Anker's EufyMake Fabric Printer Brings DTG and DTF Printing to Your Desk

One machine, two garment-printing methods

Anker showed off a new EufyMake Fabric Printer at IFA 2026 in Berlin, aiming to shrink professional garment-printing equipment down to something that fits on a desk. The machine supports both direct-to-garment and direct-to-film printing, covering soft cotton prints and transfers for polyester, hats, bags, and shoes.

Direct-to-garment lays ink straight into fabric fibers, keeping prints soft and breathable. Direct-to-film prints onto a transfer sheet first, then bonds to the garment with heat. That second method works on synthetic fabrics and curved surfaces where DTG struggles. The printer handles both, just not at the same time.

Built-in color detection and continuous fabric feed

A built-in camera scans the garment before each job and automatically detects whether the fabric is light or dark. The printer then adjusts the white underbase ink accordingly. Dark fabrics use more ink and take longer, but the system removes the guesswork.

The continuous-feed design means fabric moves through the machine without a fixed length limit. Users can wrap a T-shirt around the print surface and let the printer handle the rest. Thickness varies across materials, so cotton, linen, denim, and thin wall hangings all behave differently during the process.

Embroidery shortcut and water-based inks

Anker is positioning the printer as a bridge into embroidery-style designs without the cost of a multicolor embroidery machine. The suggested workflow is to run a single-color embroidery machine first to create a stitched outline, then use the printer's DTG process to add color directly onto the thread. The result looks like full multicolor embroidery at a fraction of the time and equipment cost.

The printer uses water-based inks that are odorless and free from CMR substances. Anker claims the prints survive around 50 wash-and-dry cycles without visible fading, which is in line with typical garment life cycles.

What is still unknown

Anker has not announced a final name, price, or exact specifications. The company is gathering user feedback through a co-creation program before locking in the design. Entry-level professional DTG machines currently start near $8,000 and often require pretreatment equipment and maintenance contracts. Whether a desktop version can close that gap at a consumer price remains the central question.

Existing EufyMake E1 UV printer owners did get some clarity: Anker confirmed a free bidirectional printing update that doubles print speed, plus a new Roll-to-Film attachment and a high-capacity continuous ink system arriving later in the year.