FP-2026-Q2-01
№ 01
Industry
Etsy · Decorative
Brooklyn, NY
Material · Run
Holographic Inkjet · H-01
500 sheets · 10,000 stickers
Outcome
Sold out in eight days. Buyer reordered the same SKU twice in Q2.
Q2 · Spring/Summer 2026 · 8 jobs · names withheld
From the Press · Q2 · Spring/Summer 2026
What we shipped
this quarter.
Anonymised case notes from the quarter’s production runs. The material, the quantity, the city, the result — with buyer names withheld out of professional courtesy.
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FP-2026-Q2-02
№ 02
Industry
Cosmetics · DTC
Austin, TX
Material · Run
PET (Bathroom-grade) · F-04
2,000 sheets · 24,000 bottle wraps
Outcome
Replaced a paper-based supplier after 5% return rate from label failure. Returns dropped to zero in Q2.
FP-2026-Q2-03
№ 03
Industry
Coffee · Roastery
Portland, OR
Material · Run
Kraft Paper + Hot-foil · K-07 + G-09
1,500 sheets · 18,000 bag labels
Outcome
Kraft base with gold-foil overprint. Roaster reported a 22% sell-through bump on the new single-origin line.
FP-2026-Q2-04
№ 04
Industry
Print Shop · Trade
Cleveland, OH
Material · Run
Roll mixed · 8 variants
12 × 500 m rolls
Outcome
Repeat trade buyer. Switched from previous supplier after the third late shipment; lead time on this order: 9 days.
FP-2026-Q2-05
№ 05
Industry
Brewery · Craft
Asheville, NC
Material · Run
Waterproof Vinyl · V-03
800 sheets · 4,800 bottle wraps
Outcome
Small-batch IPA release. Material survived the brewery cold-crash and three weeks of cooler condensation, no peel.
FP-2026-Q2-06
№ 06
Industry
Candle · Etsy
Asheville, NC
Material · Run
Matte Sticker Paper · P-03
300 sheets · 6,000 jar wraps
Outcome
Tactile, hand-made feel — buyer requested specifically over Vinyl. Survived the burn cycle without scorching.
FP-2026-Q2-07
№ 07
Industry
Subscription Box
Los Angeles, CA
Material · Run
Holographic Inkjet · H-01
3,000 sheets · 18,000 box seals
Outcome
Monthly recurring SKU. Box seals double as in-box thank-you stickers. Reorder cadence: 11 weeks.
FP-2026-Q2-08
№ 08
Industry
Pharma · Regulated
Boston, MA
Material · Run
Pharma-grade PET · F-09
5,000 sheets · 50,000 bottle seals
Outcome
Tamper-evident pharmaceutical seal. Passed leachables testing at the buyer’s lab; full chain-of-custody documented.
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