WESTMINSTER, Md. –General Dynamics Robotic Systems has been awarded $40 million as a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Corporation on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Flats Sequencing System (FSS) program. The program will further automate the USPS’ flats mail technologies.

The sophisticated sorting system is designed to sort large envelopes, magazines, newspapers, catalogues and circulars into delivery point order. The FSS sorts mail at a minimum rate of 37,000 pieces an hour.

General Dynamics will provide the Automatic Bundle Separation Unit, the Bundle Distribution Conveyor and the In-Feed Modules, delivering 102 of each. The Flats Sequencing Systems will be deployed in 2008.

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