Found this Gizmodo blog post with some behind the scenes of the lego printing process.
Lego Helmet Printing Video
I had no idea it was basically a big rubber stamp that printed the patterns on the Minifigs. I feel reasonably confident I can replicate this process at home with some effort. I think I have found the process description on wikipedia. It is called:
Pad Printing
If you want the TLDR explanation of pad printing look at the flash animation here.
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