Opex EAGLE - Jobs

1 Introduction
1-12 Eagle Operator Manual - OPEX Corp. Use Only - Not for Distribution
Jobs
A job is a collection of the parameters the Eagle uses for processing mail. The jobs set
up by your service technician describe how your system will process your mail in the
same manner from run to run.
The Eagle scans documents and checks and stores the information it collects in
batches, which consist of one or more transactions (a check and a stub). If your
Eagle system has the IEM functionality installed, you can also send the information
the Eagle collects to another PC for further processing. Everything action the Eagle
performs to preocess your mail is set up in the specific job’s parameters.
Eagle processing rates
Input rate The Eagle can input up to 16,000 transactions or 32,000 documents per
hour. Throughput rates are dependent upon envelope and document length, as
described below.
Track Speed 160 inches per second (maximum rate at any point in the machine)
Factors affecting processing rates
Length of document The Eagle operates at a maximum track speed of 160 inches
per second. The rates quoted above assume an envelope length of 7.75 inches and a
document length of up to 7.5" to provide a good fit within the envelope. Shorter
envelopes and documents will enhance throughput rates; longer envelopes will
degrade the throughput rates, since fewer envelopes can pass through the machine
in a given period of time.
Paper quality Quality in document construction has two components: (1) the
content and construction of the paper itself, and (2) the consistency with which each
document is printed, perforated, and cut to size.
Paper basis weight 24 pound white wove (virgin) paper provides optimum
performance in most applications. A decrease in paper basis weight usually means a
decrease in the stiffness of the paper. This can result in a higher jam rate and poorer
performance. The Eagle system is designed to run best using envelopes and
documents manufactured from paper with a basis weight of 20 to 24 pounds.
Recycled paper has less stiffness for a given basis weight than white wove (virgin)
paper. This can generate excessive paper dust, and may degrade performance.
Quality of envelope construction Well-constructed envelopes have a positive impact
on the throughput rate. Poorly constructed envelopes – those with out-of-specifica-
tion window locations, for example – can require an unusual orientation of the
envelope as it feeds into the system. This is not an optimal situation, because the
jam rate in the extractor will likely be higher at the reverser, causing overall produc-
tivity to degrade.
A quality envelope and document, designed within specifications, will contribute
greatly to optimum performance of the machine.