Ultimate Tech, a world-class leader in imposition, nesting and finishing automation software, has announced the release of Ultimate Impostrip® 2026.1 – built for next-gen print operations and focuses on fuelling automation. With this new version, Ultimate Tech continues to push boundaries and delivers new functionality such as SmartRoll Production Ready Optimization, DXF Device-ready Output Control, Traceability, and enhancements to the widely used XML for Redirection and XML+ automation interfaces with top-of-the-line configuration controls.

Ultimate Impostrip® is an imposition and automation solution designed to help print and digital packaging teams prepare production-ready layouts efficiently and consistently. The new SmartRoll Production Ready capability is an imposition batching profile designed to maximise the use of the roll based on the length of the media used. This additional intelligence allows customers to maximise their media and reduce waste, while imposing and placing documents in the smartest method possible. DXF Output is the key to industrial printing such as Wide Format and Digital Packaging. Ultimate Impostrip now delivers enhanced functionality such as DXF Output for better Traceability and Separation-Level Control, DXF file names added to audit data for maintaining an accurate audit trail,