A method and system for printing multiple-color at multiple positions on a golf ball is disclosed herein. A printing station of the system and method is capable of printing as many as twenty different colors in a single cycle. The printing station preferably has a four stamping stations, four curing stations and four reorientation stations.

Craftwork tools are described. The craftworks tools may include a stamp and a jig with matching alignment patterns. Methods of using same are also described. The method may include placing the jig on a stamp platform, aligning the stamp with the jig, placing cardstock or another substrate on the jig, inking the stamp, and closing the lid of the stamp platform to mark the cardstock with the stamp. The cardstock and the jig may then be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise on the stamp platform without rotating the stamp on the lid, the stamp may be re-inked and then the lid may be closed again to mark the cardstock with the stamp. Methods of using embossing tools are also described.

Craftwork tools are described. The craftworks tools may include a stamp and a jig with matching alignment patterns. Methods of using same are also described. The method may include placing the jig on a stamp platform, aligning the stamp with the jig, placing cardstock or another substrate on the jig, inking the stamp, and closing the lid of the stamp platform to mark the cardstock with the stamp. The cardstock and the jig may then be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise on the stamp platform without rotating the stamp on the lid, the stamp may be re-inked and then the lid may be closed again to mark the cardstock with the stamp. Methods of using embossing tools are also described.

A method includes moving a multi-color ribbon over a target object. The multi-color ribbon has a lower layer and an upper layer of inks or pigments. The method also includes applying heat and pressure onto the multi-color ribbon to transfer the overlying layers of the inks or pigments to the target object, and removing at least a portion of the lower layer of the ink or pigment that was transferred to the target object to reveal at least a portion of the upper layer of the ink or pigment that were transferred to the target object.

A method includes moving a multi-color ribbon over a target object. The multi-color ribbon has a lower layer and an upper layer of inks or pigments. The method also includes applying heat and pressure onto the multi-color ribbon to transfer the overlying layers of the inks or pigments to the target object, and removing at least a portion of the lower layer of the ink or pigment that was transferred to the target object to reveal at least a portion of the upper layer of the ink or pigment that were transferred to the target object.

Craftwork tools are described. The craftworks tools may include a stamp and a jig with matching alignment patterns. Methods of using same are also described. The method may include placing the jig on a stamp platform, aligning the stamp with the jig, placing cardstock or another substrate on the jig, inking the stamp, and closing the lid of the stamp platform to mark the cardstock with the stamp. The cardstock and the jig may then be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise on the stamp platform without rotating the stamp on the lid, the stamp may be re-inked and then the lid may be closed again to mark the cardstock with the stamp. Methods of using embossing tools are also described.

Craftwork tools are described. The craftworks tools may include a stamp and a jig with matching alignment patterns. Methods of using same are also described. The method may include placing the jig on a stamp platform, aligning the stamp with the jig, placing cardstock or another substrate on the jig, inking the stamp, and closing the lid of the stamp platform to mark the cardstock with the stamp. The cardstock and the jig may then be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise on the stamp platform without rotating the stamp on the lid, the stamp may be re-inked and then the lid may be closed again to mark the cardstock with the stamp. Methods of using embossing tools are also described.

A baler implement includes a print system selectively configurable to print a plurality of available alpha-numeric characters on the bale. A marker controller is operable to receive data from a sensor related to a characteristic of the bale and then select a desired alpha-numeric character from the available alpha-numeric characters based on the data from the sensor. The marker controller may then configure the print system to select the desired alpha-numeric character, and actuate the print system to imprint the desired alpha-numeric character onto the bale, thereby marking the bale with the desired alpha-numeric character to communicate the characteristic of the bale.

A method for microassembly of heterogeneous materials comprises contacting a stamp with an ink disposed on a donor substrate to form an inked stamp, where the ink is reversibly bound to the stamp. The inked stamp is stamped onto a receiving substrate or onto an object on the receiving substrate, and the stamp is removed, thereby transferring the ink to the receiving substrate. The ink and the receiving substrate or the ink and the object are thermally joined, thereby forming a microassembly of heterogeneous materials. The ink may comprise a first material and the receiving substrate or the object may comprise a second material different from the first material.

A method for microassembly of heterogeneous materials comprises contacting a stamp with an ink disposed on a donor substrate to form an inked stamp, where the ink is reversibly bound to the stamp. The inked stamp is stamped onto a receiving substrate or onto an object on the receiving substrate, and the stamp is removed, thereby transferring the ink to the receiving substrate. The ink and the receiving substrate or the ink and the object are thermally joined, thereby forming a microassembly of heterogeneous materials. The ink may comprise a first material and the receiving substrate or the object may comprise a second material different from the first material.