An apparatus for transferring a transfer material from a transfer component to a three-dimensional article , the apparatus comprising: an array of cavities , wherein each cavity of the array of cavities is configured to receive, hold, position, and release the three-dimensional article , and each cavity of the array of cavities comprises: a frame , wherein the frame comprises a front face having a first side portion , a second side portion opposite the first side portion, an upper portion , and a lower portion opposite the upper portion and a frame body joined to the front face; a chamber defined by the frame body, wherein the front face substantially surrounds an opening to the chamber; a sealing portion extending about at least a portion of the front face and adjacent to the opening; a clamp disposed within the cavity, to receive, release, and hold the three-dimensional article as the three-dimensional article traverses in a machine direction about a transfer device , wherein the transfer device is a device for traversing the articles so that the articles are contacted by the transfer component and have the transfer material transferred to the articles; and a first support member disposed within the opening, wherein the first support member is adjacent to the front face, characterized in that the support member is configured to provide support to the transfer component as a portion of the transfer component is being conformed to a face of the three-dimensional article , and wherein the first support member is configured to move in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction so as to move between a first support configuration and a second support configuration, wherein in the first support configuration the article is to be loaded into and/or unloaded from the cavity , and in the second support configuration the loaded three-dimensional article is substantially surrounded by or engaged by the support member and the support member is in a configuration to provide support to the transfer component during the transfer of the transfer material to the target surface of the three-dimensional article . a frame , wherein the frame comprises a front face having a first side portion , a second side portion opposite the first side portion, an upper portion , and a lower portion opposite the upper portion and a frame body joined to the front face; a chamber defined by the frame body, wherein the front face substantially surrounds an opening to the chamber; a sealing portion extending about at least a portion of the front face and adjacent to the opening; a clamp disposed within the cavity, to receive, release, and hold the three-dimensional article as the three-dimensional article traverses in a machine direction about a transfer device , wherein the transfer device is a device for traversing the articles so that the articles are contacted by the transfer component and have the transfer material transferred to the articles; and a first support member disposed within the opening, wherein the first support member is adjacent to the front face, characterized in that the support member is configured to provide support to the transfer component as a portion of the transfer component is being conformed to a face of the three-dimensional article , and wherein the first support member is configured to move in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction so as to move between a first support configuration and a second support configuration, wherein in the first support configuration the article is to be loaded into and/or unloaded from the cavity , and in the second support configuration the loaded three-dimensional article is substantially surrounded by or engaged by the support member and the support member is in a configuration to provide support to the transfer component during the transfer of the transfer material to the target surface of the three-dimensional article . <EOS>