Neopost Inc., manufacturer and distributor of Mailing, Document, and Logistic systems and equipment has teamed with Saint Charles Research, Inc. of St. Charles, MO to produce the SCR Photo Packaging System.    The system will automatically cut and stack photos and  insert them into either a 10” or 14” envelope provided by the Neopost SI-92 Inserter.   A proprietary binary code is exposed between the photos (.05” wide) by a digital printer or by an installing an SCR Marker Bar on a conventional optical package printer which acquires it’s information form a data base, translates the data to the binary code, and exposes the code in the borders between photos.  After processing, the roll is sent to the SCR Inspection Station, where the binary code is decoded as the prints roll passed a sensor. If a photo requires reprinting or retouching, the database is flagged with the appropriate instruction and the roll is sent on to the Packager.  When a sensor on the Packager interrogates the code, it will determine if the order requires a large or small envelope (9x10.5 or 10.5x14)  If the largest print is a 10 x 13, the option exists to insert a chip board or stiffener to protect the larger print size. The packager has the option of discarding prints that are unacceptable and must be reprinted.  It will also determine whether the package requires one or more inserts such as  re-order forms, etc.  After the photos, along with the inserts and /or chipboard are inserted into the proper size envelope, the package will exit under an inkjet printer which prints the subject information onto the envelope flap such as student name, class room etc.  On orders requiring additional attention such as reprinting or retouching, the envelope will be clearly identified as such.  The finished orders will than gather on an exit conveyor until an operator removes them.  The system can package up to 1000 envelopes per hour.