Today franking machines are made with advanced equipment including on-line connections and they have advanced digital printing. Franking machines have been around since the 19th century because postal officials were worried about safeguarding against stamp theft. It was also felt that there had to be an efficient way to process the mail.
A franking machine is a postal machine that lets you weigh your mail and add the correct postage. You can use the franking machine for 1st and 2nd class mail. You can do special delivery mail and packages. A franking machine will print out the postage with your company logo or a special advertising message that you can gear to your customers. This gives your company a professional image.
Franking machines have a built in scale so you do not pay for extra postage. You can save up 20% a year on postage. You can call and add more postage 24 hours a day. No more having to go out and buy postage again. This saves time by not having to wait in line not to mention the drive time. This also saves you from having to get someone to watch your business while you are at the post office.