Anker’s Next Genre-Bending Printer Overcomes One of Its UV Printer’s Major Flaws

Anker’s unique EufyMake E1 UV Printer could print on almost anything, except for two substances: cloth and (ironically) paper. The company’s next big printer product it’s showcasing at IFA 2026 manages to overcome one of those missing materials. The name of the game is “industrial-grade prints” for garments, bags, totes, and other cloth items. The EufyMake personal fabric printer can print in two modes, either direct to garment (DTG) or direct to film (DTF). The former will apply your designs directly onto softer, more breathable fabric. The latter is made for stiffer material, essentially acting as a film that adheres to the cloth. You can apply a gold or silver foil to those DTF prints to add a little more pizazz to your designs. Anker imagines you’ll use the DTG function alongside an embroidery machine, though Anker isn’t selling that to you (yet). Otherwise, the new EufyMake device the company showed in renders seems very similar to the E1 UV printer, down to the open-ended tunnel and flatbed where you’re meant to lay your materials. It’s going to use the same EufyMake app to layout all your designs. The Anker EufyMake E1 UV Printer did not do well with any kind of cloth or tote bag. © Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Anker doesn’t plan to launch its new printer until early 2027. There’s no hint of a price, either. However, in the meantime, the China-based company is adding big changes to its existing UV printer with a “Roll-to-Film” attachment. This adheres to the E1’s flatbed, allowing you to print on longer objects, like skateboards. It may also let you print on multiple items at once without having to first remove all your products, place new ones down, and set up a new print. You may have already gleaned that the Roll-to-Film attachment was made for small business owners and Etsy sellers who want to speed up their printing workflow. However, Anker promises that everybody will benefit from speedier printing times with an incoming update. The E1 UV Printer’s ink head should soon be able to print in both directions, rather than just front-to-back. Anker claims this will double the speed of normal printing times, which we’ll be first to say will be a welcome change. Anker is doubling down on this at-home maker category. The company is also abandoning all its various branding, like Soundcore and EufyMake, and is instead calling everything “Anker.” It will certainly help us remember when Anker drops another metric ton of gadgets at whatever big showcase comes next.