Printer pallet assembly for use in printing multiple articles of manufacture

A method for simultaneously printing multiple articles of manufacture in a printer designed to print a single image file, the method comprising:

• mounting a pallet on a printer transport mechanism of the printer, the pallet comprising a pallet base having a top surface, and a plurality of platforms protruding from the top surface of the base and separated by channels, each platform comprising a support surface having an area of predefined dimensions for supporting an article of manufacture;
• installing a carrier into proper position on the pallet, the carrier comprising a carrier base having a plurality of apertures, each aperture corresponding to a respective one of each of the pallet platforms and having aperture dimensions only slightly greater than the corresponding predefined dimensions of the support surface of its corresponding platform on the pallet, such that when the carrier is properly installed on the pallet, each of the platforms fits substantially conformingly within a corresponding respective aperture of the carrier, thereby exposing only the support surfaces of the platforms through the respective apertures, wherein the carrier base otherwise substantially covers the top surface of the pallet base and channels;
• loading an article of manufacture on each of the platforms;
• and
• causing the printer to print a combination image file such that the respective individual images are printed onto the respective articles of manufacture loaded on the platforms, the single combination image file comprising a plurality of respective individual images to be printed on the respective articles of manufacture loaded on the platforms and positioned in the single combination image file to print on predetermined areas of the loaded articles of manufacture.