Issue 002 · October 2026
Same machine, two numbers.
9 sections · 157 sources. Every claim carries its source.
Across NozzleCheck: 83 verdicts · 293 glossary terms
PRINTING United 2026, registered attendees (preliminary)
27,000
Against more than 30,000 a year earlier, also preliminary · PRINTING United Alliance, 26 Sep 2026 · 2025 release
ROQ folding machine, pieces an hour
700800 advertised
Rated for an A4-sized piece; a reseller's copy says up to 800 and its table says 700 · ROQ International · screenprintsupplies.com
Apparel return rate, median
25%
Eightx's own 35-brand direct-to-consumer portfolio; Amazon FBA apparel is 35 to 45% on the same page · Eightx
The Print Show 2026, attendance rise
4%12% as headlined
5,567 against 5,336; the 12% excludes about 350 visitors from a 2025 partnership · The Print Show · Large Format Review
Sections
00 Same machine, two numbers PRINTING United, then six questions with disagreeing answers: wash life, cure, cost, humidity, colour, speed. Then what certificates cover and the rules in force. Read →01 PRINTING United: what was new 27,000 registered attendees (preliminary), against more than 30,000 a year earlier. Most speeds were "up to" with no method, and the press, not the printer, was the story. Read →02 Print cost and wash life Ink cost, cure time and wash life come from ink sellers, in different units with no stated method. Side by side, the figures overlap, contradict or answer different questions. Read →03 What certificates actually cover Roland DG's inks were certified in 2020, Brother's in 2018; neither certificate covers a printer or a shirt. Seven checks since August found a narrow mark read as a broad one. Read →04 AI, copyright and the upload warranty Each platform words its upload rights promise differently. The US Copyright Office says what it won't register if a machine authored it. They collide less neatly than claimed. Read →05 Embroidery and colour One machine has three top speeds depending on the frame, and thread can cap all of them. Colour tolerances come in formulas rarely named. Nearly all figures are sellers' own. Read →06 Regulation: what applies now EU rules on environmental claims apply from 27 September 2026, yet most countries a law firm tracks have not made them law. Also three older rules shops misread, and a UK date. Read →07 Market and the factory floor A folding machine rated 700 an hour is advertised at 800; a 25% apparel return rate sits beside 35 to 45% on one page. Autumn's deals get the same reading: number, scope, source. Read →08 Events and reference The Print Show in Birmingham reported a 12% rise in attendance, 4% before one adjustment. Impressions Expo Dallas follows this issue. Then the calendar to 2028 and reference links. Read →