8 Series Brochure 03 - Pitney Bowes

The Ultimate Inserter System
For Advancing Productivity
APS
Series

Pure Productivity Achieved
APS Monitors Productivity While
The Job Is Running!
Tracks performance on every machine
event
Proactive alerts to schedule preventative
maintenance
APS Makes Your Operator an
Instant Expert
Provides real-time machine performance
feedback
Puts on-screen assistance at operators’
fingertips
Assists operators with job setup and
automates adjustments
Optimizes machine speed based on
operator-set job parameters
Know Your Productivity in
Real Time
Enhances overall operation by
monitoring module level and system
performance
Provides a complete overview with
reports for all levels — operator,
supervisor, management — available at
the machine or online
Ensures production accuracy by viewing
job metrics including number of pages,
inserts and collations completed for each
job run
Performs Daily Productivity
Checkup
Tests system readiness prior to job start
by testing all components
Identifies specific components that
require attention
Specifications
Speed
Collation Thickness
Envelope Size
Enclosure Material
Power
Air
APS Series
Up to 22,000 Cycles per Hour
.32” (8 mm)
Depth - Min. 6 1/2” (165mm)
Max. 10 3/8” (264mm)
Width - Min. 3 7/8” (98mm)
Max. 6 1/2” (165mm)
Depth - Min. 3 1/2” (89mm)
Max. 6 1/4” (158mm)
Width - Min. 5 1/2” (140mm)
Max. 9 7/8” (250mm)
3 Phase 208V, 50 A
Air pressure: 70 PSI (min)
Air flow: 3.5 SCFM (min)

Pure Productivity Delivered
The APS Difference
APS has a built in Productivity
Tool Suite that provides operators
and operations management with
a clear view of system productivity
Simple graphics help operators
make adjustments, identify
problems and provide remedies
Proactive alerts notify
operators to schedule
preventative maintenance
System provides feedback to
optimize material handling
The APS Series inserter system combines high speed and unmatched
flexibility to achieve new measures of productivity in the document
factory. Using precision engineering, APS provides superior material
handling, application flexibility and efficient work cell ergonomics
to deliver high quality mail pieces at a reduced cost.
Imagine:
Processing more than 100,000 mail pieces per shift
Having one machine do the work of two or more standard inserter systems
Knowing the status of every mail piece, in every job run
Simplifying job changeover
Extending uptime for greater system availability
Achieving total insert accuracy and mail piece integrity
Reducing your total cost per mail piece
Meeting your Service Level Agreements (SLA) every day
Internal diagnostics verify system
readiness and issues preventative
warnings prior to job run
Remote online assistance from
the APS technical team provides
the most advanced system
support in the industry
APS makes
it a reality.
Direct Connect Intelligence Platform
■ Operator friendly system with intuitive, easy-to-use touch screen
■ Piece level tracking for total accuracy and integrity
■ Job parameter retrieval by job name
■ Reporting and analysis of system performance, operator productivity and material performance
■ Integrated control system powers file-based processing and DFWorks online management

I N P U T
We meet your needs. Our Advanced Productivity Inputs (API) offer high speed, integrity
and flexibility, customized to your productivity goals.
■ Rapid changeover between jobs with
modular ‘roll away’ design
■ Input flexibility to process roll, fan-fold
and cut sheet
■ Maximum productivity by merging
multiple print streams
P R O C E S S I N G
Productivity with precision. Smart motor technology p
positive paper control to process up to 22,000 mail pi
■ Reduced loading frequency with high capacity enve
that holds up to 3,000 envelopes
■ Accurate materials separation with flexible enclosur
design using friction and vacuum feeding
■ Easy enclosure changeover with automated insert se
Standard Enclosure Feeder Features:
■ Up to 21 enclosure feeders
■ High capacity enclosure feeders hold up to 24” of m
■ Allows two or more enclosure feeders to feed the sam
■ Positive paper control keeps documents and enclosu
Direct Connect Input
■ Control codes are scanned for finished mail piece configuration
■ Supports the use of all types of symbologies for intelligent inserting to create
a high quality mail piece
■ Built-in integrity features ensure accuracy and privacy of document processing
and accounting
Direct Connect Processing
■ Ensures mail piece integrity by monitoring and trackin
■ Automated matching of inserts to the proper mail piec
■ Selective feeding of documents from assigned feeder fo
■ Smart technology verifies correct materials are loaded

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O U T P U T
Fast Finishing. APS outputs meet your mail
finishing needs with options to apply postage,
seal, mark and sort mail.
■ Envelope Sealer provides reliable sealing of
envelopes for secure mailing
■ Edge marking marks specified mail pieces based
on user defined criteria
■ Postage application can apply both 1 oz and 2 oz postage
to mail pieces in a single job run
■ Output scanning validates job run statistics to complete closed loop mail tracking
■ Divert Bin facilitates outsort options
■ Manifesting to meet USPS presort standards
■ On-edge stacker enhances operator productivity by stacking finished mail pieces upright
■ Intelligent Stacker Trayer vertically stacks and presorts mail into bins (in 4 and 8-bin
configurations) for easy unloading
Ergonomic Footprint
■ Work cell is optimized for the high volume
document factory
■ Compact setup minimizes operator movement
■ Easy to load high capacity envelope hopper and
enclosure feeders
■ Low decibel operation
■ Input and output placement are configured to
your document factory environment
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One-up
FIM
Cutter
Web Control
Dual Accum
Folder
6 Stage
Buffer
Enc Feeder
Enc Feeder
Enc Feeder
Env Feeder
Aligner
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in the enclosure feeders
Direct Connect Output
■ Instant reconciliation of job production and actual mail pieces processed
■ Proactively determine root cause issues to maximize resources for productivity
■ Platform grows with your business needs, including integration to DFWorks

Pitney Bowes Inc.
37 Executive Drive
Danbury, CT 06810-4148
Tel: 800.983.9368
203.792.1600
Web: www.pbdmt.com
Protect Your Investment with First Class Service
Pitney Bowes’ service organization is comprised of more than 2,500 skilled
staff, including design and application engineers, technical support personnel,
sales consultants, project managers and customer service representatives.
■ National service coverage in the U.S. as well as direct support and dealer
support worldwide
■ APS on-board remote diagnostics provide access to vast technological
resources for assistance
■ More than 800 factory-certified Customer Service Representatives (CSRs)
■ All CSRs have A+ certification in hardware, software and networking, with
required certification every two years
■ Comprehensive mail management training
■ Operator Certification Training: CSRs provide initial operator training upon
systems installation
■ On-site service puts service staff, labor and parts at your fingertips – any
shift, any day
■ Special “Wake Up” and “Goodnight” support
■ Weekend support and standby holiday coverage
■ Just-in-time resources for high priority, time sensitive jobs
■ Formal escalation and customizable programs to successfully respond to
emergencies
■ On-Call Service and Extensive Coverage – Preventative maintenance is
included and covers all systems, parts and labor
For more information, call us
today at (800) 983-9368 or visit us on the
Web at www.pbdmt.com.
Pitney Bowes helps you engineer the flow of communication with end-to-end
intelligent mail solutions. Our leading-edge hardware, software and services can
help you grow revenue, cut costs and strengthen customer loyalty, to drive your
long-term profitability.
Pitney Bowes is a registered trademark of Pitney Bowes Inc. APS and DFWorks are trademarks of
Pitney Bowes Inc.
© 2004 Pitney Bowes Inc. All Rights Reserved. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Printed in U.S.A. AD11537 R0104