BlueCrest | Epic Direct Mail Inserter Solution

Built on the industry-leading Epic^® platform, our multi-format direct mail inserter solution boasts some of the highest net good mail pieces per hour. It can process a wide range of applications with unprecedented material tolerance, at speeds up to 24K cycles per hour. This easy-to-use equipment does not require a dedicated setup technician. The system features a fully automated changeover feature, allowing you to switch between envelope formats in less than two minutes. The job recall feature makes it easy and predictable to move from one job to another.

Greater Reliability

A proven platform designed for extended service cycles and greater uptime.

Maximum Flexibility

Process the widest range of applications and insert at speeds up to 24K cycles per hour.

Lower TCO

A retrofittable modular design allowing you to easily adapt to future work. Designed for self-serviceability with lower labor costs.

Overview

The Epic Direct Mail has precision material control and a reduced spoilage rate due to real-time paper path corrections, lowering material costs and labor expenses associated with the make-good process on out-sorted mail. It comes read and print-ready. Plus it offers the largest range of feeding technology to handle the most challenging applications and meet stringent SLAs.

Featuring real-time, integrated end-to-end tracking, Epic Direct Mail enables you to accurately and easily account for all pieces in every job. You can also quickly identify and resolve problems using the onboard diagnostic tools to reduce downtime and get your mail production up and running again. This system is designed for self-serviceability and is supported by the level of BlueCrest service that works best for your business needs.

The Epic Direct Mail is designed to meet your immediate requirements. Its modular platform allows you to easily scale to meet future jobs and can be integrated with high-speed cut-sheet inputs.

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Optional Add-Ons & Accessories

Customize your inserter to suit your business needs.

Plus Speed Option

Increase productivity and reach speeds up to 24k.

Unlock the combination of speed & accuracy and reach speeds of up to 24,000 cycles per hour, allowing you to meet SLAs faster, without jeopardizing your net good per hour. The Plus Speed is easy to activate on installed systems and enables you to process jobs up to 14% faster, allowing you to increase throughput on low page count work.

Auto Gapping Option

Eliminate the need to separate high-page count work.

The auto-gapping folder eliminates the need to separate low page count work from high page count, and auto adjusts for each collation, resulting in greater uptime. The auto-gapping folder also produces better-finished fold quality of inserted materials. The gapping folder can be configured with new systems or retrofitted to your system at your location.

Booklet Feeder

Support the widest variety of different insert types on one feeder.

Process a wider range of inserts from a single panel to booklets up to 3.8" thick with our universal friction feeder, which offers 5x the material capacity than other feeders, creating greater work cell efficiency. The unique dual-scanning capability allows you to scan barcodes located on either side of the paper. *The booklet feeder can be retrofitted to most Epic inserting systems.

Heavies Divert Bin

Improve the seal and envelope quality of thicker mail pieces.

Designed to maintain the integrity of the seal on thick and flat envelopes, our enhanced design lifts the deck out of the way, allowing the mail piece to drop directly into the bin, therefore reducing jams and system stoppages, and increasing production time.

Input Line Scanning

Eliminate hardware changes and increase code scanning capability.

Save time and change between jobs faster with our latest input scanning capability that scans multiple barcodes on the same form, without having to re-position or adjust the camera before each job.

Cross Folder

For inserting applications that require pre-folding.

Ideal for applications such as passports, surveys, medical forms, and more, the Cross Folder can be added to any continuous form inserter and pre-folds the roll prior to it reaching the inserter, where traditional folding and cutting takes place. This one-of-a-kind design easily integrates with the inserter and adds more flexibility to take on additional work where this functionality is needed. When pre-folding is not required, the Cross Folder can be used in pass-through mode. The universal left/right design makes it easy for input integration. See video #4 below for a demonstration.

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Epic Direct Mail

Process the widest range of applications and insert at speeds up to 24K cycles per hour, the Epic Direct Mail switches between envelope formats in minutes and does not require a set-up technician, allowing you to run easily run it reliably on any shift!

Tri Fold	24k per hour
Half Fold	21k per hour
Flats	16k per hour
Feeders	Rotary feeder, friction feeder, batch feeder, booklet feeder
Max collation thickness	12.7mm (0.5 inches)
Paper weight	68 GSM (18 lb.) bond to 105 GSM (28 lb.) bond
Standard configuration	6 feeder stations (rotary and friction), bulk loader, read & print ready, direct connect operating system, print vacuum table, configured flats, letters & trifolds, flats conveyor & on-edge stacker
Envelope Formats
Width	Min: 177.8mm (7 inches)	Max Folded: 292.1mm (11.50 inches)	Max Flats: 353.06mm (13.9 inches)
Length	Min: 98.552mm (3.88 inches)	Max Folded: 162.052mm (6.38 inches)	Max Flats: 254mm (10 inches)

Epic^® Direct Mail
Multi-Format Inserter Solution

Handles the widest range of direct mail applications with flexibility and ease.

Epic Direct Mail Benefits:

Greater Reliability

Maximum Flexibility

Lower TCO

Overview

Product Specifications

Optional Add-Ons & Accessories

Plus Speed Option

Increase productivity and reach speeds up to 24k.

Auto Gapping Option

Eliminate the need to separate high-page count work.

Booklet Feeder

Support the widest variety of different insert types on one feeder.

Heavies Divert Bin

Improve the seal and envelope quality of thicker mail pieces.

Input Line Scanning

Eliminate hardware changes and increase code scanning capability.

Cross Folder

For inserting applications that require pre-folding.

Additional Resources:

Do the Math — BlueCrest Epic inserters powering IMS to new levels of compliant productivity.

Epic Direct Mail

Epic® Direct Mail Multi-Format Inserter Solution

Handles the widest range of direct mail applications with flexibility and ease.

Epic Direct Mail Benefits:

Greater Reliability

Maximum Flexibility

Lower TCO

Overview

Product Specifications

Optional Add-Ons & Accessories

Plus Speed Option

Increase productivity and reach speeds up to 24k.

Auto Gapping Option

Eliminate the need to separate high-page count work.

Booklet Feeder

Support the widest variety of different insert types on one feeder.

Heavies Divert Bin

Improve the seal and envelope quality of thicker mail pieces.

Input Line Scanning

Eliminate hardware changes and increase code scanning capability.

Cross Folder

For inserting applications that require pre-folding.

Additional Resources:

Do the Math — BlueCrest Epic inserters powering IMS to new levels of compliant productivity.

Epic Direct Mail

Epic^® Direct Mail
Multi-Format Inserter Solution