Method for printing an image at multiple locations on a golf ball
A method and system for printing an image at multiple locations on a golf ball is disclosed herein. The printing station comprises a plurality of stamping stations, each of the plurality of stamping stations comprising a pad carousel comprising a plurality of pads, a plurality of curing stations, and a plurality of reorienting stations.
1. A method for printing multiple colors on a golf ball, the method comprising:
loading a golf ball onto a printing machine;
stamping the golf ball with a first red line;
stamping the golf ball with two blue lines parallel to the first red line;
rotating the golf ball ninety degrees;
stamping the golf ball with a second red line;
stamping the golf ball with two blue lines parallel to the second red line;
rotating the golf ball one-hundred thirty-five degrees;
curing and rotating the golf ball;
rotating the cured golf ball;
stamping a first pole stamp on the cured golf ball;
rotating the cured golf ball one-hundred eighty degrees;
stamping a second pole stamp on the cured golf ball to create a pole-stamped golf ball;
curing the pole-stamped golf ball to create a cured pole-stamped golf ball; and
unloading the cured pole-stamped golf ball from the printing machine.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the second red line overlaps a portion of the first red line to create a line that extends one-hundred eighty degrees around the golf ball.
3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising re-orientating the golf ball which comprises maintaining the golf ball in a fixture, exerting a vacuum on the golf ball using a vacuum cup, opening the fixture, moving the vacuum cup to reorient the golf ball through use of a servo motor, and closing the fixture around the reoriented golf ball.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the first red line and the second red line are thicker than the blue lines.