KODAK Adaptive Picture Exchange (APEX)

The All-in-One Compact Photo Shop from Kodak Alaris.  The APEX dry lab solution is totally modular. This intrinsic flexibility allows you to scale your photo center to the needs of your business — making best use of capital investment. With our plug-and-play Kodak accessories, only purchase what you need.

APEX Modules

Features

Walk away operation

You can train your staff in less than an hour. Your APEX runs virtually unattended, freeing your employees to work with customers.  Employees can also set auto startup and shutdown times on a daily basis making the system even more automatic.

Less is more—a lot more

It’s so much easier for your staff to track one consumable SKU instead of some competitor’s six to eight. The material inventory costs are low, which is good news since reducing your stock-keeping costs is just a smarter way to use capital.

Go with the flow or direct it

Kodak lets you control production—when you need to. For example, choice of automatic or manual order release and the ability to dedicate printer(s) to your most pressing need delights both customers and staff.

Power where it’s needed

Kodak intelligent, shared image processing tools manage your kiosk workflow switching image rendering and other heavy processing tasks to an APEX Workstation—freeing up kiosks for the next customer.

Click, click—they pick them up the same day

Now you can direct online sales to your retail photo business. KODAK Net-to-Retail Solution allows your APEX to receive and manage orders directly from all categories of websites—including retailer.com, Pure Plays and other third parties.

A quality experience

Kodak provides legendary image quality and a lifetime of enjoyment. KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology consistently delivers more vibrant colors, richer detail and fewer dark shadows. Prints on KODAK XTRALIFE Paper are waterproof, wipeable, stain-resistant and will last a lifetime*.

*Under typical home display and storage conditions. Based on preliminary image performance testing data.

Support as smart as our Technology

We know working equipment is crucial to business. And we stand behind our products and solutions. Should a technical issue arise, you have the support of Kodak’s Service Personnel*

*Included only in Kodak Service Agreements.

Environmentally conscious footprint 

APEX uses 70 to 90% less energy than comparably sized AgX minilabs; consumes no chemicals and uses no water, saving an estimated 5,000 liters annually.1 In addition, the KODAK Picture Kiosk G4XE Order Station has 25% lower power usage compared to the previous model (G3)2, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 157 kg per year.3 Overall, you can count on our systems to be efficient and intelligent in their use of media and consumables.

Choose Kodak Alaris

We’ve given your photo business design considerable thought—with the intention of making all aspects intuitive and efficient. You can expect a regular flow of innovative new products from Kodak that create ever-more engaging customer experiences. It’s our definition of a smart choice made easy.

1 Energy savings based on electricity consumption testing of Fuji Frontier 340, Fuji Frontier 570, Noritsu QSS2711, Gretag Master Lab 742 minilabs under typical print per day volume. Actual results may vary.

2 Kodak internal testing. Compared to KODAK Picture Kiosk G3 models. Included measuring standard workflow and consumer choices.

3 The CO2 reductions from energy savings are based on the average US electricity greenhouse gas emissions factor used by the Chicago Climate Exchange.

Benefits

Queue Management

APEX gives you total control over production. Service level handling lets you manage multiple priority workflows with minimal employee intervention.

• Enable automatic order release for reduced labor costs and more time with customers
• Use manual order release for more control over production
• Support for up to 6 customized, price-differentiated service levels
• Option to dedicate printer(s) to highest priority service
• Quickly prioritize orders - move any order to top of queue
• Easy reprint capability

High Productivity

Maximize production efficiency with fast order turnaround. Reduce labor costs with automatic print sorting.

• Multiple orders are processed simultaneously
• Multiple products are produced simultaneously (small prints, large prints, KODAK Picture Movie DVD, Photo Books, etc.).  Data is continuously provided for each order with an indication of percent completed.
• Multi-tray Print Sorters help manage prints from unique orders for up to 15x20 cm (6x8 in.) prints. Available on many models. Each tray holds up to 51 prints
• 1-2-3 Printing Efficiency — One media SKU delivers two finishes (Satin and Gloss) and three sizes
• Increased uptime — change media less often with 1140 print capacity

Net-to-Retail Solution

• With appropriate connectivity, APEX lets your customers create and order premium photo products right from their smartphones using the KODAK MOMENTS App or from online sites and pick up orders right in store.
• With Net-to-Retail your APEX can receive and manage orders directly from the KODAK MOMENTS App and all categories of websites including retailer.com, Pure Plays and other third parties.

Order Integrity

4-Way Order Matching Process provides positive identification of each order for easier, more accurate order management.

• Label with order information is automatically generated — easy organization and quick labeling of order envelope

Order Recovery

Enables processing of customer orders in the event of a power failure. Easy enablement of print makeovers reduces clerk labor.