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Japs-Olson Acquires Ten Pitney Bowes MailStream Direct inserting systems and Five MCS Eagle AMS Inkjets from MCS, Inc.

Press release from the issuing company

107 year old commercial print and direct mail production company continues to invest in the future.

GAITHERSBURG, MD - MCS, Inc. is pleased to announce today that Japs-Olson has finished installation of ten Pitney Bowes MailStream Directs and five MCS Eagle AMS Inkjets sold by MCS, Inc. Japs-Olson is a longtime customer of both Pitney Bowes and MCS, with over 40 Pitney Bowes FlowMasters and 30 MCS Perfect Match Systems.

Japs-Olson is located outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a full service large print and mail production company. Offering both traditional and in-line mail processing, no job is too big for Japs-Olson. Japs-Olson has invested in new press and inkjet technology during the last couple of years with investments in new Goss presses and Kodak Prosper inkjets in-line with the press.

When your company has been around for over a hundred years, you are doing something right. Japs-Olson has a history of being on the leading edge of technology when it comes to processing mail. "If there is a technology that can improve efficiency and the integrity of inserting mail, while living up to the challenges of advertising mail, I want it at Japs-Olson," said Michael Murphy. "We look for partners that understand the demands of our industry, and can work within those expectations. MCS has proven to be a partner we can rely on," Murphy added.

The MailStream Direct with the MCS Eagle AMS offers:

  • cycling speed of 22,000 pieces per hour,
  • bulk insert feeder,
  • front loading envelope hopper,
  • vertical conveyor with automated sorting,
  • industry leading double detection,
  • read and print at 22,000 pieces per hour. 

The addition of the ten MailStream Directs with the existing forty FlowMasters ensures Japs-Olson's ability to offer the most efficient and flexible inserting services in the industry.