Ultimate TechnoGraphics, a leader in imposition, nesting and finishing automation, has announced the second major release of its flagship product this year. The new Ultimate Impostrip 2023.2 will be revealed at Printing United, stand B10073 in Atlanta, Georgia from 18th to 20th October.
This new release ties into the company’s Printing United theme: ‘Software as ambitious as you are, from prepress, to finishing, to success.’ The Ultimate Impostrip 2023.2 includes lots of new functionality and improvements to existing features with a particular focus on the production of irregular shaped products with AutoNesting, and LaneFlow, a brand-new template-less Lane-based ganging solution for sheet or roll-fed devices, the company said.
Ultimate has also recently announced a new addition to its portfolio – the Ultimate BestCut. Based on AI algorithms, this software solution is designed to automatically plan the best cut sequence and advise the guillotine operator of the cut scenario to follow.
Ultimate Impostrip is a modular solution which allows users to start small and grow as their business needs change. Ultimately providing a single scalable centralized software solution for all imposition, nesting and ganging needs no matter which printing technology or production method is used.
The highlights
- New AutoNesting – a major upgrade to the Impostrip true-shaped Nesting module
- New LaneFlow – an optional template-less Laned ganging option for sheet and roll-fed media.
- New camera registration marks and barcodes for Kongsberg, Zund and other cutting tables
- Improved CSV and JSON import support
- Color merging functionality for spot color and PDF layer (OCG) management
- Major improvements to PDF Layer (OCG) handling and processing
- Improved barcode support for color, knockout and overprint
- New file name output options including a unique ID
- New XML validation process
- New CERM JDF integration module
- Support for the Duplo DC20K Slitter/Cutter/Creaser
“I am extremely excited about the release of Ultimate Impostrip 2023.2,” says Andrew Bailes-Collins, head of product management at Ultimate TechnoGraphics. “It combines a rich portfolio of new capabilities that when combined makes this a powerful automation tool for producing a wide range of products, and especially wide format work, labels and packaging. Customer feedback from beta testing has been phenomenal, and I’m really looking forward to seeing the reaction of visitors to the functionality,”
