BURLINGAME, CA — The Postal Service is moving packages faster than ever in the San Francisco postal district, where one facility has used the newest in package sorting technology to set a sorting record. On Thursday, April 14, from 6 PM to 8 PM at the Burlingame Priority Mail Annex, 1625 Rollins Rd. Burlingame, CA 94010, business mailers, elected officials and the media will see a demonstration on how it set that record.

The Burlingame Priority Mail Annex recently installed the Small Parcel Sorting System (SPSS), which sorts packages that weigh 20 pounds or less — the kind that many retailers use to fulfill orders from online shoppers.

During the machine’s first full week of production, the annex used the SPSS to sort 755,000 parcels. This eclipsed the record set last year by the Los Angeles International Service Center’s SPSS, which ran 754,000 pieces in a single week.

“We’re thrilled to be the new world record holder,” said Pacific Area VP Dean Granholm. “We’re looking forward to using the SPSS in Burlingame and other facilities to continue moving packages faster and more efficiently for our customers.”

The Postal Service began installing 26 SPSS machines across the nation since last year. The equipment represents a major investment for the Postal Service, which is focused on growing package deliveries.

The SPSS was designed to sort packages at a rate of about 6,000 packages per hour, and Burlingame has exceeded those levels.

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