Single or dual-sided printing, monochrome or full color.
Standard copy paper folded to one-quarter size (up to 6 pages in one pouch)
An adhesive pouch can be applied to the top or side of a closed carton.
Stay in the fold with document automation handling
With over three decades of experience in print-on-demand solutions, PSI has designed and developed AutoDoc to automate document handling throughout the packing process. Our document automation solution includes complete vertical data integration, managing data flow from the WMS level down to the print engine, allowing for custom, order-specific information to be printed, folded and inserted into a package in real time.
AutoDoc is the ideal solution for customized documents such as packing slips, contracts, invoices, instructions, and personalized notes, including the order-specific documentation required in regulated and highly controlled operations.
It can also support targeted marketing opportunities, from promotional discounts based on order value to customer-data-driven giveaways, such as birthday offers or loyalty rewards.
Accumulate
Scan & Verify
Fold
Insert
Pouch & Apply
Put shipping information where it needs to be
The AutoDoc can be designed to take the same customized document package and insert it into an adhesive plastic pouch, which can then be applied to the outside of the shipping package. This allows you to print a shipping label, along with other customized documents an order might require, eliminating the need for a traditional label applicator.
The pouch is durable enough to withstand harsh shipping conditions and bad weather, ensuring that the information needed to get the package to its final destination is not damaged or lost. For shipments requiring specific documentation or labeling, this also keeps important order information together with the package throughout the shipping process.
Case Study
How a Medical Device Company Doubled Throughput With AutoDoc
A medical device company used AutoDoc to print, pouch, and apply order-specific documentation, helping increase throughput from 10 to 20 orders per minute while reducing documentation errors.
Read Case StudyWhy Trust PSI Engineering for Your Pack Slip Automation
Built around the information your cases need
AutoDoc handles the document work that can slow down a pack line: printing variable data, folding documents, placing them in pouches, and applying them to cases. Automating these steps helps reduce manual handling where accurate, order-specific documentation matters, especially in regulated industries.
Make variable-data handling part of the line
Every operation has different document requirements, case formats, and production demands. PSI configures AutoDoc around yours, integrating on-demand printing, folding, pouching, and application into your existing line so documents are handled as part of the process rather than as a separate manual task.
Keep one team behind the system
The team that engineers your AutoDoc solution stays involved through integration, commissioning, and 24/7 technical support. When your application changes or your line needs to be optimized, you have a team that already understands how your system works.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is pack slip automation?
Pack slip automation uses an automated system to print, fold, and insert order-specific packing slips into shipments without manual handling. AutoDoc receives order data from the WMS, prints the required information in real time, folds the document, and inserts it into a pouch for application to the package.
What is an automated packing slip inserter?
An automated packing slip inserter prints, folds, and inserts order-specific packing slips into shipments without manual handling. AutoDoc takes this further by printing documents on demand, folding up to six pages into a single pouch, and affixing the pouch to the top or side of a closed carton.
What are the benefits of a packing slip automation system?
Packing slip automation reduces the manual work of printing, folding, and affixing documents during the packing process. It can help businesses save time, reduce handling errors, process more orders with the same labor, and keep order-specific information accurate from the WMS through to the shipment.
Can AutoDoc integrate with a warehouse management system?
Yes. AutoDoc provides vertical data integration from the WMS level through to the print engine, allowing order data to flow directly into the document printing process. This supports automated, real-time generation of order-specific paperwork.
Can AutoDoc help reduce packing errors?
Yes, automating document handling can reduce the manual steps involved in printing, folding, and applying packing slips. Because documents are generated from order data, the system can help ensure the information printed for each shipment matches the requirements of that order.
What types of businesses can use pack slip automation?
Pack slip automation can be used anywhere high-volume shipping requires order-specific documentation, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, retail, distribution, manufacturing, and other warehouse operations. The right application depends on document requirements, package formats, and processing volume.