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Celebrating 15 years of Eii
Engineering Innovation is proud to celebrate our fifteenth anniversary on September 12th, 2021. Since our founding in 2006, we’ve constantly found a way to improve and innovate the parcel and postal industries with our solutions. Our Origin Story Originally created by Ron Robbins in 1981, M.A.I.L. Inc operated in the Lafayette, Indiana area for over…
Read MoreJoin us at Parcel Forum 2021
As we near closer to September, Eii would like to remind all that we will be attending PARCEL Forum 2021 in Washington DC, from September 14th to 16th. This event is at the Gaylord National Resort, where we will be exhibiting at Booth 220. The exhibition hours will be on the 15th from 2:30pm to…
Read MoreUSPS August 2021 Rate Change Guide
On Sunday August 29th, 2021, the USPS will implement a mid-year rate postal change. Below are some details of the upcoming rate increase. Current customers will see software updates in the coming weeks. The complete list of changes can be found on the United States Postal Service’s website below. Though all official pricing information is…
Read MoreEii Awarded NAPM Sue Foster Award
Please join us in congratulating Don Caddy & the Engineering Innovation Inc. team who were awarded the Sue Foster Award during the NAPM 2021 Annual Conference. This year’s conference was held virtually February 16-25, 2021. The Sue Foster Award was created by NAPM as its highest award of distinction, named in memory of Sue Foster who worked for the NAPM for many…
Read MoreShow Your Support for USPS
In order to urge the Washington leadership to provide enough funding to enable USPS to survive and serve its customers, the American people, during this exceptionally trying time, the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service (C21) is submitting the attached letter next Tuesday to try to bolster support for the USPS on Capitol Hill and they are looking for businesses to sign on.
Read MoreStamps.Com Partnership Changes
Recent developments with Stamps.com will have no impact on your PC Postage accounts or how you process Priority Mail and First Class Parcels on EII equipment. You may have heard that Stamps.com is discontinuing its partnership with the Postal Service: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/stampscom-crashes-nearly-50percent-after-discontinuing-partnership-with-usps.html However, Stamps is just discontinuing the arrangement that they have had with USPS where they could generate only USPS shipping labels. Going…
Read MoreAutomation Helps Retailers Compete in E-Commerce
As a result of increasing competition, advancing technology and growing customer demands, retailers need to consider automating their fulfillment and delivery function. “Automation tools let retails process orders with greater efficiency and flexibility” Don Caddy says. “It’s the only way they can compete in this constantly evolving – and often unpredictable – e-commerce landscape.” Read…
Read MorePatent Awarded for Revolutionary Mail Sorting Technology
Engineering Innovation is excited to announce our newly awarded patent for our revolutionary Dynamic Sort mail sorting process. First introduced in 2007, this technology dynamically sorts flats to large numbers of destinations in a single pass. This enhanced automation mail sorting process significantly reduces the time and cost associated with sorting and processing flats. Innovative…
Read MoreEngineering Innovation introduces LightSort to the Reverse Logistics Industry
Engineering Innovation Inc. (Eii) announced that it is introducing its LightSort parcel sorting solution to the reverse logistics industry at the RLA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, February 6-8, 2018. Clark Cassell, head of business development, said, “LightSort is a great fit for companies wanting to apply simple and cost effective automation for returns processing.”…
Read MoreEngineering Innovation, Inc. Honored with USPS Award at the 2017 National Postal Forum
Engineering Innovation (Eii) was awarded the USPS Mailing Innovation and Digital Award for the Great Lakes Area. The award was presented by Postmaster General Megan Brennan at the 2017 National Postal Forum. The National Postal Forum, the largest annual trade show for the mailing industry, is a four-day event held every spring. It attracts over…
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