. In dynamic mode the Pro DS runs up to 90 letters a minute; with weighing off it runs up to 140.

What is the difference between the PostBase Pro and the Pro DS?

The DS has the in-line dynamic scale. The Pro weighs on its platform scale instead, up to 15 lb, using differential weighing: put a stack on the scale, feed the pieces one at a time, and the meter calculates postage for each from the change in weight. Feeder, sealer, touchscreen and meter are otherwise the same.

How do I know every envelope was sealed?

A seal-check sensor watches every flap that passes through the sealer and confirms it was closed, so confidential mail leaves sealed.

Which meter fits your volume?

Tell us how many pieces you mail in a month and what they are. We will recommend one machine, quote it, install it, and keep it running.