Patent ID: 8186270

Claim:
A pad printing system configured to print a work piece having at least a first print area and a second print area distal from the first print area, comprising: a first print station and a second print station, wherein each print station is independently operable and configured to transfer a fluid image from an ink tampon to a work piece at least once during a printing cycle; a platform configured to move with respect to the first print station and the second print station; and a work piece holder supported by the platform having a first orientation with respect to the platform and a second orientation with respect to the platform, wherein the work piece holder is configured to move between the first orientation and the second orientation during the printing cycle and the first orientation is configured to align the first print area with an ink tampon in the first print station and the second orientation is configured to align the second print area with an ink tampon in the second print station; wherein a portion of the work piece holder covers the first print area of the work piece in the second orientation.