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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                                   Imtec, Inc.
                         ------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    529091047
                         ------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

Mr. Lance Laifer                      With a copy to:
Laifer Capital Management, Inc.       Gerald Adler, Esq.
Hilltop Partners, L.P.                Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP
45 West 45th Street                   919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10036              New York, New York 10022
(212) 921-4139                        (212) 758-9500
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            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  July 10, 1997
                         ------------------------------
                     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of
                                 this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
statement because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following: / /.

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the 
Notes).

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  529091047                              Page    2    of          Pages
          --------------                               -------     -------

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                  Laifer Capital Management, Inc.

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*               (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                      / /

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

      NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                           105,800
    BENEFICIALLY       
      OWNED BY         8       SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                            0
      REPORTING
       PERSON          9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
         WITH                           105,800

                       10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                        46,100

11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
         PERSON
                                    151,900

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                     / /

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                    9.8%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                                    CO, IA

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  529091047                             Page    3    of           Pages
          ---------------                             -------     --------

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                  Lance Laifer

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*               (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                      / /

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         USA

      NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                           105,800
    BENEFICIALLY
      OWNED BY         8       SHARED VOTING POWER       
        EACH                            0                
      REPORTING                                          
       PERSON          9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    
         WITH                           105,800          
                                                         
                       10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
                                        46,100           

11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
         PERSON
                                    151,900

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                     / /

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                    9.8%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                                    IN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.   529091047                            Page    4    of           Pages
           ---------------                            -------     --------

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                  Hilltop Partners, L.P.

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*               (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*
         WC

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                      / /

6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware

      NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                           83,200
    BENEFICIALLY
      OWNED BY         8       SHARED VOTING POWER       
        EACH                            0                
      REPORTING                                          
       PERSON          9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER    
         WITH                           83,200           
                                                         
                       10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
                                        0                

11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
         PERSON
                                    83,200

12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                                     / /

13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
                                    5.4%

14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                                    PN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
      (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                  Schedule 13D
                                   Imtec, Inc.

         This Statement on Schedule 13D is filed by Hilltop Partners, L.P.,
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. and Lance Laifer (collectively, the "Reporting
Persons").

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

         This Statement relates to the common stock (the "Common Stock") of
Imtec, Inc. (the "Company"). The address of the principal executive office of
the Company is One Imtec Lane, Bellows Falls, VT 05101.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

         (a) This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by Hilltop Partners, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership ("Hilltop"), its general partner, Laifer Capital
Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Lance Laifer, the President, sole
Director and principal stockholder of Laifer Capital Management, Inc.

         (b), (c) and (f) The address of Hilltop is 45 West 45th Street, New
York, NY 10036. Hilltop is a Delaware limited partnership. Its principal
business is investments.

         The address of the principal office of Laifer Capital Management, Inc.
is 45 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036. Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is a
Delaware corporation. Its principal business is investment management.

         Lance Laifer's principal occupation is investment management and his
business address is c/o Laifer Capital Management, Inc., 45 West 45th Street,
New York, NY 10036. Mr. Laifer is a United States citizen.

         (d) and (e). During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons
has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or
similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds.

         The source of the funds used by Hilltop to purchase the securities of
the Company was working capital. The source of the funds used by Laifer Capital
Management, Inc. to purchase the securities of the Company was (i) the working
capital of Hilltop and (ii) the working capital or other funds of various
Wolfson family entities ("Wolfson") and Hilltop Offshore Limited ("Offshore"),
which are investment advisory clients of Laifer Capital Management, Inc. The
amount of funds used by the Reporting Persons to purchase Common Stock is as
follows:

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          Hilltop                                                 $663,202
           Wolfson                                                $371,964
           Offshore                                               $180,876

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.

         Each of the Reporting Persons acquired its or his shares of Common
Stock for investment purposes. Each of the Reporting Persons may acquire or
dispose of securities of the Company, including shares of Common Stock, directly
or indirectly, in open-market or privately negotiated transactions, depending
upon the evaluation of the performance and prospects of the Company by the
Reporting Persons and upon other developments and circumstances, including, but
not limited to, general economic and business conditions and stock market
conditions.

         Except for the foregoing and as disclosed below, no Reporting Person
has any present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the
actions or events described in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule
13D.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.

         (a) Hilltop is the beneficial owner of 83,200 shares (5.4%) of Common
Stock.

         Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is the beneficial owner of 151,900
shares (9.8%) of Common Stock. The 151,900 shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. includes:

         (i) 83,200 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Laifer Capital
Management, Inc. in its capacity as General Partner and investment advisor to
Hilltop, which shares have been described above; and

         (ii) 68,700 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Laifer Capital
Management, Inc. in its capacity as investment advisor to various other clients.
These clients include: (a) Wolfson, with an address at One State Street Plaza,
New York, New York 10004-1505, and (b) Offshore, a Cayman Islands company, with
an address c/o Consolidated Fund Management Limited, P.O. Box HM 2257, Par La
Ville Place, 14 Par La Ville Road, Hamilton HMJX, Bermuda (collectively, the
"Clients").

         Lance Laifer, as president, sole director and principal stockholder of
Laifer Capital Management, Inc., is deemed to have the same beneficial ownership
as Laifer Capital Management, Inc.

         The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons and
the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby have been computed in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. There were 1,553,088 shares of Common Stock

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of the Company outstanding as of April 18, 1997 as reported in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1997.

         (b) Hilltop has the sole power (i) to vote or to direct the voting of
and (ii) to dispose and to direct the disposition of the 83,200 shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned by it. Hilltop's power to vote and dispose of its
shares rests with Laifer Capital Management, Inc., in its capacity as the
General Partner of Hilltop.

         Laifer Capital Management, Inc. has the sole power (i) to vote and to
direct the voting of and (ii) to dispose and direct the disposition of the
83,200 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it in its capacity as the
General Partner of Hilltop. Laifer Capital Management, Inc. (i) has sole power
to vote and to direct the voting of and sole power to dispose and direct the
disposition of 22,600 shares of Common Stock owned by Offshore and (ii) shares
with Wolfson the power to dispose and direct the disposition of 46,100 shares of
Common Stock owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as
investment advisor to Wolfson. Wolfson retains the sole power to vote and to
direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock owned by it.

         (c) The transactions in the Common Stock effected by the Reporting
Persons during the past sixty days are set forth on Annex A hereto. All such
transactions were open market purchases.

         (d) Not applicable.

         (e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
        Securities of the Issuer

         None.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

         Exhibit A. Agreement of Joint Filing.

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         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:  July 18, 1997                  HILLTOP PARTNERS, L.P.


                                       By:  LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                            as General Partner

                                       By:  /s/ Lance Laifer
                                          --------------------------------------
                                            Lance Laifer
                                            President

                                       LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                       By:  /s/ Lance Laifer
                                          --------------------------------------
                                            Lance Laifer
                                            President

                                            /s/ Lance Laifer
                                          --------------------------------------
                                            Lance Laifer

                                     


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                                     Annex A

                            Laifer    Hilltop   Wolfson   Offshore
Date       Price     Comm.  # Shares  # Shares  # Shares  # Shares

6/4/97     $8.375    0.00   3,000     1,700     900       400

6/18/97    8.25      0.00   7,000     3,900     2,200     900

7/10/97    8.2101    0.00   15,000    8,200     4,900     1,900

7/11/97    8.25      0.00   6,000     3,300     2,000     700

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                            AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

         In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all
other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D referred to
below) of a statement on Schedule 13D or any amendments thereto, with respect to
the Common Stock of Imtec, Inc. and that this Agreement be included as an
Exhibit to such filing.

         This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of
which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of
the 18th day of July, 1997.

                                       HILLTOP PARTNERS, L.P.


                                       By:  LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                            as General Partner

                                       By:  /s/ Lance Laifer
                                          --------------------------------------
                                            Lance Laifer
                                            President

                                       LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

                                       By:  /s/ Lance Laifer
                                          --------------------------------------
                                            Lance Laifer
                                            President

                                       /s/ Lance Laifer
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Lance Laifer



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