iX-3 postage meter
Practical mailing solutions for small businesses
The iX-3 Series offers small offices the most pragmatic choice for delivering effortless mailing and shipping operations. Don't let the compact design fool you — the iX-3 is extremely powerful.
Coupled with Neoship and Neostats, this complete suite offers a one-stop approach to processing, tracking, reporting, and reconciling postage expenses for mail and parcels.
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Why choose the iX-3?
Save
up to 40% on Canada Post parcel delivery services
Send
large envelopes, courier items or packages and pay for postage instantly, before you ship
Automate
postage calculation from your PC to ensure you pay the correct amount for postage, every time
Track and control
deliveries, manage postage transactions, generate reports and print receipts online, anytime
Powerful performance with a compact design
Mail
Enjoy the unparalleled experience of processing letters and parcels from your PC by accessing all features embedded in the iX-3 control panel from S.M.A.R.T., Quadient’s all-in-one online application. Find and select Canada Post lettermail services. Choose weighing modes, sealing modes and accounting departments. Set-up, preview and modify system settings. Create, edit, recall job memories or add custom graphics to your envelopes. Monitor ink levels, number of pieces processed and available postage funds in real time, then view your postage account balance and add postage funds to the your postage system 24/7.
Ship
This best-in-class powerhouse shipping application provides the flexibility to print Canada Post approved shipping labels from any office or thermal label printer quickly and easily. Preparing shipments online provides you with access to Canada Post’s Solutions for Small Business program. It’s free to join and offers up to 40% off Canada Post shipping services. With S.M.A.R.T. shipping you can compare carrier services and prices on one screen to identify the lowest cost or fastest delivery time, saving you money and increasing customer satisfaction on every parcel you send. Recently introduced hybrid working? No Problem. Desktop print provides employees across your organization with ability to access parcel services and print labels while working in the office, at a different location or at home.
Account
S.M.A.R.T. accounting consolidates mailing and shipping spending onto a single platform, providing the tools you need to stay on top of expenses. You can create and allocate postage spending to up to 3,000 accounts, expanding your accounting capabilities beyond the number of accounts available on a traditional postage system, then Work ahead with scan and drop account allocation. Simply enter or scan the account for the next job while the postage system processes the current job. With S.M.A.R.T. accounting you can also assign accounts to desktop users to automatically allocate spending activity for every parcel shipment completed inside and outside the office.
Report
Easily produce informative reports on your mailing and shipping activities from one application to make data consolidation and interpretation easier. Generate postage expense reports by: service, carrier, account/department, operator, pieces processed, postage spent, defined or custom time periods – and more! Visualize reports using colourful charts or graphs and export your data in a variety of formats including .pdf, .csv, .xls & .html
Track
Always know when and where your items are with S.M.A.R.T. Tracking. Easily search for specific transactions, reprint labels and documents, cancel shipments, make manual adjustments and request refunds anytime. S.M.A.R.T. offers access to up to 13 months of transaction history and extensive suite of detail including tracking number, sent date, service, carrier, carrier charges, ship from and ship to addresses and shipping surcharges.
Connect
Through high-speed LAN or wireless internet connection, receive the latest postage prices, software updates, system alerts and access a suite of Myquadient apps. Myquadient is an easy-to-use web portal that provides on-demand access to all the services and supplies you need to manage your delivery operations conveniently and cost effectively. Maximize the productivity of your mail and parcel operations by taking the guesswork out of managing and ordering ink supplies. The iX-3 the low ink alert feature notifies Quadient when your ink cartridge gets low. Our Customer Service Centre will give you a call to let you know you are almost out of ink. Shop for your supplies online and place orders anytime. View order your order details by invoice, order status and order history 24/7.
Always accurate
With the iX-3, you will never have to guess the weight of the items you are sending. Integrated or external weighing platforms ensure you know the correct weight every time, preventing overpaying for postage and eliminating post-delivery charges. Our GET WEIGHT feature pairs Quadient’s S.M.A.R.T application to the iX-3 weighing platform to automate weight calculations for your small packets, parcels and over-sized packages.
Accommodate variety
Differential weighing lets you process envelopes that are different shapes and sizes. Simply place all your envelopes on the weighing platform, remove one item from the stack and the correct postage amount will be calculated. Continue to remove each piece from the stack until all your mail is processed.
Specifications
| Processing speed | 45 lpm |
| Weighing platform | 5 lb. standard |
| On-screen DIM calculations | Standard |
| Accounts/departments | 50 standard |
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Envelope minimum |
3.5" x 5" |
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Envelope maximum |
10" x 13" |
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Maximum envelope thickness |
Up to 3/8" |
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Envelope orientation |
Landscape or portrait |
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Connectivity |
LAN standard |
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Rate shortcut keys |
5 |
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Job imprint memories |
9 |
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Incoming mail date stamp |
Standard |
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Default rate settings |
Standard |
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Postage meter tapes |
Standard |
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4-digit PIN code |
Standard |
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Automatic postal rates download |
Standard |
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Low-ink alerts |
Standard |
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Neostats Basic postage expense reporting |
Standard |
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USPS® based IMI meter |
Standard |
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Options |
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Differential weighing |
Available |
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External weighing platform |
10, 30, 70 lb. |
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Accounts/departments upgrade |
100 or 300 |
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Barcode scanner |
Available |
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External USB printer |
Available |
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WiFi adapter |
Available |
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System Dimensions |
Length x Depth x Height |
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iX-3 with integrated 5 lb. scale |
10" x 17" x 10.5" |
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Neoslogan |
Standard |
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IPV6 |
Available |
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iX-3 with integrated feeder and catch tray |
28.5" x 17" x 10.5" |
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Neostats Enhanced postage expense reporting |
Available |
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E-Services with Electronic Return Receipt™ |
Available |
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Neoship PLUS online shipping software (USPS® only) |
Available |
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Neostats Consolidated postage expense reporting |
Available |
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Neoship ADVANCED multi-carrier online shipping software |
Available |
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The iX-3 Series offers small offices the most pragmatic choice for delivering effortless mailing and shipping operations. Don't let the compact design fool you — the iX-3 is extremely powerful.
Coupled with Neoship ADVANCED and Neostats, this complete suite offers a one-stop approach to processing, tracking, reporting and reconciling postage expenses for mail and parcels.
