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The most intuitive, user-friendly, franking machine ever made for medium-sized businesses that combines professional performance with effortless usability.
Meet the Quadient iX-6. The only franking machine designed with a smartphone-inspired interface and intuitive navigation. It transforms franking into a simpler, faster, and smarter process that anyone can master quickly and easily.
Sending mail should be as simple as sending a text. Its 7” vertical touchscreen provides more space and less scrolling, for faster processing.
Smartphone-inspired operation
Fits easily into any office while processing up to 110 letters per minute.
Mailmark® savings applied instantly, no guesswork
Simple to use for all experience levels
The iX-6 requires no more than THREE steps to perform any task. A colour smartphone-inspired interface and intuitive navigation make sending mail as simple as sending a text. Its 7.5” vertical touchscreen provides more space for less scrolling and faster processing.
The iX-6 meets the latest Royal Mail data and security management requirements. Print the latest barcodes using Royal Mail’s latest Mailmark mailing technology, including Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed® and Signed For® services, directly on the envelope. No need for add-on software or external apps.
Process large post and parcels of mixed weights on the scale without blocking the display. Stack and differential weighing capabilities prevent overpaying for postage and eliminate post-delivery charges.
Drop-down menus, pop-up, and sliding keys make navigation and operation easy even for new users.
Hands-free automatic feeder with moistener adjusts to sort mail by size and thickness. Self-aligning
Integrated S.M.A.R.T. Online software enables you to compare services, manage budgets, and generate reports, all from a single application and dashboard.
Get postage savings for 1st and 2nd class services. The unique Quadient OLS system keeps tariffs, firmware, and slogans always up to date.
Receive automatic updates for software, low ink, and system alerts.
The iX-6 is powered by S.M.A.R.T.® Online to streamline your workflow.
S.M.A.R.T. combines your mailing and shipping activities into a userfriendly, intuitive application to provide a consolidated view of your operations and remove the complexities. Compare services, manage budgets, generate reports, all from a single dashboard. Forge stronger relationships with your internal and external customers by providing detailed shipping and tracking notifications, chargeback accounting, extensive reporting, and more.
*The iX-6 HF offers a space saving hand feeder and processes up to 75 lpm. All other components of the mailing system are shared with the iX-6 AF system.
| User interface | 7.5" Colour touchscreen |
| Screen orientation | Vertical |
| Fast start | Standard |
| Franking speed (letters / min) | Up to 110 lpm |
| Letter feed | iX-6 AF: automatic iX-6 HF: semi automatic |
| Letter thickness (max in mm) | 12mm |
| Minimum envelope dimensions (L x H) | 5” x 3" |
| Maximum envelope dimensions (L x H) | 15” x 13” |
| Franking label operation | Integrated label dispenser |
| Envelope sealer | Optional |
| Seal only mode | Standard |
| Print technology | Ink-jet (fast drying) |
| Specification | Mailmark |
| 1D barcodes | Standard |
| PPI prints | Standard |
| Ad-slogans | 10 |
| Favorites | 9 |
| Shipping solution bundled | S.M.A.R.T. Online |
| Piece-by-piece | Standard |
| Get weight | Standard |
| Differential weighing | Available |
| External scale | 3kg, 5kg, 8kg, 10kg, 35kg |
| Number of accounts | Up to 300 |
| S.M.A.R.T. Essential software for shipping services | Optional |
| Automatic Royal Mail tariff updates | Standard |
| Automatic software updates | Standard |
| Remote support functions | Standard |
| Knowledge base access | Standard |
| Auto-ink | Standard |
| TLS level | 1.3 |
| DHCP | Standard |
| Manual configuration | Standard |
| LAN | IPv4 and IPv6 |
| Proxy | Standard |
| LAN | Standard |
| USB (stick, printer) | Standard |
| WiFi | Optional |
| Barcode scanner | Optional |
| Label printer | Optional |
| Scale stands | Optional |
| Sealing fluid | Optional |
| iX-6 AF (in mm) | 112L x 416W x 306H |
| Weight | 21.0kg |
| iX-6 HF (in mm) | 905L x 416W x 306H |
| Weight | 13.1kg |